---
title: "Kurayami"
description: "On a cold Christmas night, the male hero of the game enters a large building, hoping to find a warm place. But the elevator he enters is malfunctioning. After a"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/19/11119.jpg"
---

# Kurayami

![Kurayami](https://t.vndb.org/cv/19/11119.jpg)

**Alternative Title:** 暗闇

**Aliases:** In Darkness, くらやみ

**Developer:** Melody

**Release date:** Jul 26, 1996

**Platform:** Windows, P98

**Language:** Japanese, English

**Rating:** 6.7/10 (17 votes)

## Description
On a cold Christmas night, the male hero of the game enters a large building, hoping to find a warm place. But the elevator he enters is malfunctioning. After a short while he finds himself trapped in the elevator, unable to get out. As his eyes adjust to the darkness, he realizes that a young woman is inside the elevator as well. The two must find a way out, and also learn about each other's lives in the process...

[From [Moby Games](http://www.mobygames.com/game/pc98/kurayami)]

## Characters
### Mamoru (まもる)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Completely Avoidable Death
- **Engages in:** Escape From Confinement

### Andou Mari (安藤 マリ)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Long, Twin Braids
- **Body:** Teen, Pale
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Coat, Glasses, Knee-high Socks
- **Eyes:** Amber

### Mizuno Mari (水野 麻梨)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Shoulder-length
- **Body:** Teen, Pale
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Clothes:** Headband, Knee-high Socks, Blazer School Uniform
- **Role:** Idol, High School Student

### Watanabe Mari (渡辺 まり)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Long, Straight
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen, Pale
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Scarf, Cardigan, Jeans, Hairpin, Rope Bondage Harness

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://web.archive.org/web/20010215112838/http://www.pandahouse.net/melody/yami.html)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **1996-07-26**: Kurayami - [Official website](http://web.archive.org/web/20010215112838/http://www.pandahouse.net/melody/yami.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=244)
- **1996-07-26**: Kurayami - [Official website](http://web.archive.org/web/20010215112838/http://www.pandahouse.net/melody/yami.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=244)

### English
- **TBA**: In Darkness - [Official website](https://twitter.com/Kurayami_Mari)

## Tags
Sexual Content, ADV, Male Protagonist, Heroine with Glasses, Bondage, Confinement, Student Heroine, Heroine with Health Issues, Rapist Protagonist, Photographic Backgrounds, Unlockable Routes, Rape Victim Heroine, Protagonist's Kouhai as a Heroine, Vibrators, Heroine with Jeans, Bad Endings with Story, Game Over, High Amount of Bad Endings, Doggy Style, Masochist Heroine, Avoidable Death of Heroine (obsolete), Avoidable Death of Protagonist (obsolete), Sex with Protagonist Only, Panchira, No Saves, Unlockable Bonus Content, Early Branching Plot

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