
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.










About Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
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.
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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
- Links
- Wikipedia
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| French | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Italian | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| German | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Spanish (Spain) | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Supported | Not supported | Not 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 Deck & Linux
ProtonDB: Early reports: Gold (5 reports) See reports
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