Through the Darkest of Times 12+

Here’s the deal. This is genuinely a great game. I feel like they did a good job balancing out the difficulties with different events (risky + high reward vs low risk + average reward). It does give a sense of foreboading.

The only problem i have with the game is that can sometimes be hard to move around the map. Sometimes I would try to click to drag/zoom out in the map and it cancels my actions so i have to start over again. Another thing I notice is that sometimes it prevents me from doing any action despite all requirement met. It’s not a requirement issue that I’m missing cause the whole screen freezes and i can’t even exit out of the event to refresh. So i have to close to whole app to start over.

I also suggest adding a skip button for the transitions between each chapter. This is bc: again my screen freezes and sometimes i accidently press the menu button and it gets stuck therr DURING the transition sceens. And also sometimes i’m replaying the game and want to skipthe transitions.

Honestly, this game iz wonderful. Lovely and charming artwork, a great idea for a game, andI enjoy living through historical events…but I think the controls need a bit of work bc sometimes it glitches and ends up frustrating me.

Handy Games and THQ Nordic have been on fire with releases like Lock’s Quest and Aces of Luftwaffe! Because of the consistency of quality, they have easily become one of my current favorite developers. With that being said, the purchase of Darkest Times was an automatic one for me.
Most of Handy Games library consists of games that are uplifting to play. This game, however, is a bleak look into a nation that is turning to socialism. The eerie comparisons between what is happening in our country and what happened during the Nazi rise is what really sets the tone. Plans are to be made with your comrades in order to combat this new regime performing Marxism. But you must be careful. Nazi sympathizers come in all forms and can be closer than you know.
I thoroughly enjoy playing this game...even when it gets stressful seeing your co-conspirators getting arrested.

I think this game should be included every school’s curriculum when covering WWII. Not only does it do a wonderful job of teaching history, but it connects you to it in a way that textbooks fail to. Without ever displaying a single swastika, the creators were able to characterize the sheer terror that was spread across Germany when Hitler became chancellor, and eventually the world. You really feel for these characters. You see just how quickly everything changed for so many people. You see how quickly things are capable of changing now.

Seriously, support this game. The knowledge it provides is priceless, and the experience you’ll have in playing it will stick with you for a lifetime.