<s>
Through	B-Application
the	I-Application
Darkest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Times	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Paintbucket	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
HandyGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
30	O
January	O
2020	O
after	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	B-Application
the	I-Application
Darkest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Times	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Jörg	O
Friedrich	O
and	O
Sebastian	O
Schulz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
storytelling	O
being	O
held	O
in	O
high	O
regard	O
and	O
the	O
simple	O
strategy	B-Application
being	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Darkest	O
Files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	B-Application
the	I-Application
Darkest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Times	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	B-Application
the	I-Application
Darkest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Times	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
published	O
in	O
Germany	O
that	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
depict	O
the	O
swastika	O
,	O
after	O
industry	O
regulator	O
USK	O
lifted	O
its	O
previous	O
restrictions	O
on	O
Nazi	O
imagery	O
within	O
games	O
(	O
derived	O
from	O
statute	O
StGB	O
§	O
86a	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adaptations	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
release	O
was	O
open	O
for	O
pre-registration	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adaptations	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stadia	B-Application
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Through	B-Application
the	I-Application
Darkest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Times	I-Application
on	O
1	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	B-Application
the	I-Application
Darkest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Times	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
This	B-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mine	I-Application
and	O
Papers	B-Application
,	I-Application
Please	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storytelling	O
was	O
overall	O
highly	O
regarded	O
,	O
but	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
too	O
rigid	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
strategy	B-Application
choices	O
did	O
not	O
impact	O
the	O
story	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheGamer	O
reviewer	O
Tanner	O
Fox	O
found	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
the	O
strategy	B-Application
as	O
lacking	O
from	O
what	O
"	O
most	O
would	O
expect	O
from	O
a	O
full	O
PC	O
release	O
"	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
suited	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interluding	O
events	O
were	O
criticized	O
as	O
having	O
little	O
impact	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
David	O
Wildgoose	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
lamented	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
integration	O
between	O
storytelling	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
choices	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
frustrating	O
lack	O
of	O
specificity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Franziska	O
Giffey	O
,	O
former	O
Minister	O
of	O
Family	O
Affairs	O
,	O
initially	O
criticized	O
its	O
usage	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
You	O
do	O
n't	O
play	O
with	O
swastikas	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
later	O
posted	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
in	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
USK	O
's	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	B-Application
the	I-Application
Darkest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Times	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Games	O
for	O
Impact	O
in	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Darkest	O
Files	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
16	O
August	O
2022	O
by	O
Paintbucket	O
Games	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
expected	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
2023	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
