Times of Darkness Re-Released

August 26, 2025

While searching through an old hard drive for some code, I came across something I hadn't thought about in decades: my single-player Half-Life mod, Times of Darkness, originally released in September 2003.

Back then, I packaged the mod using an installer tool from Clickteam. Honestly, I didn't expect the installer to work on Windows 11 anymore - but to my surprise, it did! Of course, that only meant I could install the files; I still wasn't sure if the mod itself would actually run.

So, I fired up Steam, downloaded the original version of Half-Life, installed the mod in its proper location, and gave it a try. And... it still works! At that point I thought: "Well, why not release it again?"

You can download the mod here. Details about the story, installation instructions, and screenshots are available on the projects page.

After rediscovering Times of Darkness, I was curious to see if I could also track down the work-in-progress build of its canceled sequel, Times of Darkness 2. And I did. The mod itself will never be released, but I've decided to at least release the intro track I composed for it. You'll find the song along with details on its creation on the projects page under Times of Darkness, or you can download it directly from here.