Piece of Cake Studios will release cooperative survival horror game Dark Hours for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on April 22 for $14.99, the developer announced.
Dark Hours first launched in Early Access for PC via Steam on October 24, 2024, followed by a full release on October 23, 2025. It has sold over 500,000 units.
The content and features available in the console release include:
- Eight monsters with their exclusive abilities and weaknesses
- Over 50 heist items: heist kits, various hacking and remote-control devices, EMP Holy and Ice grenades, flare gun, entities scanners and GPS trackers, instant cameras, and more
- 60 maps across five environments: Auction Houses, Casinos, Museums, Nuclear Power Plants, and Cruise ships
- Over 12 mission objectives to plan your heists around
- Three mafia factions to build your reputation across and unlock exclusive items and customizations
- Four difficulty levels, including the Nightmare mode.
- Over 100 customization items
- Various deadly puzzles, traps, and minigames
- Player-versus-player-versus-environment mode where two teams of robbers compete against each other
- Three fun extra game modes: Golden Rabbit, Curling, and Red Light Green Light
- Cross-play and friends online system
Here is an overview of the game, via Piece of Cake Studios:
About
Dark Hours is a cooperative survival horror game for up to four players.
You and your crew were ready for the perfect heist, until something went terribly wrong. Right after breaking in, the power cuts out and you realize something isn’t right. You’re trapped inside the building you came to rob… and you’re not alone. A monster has taken over the place and you’re its next prey. Will you manage to escape? Will you survive this apocalyptic night?
Key Features
- Plan. Break. Steal.
- Explore five environments: an auction house, a museum, a casino, a power plant and a cruise ship
- Use over 50 heist items: hacking tools, EMPs, scanners, cameras, teleporters, tasers and more.
- Complete over 12 mission objectives: steal precious artifacts, destroy evidence, blow up the building, escape with the jackpot and more.
- Steal valuable loot, complete your contracts, and score big!
- Cooperate. Survive. Escape.
- Eight unique monsters, each with their own abilities, strengths and weaknesses.
- Dynamic cooperative gameplay: solve puzzles and minigames, deactivate lasers and security cameras, share (or steal) the loot.
- Be stealthy and aware of your surroundings: every bad step can attract the monsters.
- Survive together… or use your friends to get out alive.
- Play. Earn. Repeat.
- Three mafia factions to build your reputation and unlock rare, useful, and fun gear among 50+ items.
- Over 100 customization items to define your own style.
- Four difficulty levels, including a Nightmare Mode.
Watch a new trailer below.
