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Steam announcementView the game on SifterOctober 4, 2026

HEARKEN is out now!

The doors are open. HEARKEN is now available on Steam.

Descend alone or with up to three friends into a research facility swallowed by total darkness. There are no flashlights. Sound is your only sight: footsteps, claps, and voices sketch the world for a moment — and tell everything listening exactly where you are.

During each shift:

- identify and haul fragile vials;

- meet the quota and make it back to the elevator;

- survive a sound-hunting monster and four other creatures that twist the rules;

- adapt to rebuilt floors, modifiers, and roles;

- choose carefully when to whisper — and when panic justifies a scream.

Proximity voice chat is part of the game. And if someone calls you from the darkness in your friend's voice, perhaps make sure it is actually them.

Thank you to everyone who wishlisted HEARKEN, played the demo, shared feedback, or followed its development. If you play the game, an honest Steam review will help HEARKEN enormously.

Gather your team. Your first shift is waiting.

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