Breathtaking art direction and vistas
Mentioned in ~3 in 4 positive reviews
“I think this is the most beautiful game I have ever played.”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗
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Worth buying? What 64 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 64 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Redlock Studio2026Horror · Mystery · Adventure
−41%$19.90$11.74
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The verdict
A gorgeous, atmospheric Lovecraftian megastructure walking sim for explorers who love vistas and lore. Skip it if you want action, clear direction, or a fast pace.
Great for
Fans of Blackshard, Blame!, liminal spaces and relaxed, lore-heavy exploration with stunning screenshots
Main risk
Performance issues, getting stuck or lost, and little new content since early access launch
What players love
Immersive atmosphere, music and sound
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The sounddesign adds such an eerie vibe.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Worthy follow-up to Blackshard
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Absolute improvement over Blackshard, and that was already one of my favorites.”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Lovecraftian lore and intriguing story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“a captivating journey into an unimaginably surreal world that even H.P. Lovecraft would be proud of.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Rewarding exploration and freedom of movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“There's no fall damage, respawns are incredibly snappy (no loading screen, just *pop* you're back), and most importantly: no random invisible walls”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Teleport system and interesting characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the best improvement is the addition of the teleportation system to speed up travel between places you've already been.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Performance and stuttering issues
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“I'm talking over 75% of my CPU is used just standing in this game.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Can get permanently stuck, losing progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“After all the running around I went back to the cat/god area only to find out that Im stuck there with no way to return.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Weak writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Beautiful Art, interesting ideas, great music very very poor writing.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Movement feels too slow
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the game is incredibly slow, even after lowering all graphic settings its still like you're trying to plow through syrup.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
No content updates since early access launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“paid for early access back in may and i have been waiting on an update for more of the game to come out it is now october 23 and no more updates yet”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 11
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 7 5008X 8-Core Processor
GraphicsNvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 11
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 7 5008X 8-Core Processor
GraphicsNvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Storage20 GB available space
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