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| Developer(s) | Paintbucket Games |
| Publisher(s) | HandyGames |
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| Genre(s) | Strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Through the Darkest of Times is a strategy video game developed by Paintbucket Games and published by HandyGames. It was released on Microsoft Windows and macOS through Steam on 30 January 2020 after three years of development and was later released on other platforms. The game follows a resistance group in Nazi Germany from Adolf Hitler's rise in power in 1933 to the end of World War II and manages each member through weekly missions and acts of sabotage.
Through the Darkest of Times was developed by Jörg Friedrich and Sebastian Schulz. It was the first game to be published in Germany that allowed Nazi symbols, including the swastika. It received mixed critical reception, with the storytelling being held in high regard and the simple strategy being heavily criticized. A sequel was announced in August 2022 for Nintendo Switch, titled The Darkest Files.