35 years after Point and Click horror game The Last Half of Darkness first released it returns, remade from the ground up by the same solo development that created it.
In honor of the 35th anniversary (well, technically 36th now) of the 1989 original, Bill Fisher has returned to the beginning of the first half of darkness with all-new graphics, a new soundtrack, an “improved” story, and “even more ” puzzle. You can check out the announcement trailer below:
“Your aunt sure was strange,” the blurb mocks. “She was some kind of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion right before she was killed.
“Now the secret will go to the grave with her…unless you can find the missing ingredients.”
“I accomplished this on an XT PC 64K RAM system with a 10MB hard drive over a 9 month period, just working part time,” Fisher explained. “I was going crazy with some painting programs seeing if I could make some cool looking rooms and locations. It ended up turning out relatively well, so I decided to package it. I hired an artist to do the packaging design and he found a manufacturer of boxes, etc. .I got it at a couple of retail stores locally, and it sold a few at some conventions, but I wasn't really familiar or had the right contacts with the distribution side, so it was never officially released commercially.
The Last Half of Darkness will be released on Steam on February 7, 2025, although if you missed the original first time around, don't worry, that's still available.
Looking for more horror recommendations? Check out the recent The Horror Awards, which finally gave the Silent Hill 2 remake and other horror games the love they deserve.