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Departure of Darkness

Pure determination to save her brother keeps Emma in this parasite-infected airport. Scavenge, unravel, and slaughter your way through Departure of Darkness, a 90s survival-horror throwback. Tread lightly when rescuing the survivors or you’ll succumb to the hive mind…

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Red Vault Interactive
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Red Vault Interactive
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About the Game

Departure of Darkness is a late-90's style survival-horror game set in a parasite infected airport in the year 2005.

You play as Emma Reed, arriving at the terminal to pick up her younger brother Jake. With the airport in lock-down and no help coming, Emma must navigate the chaos, find Jake, and lead a growing group of survivors to safety.

Stay quiet as the parasites react to sound. Every step could be your last...

  • Fixed camera angles.

  • Late 90's and early 2000s nostalgic visuals.

  • Maze-like airport design to explore.

  • Upgrade Emma to specialize her abilities.

  • Keep quite as parasites can hear you.

  • Choose what survivors to save.

Through the view of fixed cameras, it's your job to unlock the paths forward in this locked-downed airport. Defeated enemies or try to sneak past them. 

You'll be finding a diverse set of survivors across the airport, and they all want to get to safety. Help them or feel the wrath of the parasites when they get to them first. 

Are you ready?

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