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Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness

In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.

Released Jul 11, 2014Mixed · 47% of 168ESRB T
AdventureCasualLovecraftianPoint & ClickHorrorFirst-Person
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
Developer: Cryo Interactive
Publisher: Microids
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
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About Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness

Enter the world of Necronomicon- where quiet scholar William H. Stanton is suddenly thrust into the dark and enigmatic world of the occult.

The year is 1927. Stanton is in the drawing room of his Providence, Rhode Island home when his childhood friend, Edgar, appears at his door.

Edgar, seems distraught and delirious and gives Stanton a metallic pyramid, telling him not to give it to anyone- especially himself.

Still reeling from Edgar’s appearance, Stanton is visited by a doctor who tells him that Edgar has lost his mind and must be institutionalized. William knows there is more to the story and decides to find Edgar, but on his way discovers a horrifying secret that threatens all of mankind. 

In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.

Can you help Stanton save humanity as we know it?

Updates in this new version of Necronomicon
  • 18 inventory documents that you can access anytime
  • Graphic and design bugs fixed
  • More helpful videos
  • Additional texts and in-game hints
  • Improved sound design

Story

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Enter the world of Necronomicon- where quiet scholar William H. Stanton is suddenly thrust into the dark and enigmatic world of the occult. The year is 1927. Stanton is in the drawing room of his Providence, Rhode Island home when his childhood friend, Edgar, appears at his door. Edgar, seems distraught and delirious and gives Stanton a metallic pyramid, telling him not to give it to anyone- especially himself. Still reeling from Edgar’s appearance, Stanton is visited by a doctor who tells him that Edgar has lost his mind and must be institutionalized. William knows there is more to the story and decides to find Edgar, but on his way discovers a horrifying secret that threatens all of mankind.

Trailers

Gameplay Video

Game details

Developers
Cryo Interactive
Publishers
Microids
Release date
Jul 11, 2014
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Lovecraftian, Point & Click, Horror, First-Person, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Puzzle, Exploration
Modes
Single-player
Steam features
Family Sharing
Themes
Horror
Camera
First person

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedNot supportedNot supported
FrenchSupportedNot supportedNot supported
ItalianSupportedNot supportedNot supported
GermanSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Spanish (Spain)SupportedNot supportedNot supported
Portuguese (Portugal)SupportedNot supportedNot supported
System requirements

Minimum

  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
  • Processor: 200 GHz
  • Memory: 32 MB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX compatible Video Card
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible Sound Card
  • Additional Notes: Mouse, Keyboard

Ratings

Steam reviews

Mixed

47% of 168

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Age rating

ESRB T

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Steam Deck & Linux

ProtonDB: Early reports: Gold (5 reports) See reports

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Release date: Jul 11, 2014

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