Steam Facts
Data current as of Apr 7, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment88
Very Positive
This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.
Quick Stats
Reviews
464en
661 total (all languages)
Current as of Apr 7, 2026
Released
Oct 10, 2019
Price
Free
Velocity
0.2/day
Slowing
Metadata current as of Apr 29, 2026 · Source: Steam
Market Reach
Free-to-play — revenue estimates don't apply.
About
Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.
Sentiment History
Sentiment over time
Playtime Sentiment
Sentiment by time invested
· 463 post-launch reviews?
0h
88%435 rev
<2h
94%17 rev
2-10h
100%6 rev
10-50h
75%4 rev
50-200h
100%1 rev
Sentiment is consistent across all playtime ranges — players feel the same way whether they've played 2 hours or 200.
Competitive Benchmark
Compared to 188 similar games in the Adventure genre released in 2019.
Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 34%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 26%
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