Gripping story with twists
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“an insane plot twist I genuinely didn't see coming”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Airtight Games2014Detective · Mystery · Adventure
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, atmospheric supernatural detective story about solving your own murder in Salem, carried by plot and mood. Skip it if you want real detective gameplay or hate demon stealth and collectible hunts.
Great for
Story-driven players who like noir, ghosts and short atmospheric adventures, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Shallow clue-hunting gameplay, annoying demon sections and game-breaking bugs
What changed in the last 30 days
32 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews highlight the story, twists and cheap sale prices. Few recent complaints mention bugs. Evidence is limited.
32 recent reviews
What players love
Unique ghost detective concept
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Being able to phase through walls, possess people, influence conversations, and explore areas inaccessible to the living gives the game a unique identity.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Atmospheric noir Salem setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The atmosphere does all the work here: rainy Salem, empty streets, silence, and that constant feeling of being stuck between life and death.”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
Short and cheap on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Pick this game up on sale and have a few hours of fun with it.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Likeable protagonist and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“for a hard-boiled detective, he was quite compassionate and, therefore, very likeable”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Engaging side cases and collectibles
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The side quests, where you investigate the ghosts' deaths and connect the dots were a great addition to the game rather than filler.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, repetitive gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Investigations rarely require real thinking because the game makes it painfully obvious where you need to go or what you need to inspect next.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Annoying demon stealth sections
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I played this game till i got fed up with killing demons”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Weak mystery and deductions
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the game is very temperamental when it comes to giving you the button prompt to collect the clue”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“after a game breaking bug - The floor disappearing in the museum 2F - and no troubleshooting efforts working, i was forced to uninstall.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Tedious collectibles and missables
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Once you finish the game, there’s no way to go back and collect missed collectibles, which is very frustrating.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Poor PC controls and port quality
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Janky controls, only supports qwerty commands and cant change the key settings.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista 64bit with Platform Update for Windows Vista
ProcessorHigh-Performance Dual Core CPU or Quad Core CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 3870 512MB RAM / Nvidia GeForce 8800GT
Storage12 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64bit / Windows 8 64bit
ProcessorAMD FX-8000 series or better / Intel Quad i7 Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ TM R9 270 or better / Nvidia GTX 660 series or better
Storage12 GB available space
OSWindows Vista 64bit with Platform Update for Windows Vista
ProcessorHigh-Performance Dual Core CPU or Quad Core CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 3870 512MB RAM / Nvidia GeForce 8800GT
Storage12 GB available space
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