Darkness is an adventure shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. The events of the game are based on the comic book of the same name and will tell the story of Jackie Estacado, an assassin and nephew of the head of the mafia clan, Paulie Franchetti. When he turns 21, he will be able to receive the supernatural abilities that all men of the Estacado clan receive, in return giving his soul. Paulie, seeing a competitive threat in Jackie, sends thugs to kill him.