Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder takes players to an eerie and disturbing corner of the human psyche exploring nightmares, the occult, and a frightening psychological world. The game is filled with terrifying vistas and a compelling plot that revolves around a protagonist-investigator in classic Lovecraftian style.

As police detective Howard E. Loreid, players are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult. At the top of your list of suspects is Loath Nolder, a highly respected private investigator who mysteriously abandoned his last case for reasons unknown. Rumor had it that he ventured to several exotic places around the world. It remains a great mystery as to why Loath Nolder disappeared so suddenly, resurfacing five years later and resuming his investigations just as abruptly as he had left them. Why does this venerated P.I. now sit on the other side of the law?

This seemingly routine investigation takes a dramatic twist as strange and terrifying happenings begin to plague your psyche. You experience lucid horrifying dreams and are tormented by paranormal happenings. Why do days pass instead of hours when you sleep? What’s real and what’s not? As you pursue fugitive murder suspect Loath Nolder, you must face dire truths hidden deep within a haunting darkness and the recesses of your mind. Darkness Within is truly a game that will send shivers up your spineFeatures in Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder:

  • Built-in Hint System with 3 Difficulty Levels – Players can choose to play in Standard, Detective, or Senior Detective modes.
  • Unique Inventory System – Utilizing the ‘thinking screen’ allows players to collect and examine items, and thoughts. Clues can also be researched, combined or used.
  • Dynamic Puzzles and Features – Traditional adventure game puzzles are complimented by deciphering dreams and underlining excerpts in documents to garner critical clues.
  • Enhanced Gameplay Experience – The proprietary game engine enables compelling special effects and stunning visuals in a panoramic first person game environment.
  • Eerie Gameplay Atmosphere – An immersive experience is created by a fascinating story, chilling real-time cut scenes, and haunting music.
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Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder takes players to an eerie and disturbing corner of the human psyche exploring nightmares, the occult, and a frightening psychological world. The game is filled with terrifying vistas and a compelling plot that revolves around a protagonist-investigator in classic Lovecraftian style.

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Patch 1.02

Patch 1.02

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Lighthouse Interactive has released a new patch for Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder bringing the game to version 1.02.

Patch 1.01

Patch 1.01

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The 1.01 patch. Fixes an inventory bug, symbols list bug and a puzzle bug.

Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder Demo

Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder Demo

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The demo features one of the frightening game settings players will encounter during the murder investigation. Strange happenings will occur, so players...

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irogue
irogue - - 130 comments

Bundle stars has this game as part of the bundle of PC games $5 odd for 7 or more games Bundlestars.com

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Jamming®
Jamming® - - 1 comments

very cool trailer it's the game cool?

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TheUnbeholden
TheUnbeholden - - 3,603 comments

very much lovecraftian horror adventure game, slow paced, madness/mystery themed where we delve into a conspiracy and the psyche of our protagonist.

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Ojboy123
Ojboy123 - - 6 comments

7+ on a horror game?

THX :D!

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Cueil
Cueil - - 4 comments

We going to see The Dark Lineage on here?

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Whispersofwinter
Whispersofwinter - - 15 comments

The link to the developer's homepage causes a 404 error...

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irrevenant
irrevenant - - 1 comments

Heh, hilarious comment by "Paradigmthefallen".

You might as well say "I was interested in that sci-fi game until I saw the cliched word 'space' in it". :D

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FranklyTired
FranklyTired - - 420 comments

Seems interesting.

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Tameius
Tameius - - 117 comments

Looks like a fun game will their be a demo version?

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Gothii_Imperator
Gothii_Imperator - - 136 comments

Oh come on, one cliche doesnt make it the worst game in the world, that would be ET for atari 2600.

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