Paris, October 6th, 2025 – Piece of Cake studios is excited to announce the full release of its co-op survival horror game, Dark Hours, on October 23rd on Steam and Epic Games Store for €14.99. This 1 – 4 player thriller throws players into a high-stakes heist, soon derailed by a chilling supernatural twist. After selling over 500,000 units in Early Access, Dark Hours now arrives in version 1.0, bringing fresh horrors and polished gameplay.
To mark the occasion, Piece of Cake studios has released a short teaser video revealing the official release date and setting the tone for the horrors to come. Watch it here:
This multiplayer survival horror experience for 1 – 4 players lets you play as thieves pulling off a daring heist inside haunted places. When your break-in is disrupted by a supernatural event, you and your team of robbers are now trapped with an evil entity. Forget your plan, your mission is to survive. Explore and cooperate to find a way out!
For the complete rundown of the features and content in the 1.0 release, see the summary below:
- 8 monsters with their exclusive abilities and weaknesses
- 50+ heist items: heist kits, various hacking and remote-control devices, EMP Holy & Ice grenades, flare gun, entities scanners and GPS trackers, instant cameras and more
- 60 maps across 5 environments: Auction Houses, Casinos, Museums, Nuclear Power Plants and Cruise ships
- 12+ mission objectives to plan your heists around
- 3 mafia factions to build your reputation across and unlock exclusive items and customizations
- 4 difficulty levels, including the Nightmare mode.
- 100+ customization items
- Various deadly puzzles, traps & minigames
- PvPvE mode where 2 teams of robbers compete against each other
- 3 fun extra game modes: Golden Rabbit, Curling & Red Light Green Light
- Crossplay and friends online system
If you’d like to interact with other Dark Hours fans and speak directly with the development team, please join Piece of Cake studios’ official Discord server here: https://discord.com/invite/pieceofcake
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About Piece of Cake studios
Piece of Cake studios is an independent French video game development studio based in Paris. Founded by experienced professionals, Piece of Cake creates cooperative and multiplayer video game experiences. In addition, the studio is also diversifying through its label “Piece of Cake Fabulous” to offer new experiences centered on management, simulation and/or strategy games set in imaginary worlds.
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