Co-op and multiplayer horror Stealth horror

Dark Hours

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The heist went fine until the lights went out.

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Stores: Steam
Price: Paid
Rated: Very Positive on Steam (82% of 4,279 reviews); 4.36 of 5 stars from 372 ratings on the PlayStation Store
Players: 1-4 (online co-op)
Made by: Piece of Cake studios
Released: 2025

No. 21 of the boat and ship horror games · No. 29 of the power outage horror games · No. 15 of the museum horror games

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What frightens Your crew breaks into a building for a heist, the power cuts out, and you find you are locked inside with a monster that has taken the place over. Eight different monsters, each with its own abilities, hunt the robbers through dark auction rooms, museum halls and casino corridors, and any careless step can bring one down on you.
Content: flashing lights, violence, use of tobacco, online voice chat.

Dark Hours is a co-op survival horror heist game for one to four players by Piece of Cake studios. Your crew breaks into a building to rob it, the power fails, and a monster that has taken over the place starts hunting you while you try to finish the job and get out alive.

About Dark Hours

Dark Hours is a horror heist game by Piece of Cake studios, published with Kepler Ghost. It entered Early Access on Steam in October 2024, left it in October 2025, and came to PlayStation 5 and Xbox in April 2026. A free demo is on the Steam page. You can play it alone or online with up to three friends, across platforms.

Every night starts as a robbery. Your crew picks a contract, breaks into the target and gets to work, and then the power cuts out. You are trapped inside, and something else is in there with you: one of eight monsters, each with its own abilities, strengths and weaknesses. Forget the plan; the job now is to survive and find a way out, ideally with the loot. You win a heist by finding the exit or by holding out until morning, and the layouts are procedurally generated, so no two runs of the same place match.

The heists take place in five places: an auction house, a museum, a casino, a power plant and a cruise ship. Objectives range from stealing a royal crown or rare artifacts to destroying evidence or blowing up the building. You hack doors, disable lasers and security cameras and solve short minigames with more than 50 heist tools, from scanners and EMPs to tasers and teleporters. Noise draws the monsters, so the crew has to move carefully and cover for each other, or decide to use a friend as bait.

Each player has a personal backpack, and the crew shares a team bag, so you can pool the loot or keep some for yourself. Tools are used up in the round you bring them, and some only work on certain monsters.

Besides the main heists there are Competitive Heists, a race against other players for the most loot, and Golden Tag, where one player becomes the golden burglar. Between heists you earn reputation with three mafia factions to unlock better gear and cosmetics, and four difficulty levels go up to a Nightmare Mode. It suits groups who like Lethal Company or R.E.P.O. but want a heist to plan around the scares.

How to play Dark Hours

Buy Dark Hours on Steam, PlayStation 5 or Xbox, and start a game alone or invite up to three friends.
Vote with your crew on a contract and pick your heist tools.
Break in and work on the objectives: hack doors, disable lasers and cameras, and find the loot.
When the power goes out, move quietly and watch for the monster; noise brings it to you.
Bring the loot to the team bag, finish the contract and get out before the night ends.

Screenshots

A pale clown in a top hat and red cape runs at the player through a dark staff parking lot during a casino heist, with a countdown to escape

Masked robbers in a wood-panelled parlour with a whiteboard of the building plan and a loot bag on the rug

A security camera view of a dark museum hall with statues crossed by red laser beams

A robber holds a hacking device in front of an opened round vault door

A masked thief crouches in a dark exhibit hall of statues crossed by red laser tripwires

A player enters an arrow unlock code at a control room door in a dark corridor while glowing eyes watch from the dark

Two masked thieves in a dim wood-panelled corridor with glowing eyes at the far end

Tips

Learn each monster's strengths and weaknesses; they do not all behave the same way.
Split jobs: one player hacks or solves the minigame while another keeps watch.
Move carefully in rooms you have not checked; every bad step can attract a monster.
Spend your reputation on gear that fits how your crew plays, such as scanners for scouting or tasers for getting away.
Tools are used up each round, so bring the ones the contract needs and listen for the sounds that tell the monsters apart.

Questions

How many players can play Dark Hours?

One to four. It can be played alone or in online co-op, with cross-platform multiplayer.

What platforms is Dark Hours on?

Windows PC on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox.

How many monsters are in Dark Hours?

The makers list eight unique monsters, each with its own abilities, strengths and weaknesses.

Does Dark Hours have flashing lights?

Yes. The makers warn that it contains flashing lights that may not suit players with photosensitive epilepsy.

How do you win a heist in Dark Hours?

Complete the contract's objectives, gather enough loot to meet the quota, and then either find the exit or survive until morning.

Is there a demo of Dark Hours?

Yes. The Steam page offers a free demo, and a separate free Dark Hours: Prologue is also on Steam.

Can you play Dark Hours against other players?

Yes. Besides the co-op heists there is Competitive Heists, a race against other players to grab the most loot before time runs out, and Golden Tag, where one player becomes the golden burglar.