Great potential and active solo dev
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“The creator is constantly updating it to improve things and I can see the vision.”
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REDSHIFT
Worth buying? What 65 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 65 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 80%Very Positive · 80%Gravity Interactive2026Horror · Investigation · Psychological Horror
Free to play
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The verdict
A very short, free horror game with a clever eyes-closed mechanic and a creepy chaser. Skip it if you want depth, story or more than 10-60 minutes of play.
Great for
Horror fans wanting a quick, free, atmospheric scare with a unique mechanic
Main risk
It's extremely short and thin, with repeated deaths and bugs, so it feels like a demo.
What players love
Creepy atmosphere and effective scares
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the first time the red creature appears is terrifying!”
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Unique eyes-closed Redshift mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Eye mechanics are unique and create instant anxiety.”
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Strong voice acting and audio
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The voice overs are fantastic and add a ton of immersion to the experience”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Free and impressive for what it is
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“For a free Indie horror game, it's pretty impressive.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Quick play with multiple endings and achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Fun quick game! Kept me going back to get all the achievements.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Extremely short, demo-like
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“"Finished" the game in about 4.5 minutes (including cut scenes).”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Thin story and unclear guidance
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“There is no narrative progression, nor is there sufficient time to become immersed in the atmosphere.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Poor performance and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Terrible performance, literal single digit fps”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Not scary or boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“pretty boring and not at all scary.”
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Repetitive instant deaths
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Turn on the power. Get killed. Turn on the power. Get killed.”
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Uncomfortable controls and settings
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“disgustingly high sensitivity which you cannot lower”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support
Minimum
OSWindows 10, 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel 2.77GHz Quad-core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDedicated graphics card with 4 GB of RAM minimum
OSWindows 10, 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel 2.77GHz Quad-core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDedicated graphics card with 4 GB of RAM minimum
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