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8/8/88 Needle AL
On the ominous date of 8/8/1888, the entire population of Needle, Alabama seemingly vanished, leaving behind only a haunting silence and an eerie sense of dread. A first-person psychological-horror drama.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“Gameplay felt similar to some narrative flash games I've played when I was younger. The story gets DARK, and the game does a great job of slowly ramping up the unease and tension. The main character being...the way he is gives us a really interesting perspective to follow. Good…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The story was unexpected different type of horror that had so many layers with each chapter. The graphics -- however, simple -- were great. The sound design and music, superb. Was not expecting to play this for 2 hours, but it was well spent. Definitely play your other games!”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“There was a real sense of dread in the first two parts and I found the protagonist very interesting, but the third part really felt like a letdown. It just became really predictable, and the photos shown at the end looked to be some pretty bad early AI (particularly in an image…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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8/8/88 Needle AL is now FREE
We received a lot of great feedback on this game and we've decided to make it completely free so that a larger audience can try our style of games (panoramic horror games). We hope all you folks that
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Chapter 3
Godfrey made it out alive from Cartwright Prison but the mystery of where everyone has disappeared to did not get solved. Is this Moses's curse? Has the apocalypse already happened? Finally find out t
CHAPTER 2: DEMONS
After exploring the town and finding it mysteriously abandoned, Godfrey has made his way to the prison. Explore the vast prison complex to shed further light on the story of Needle, Alabama.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Psychological Horror · Horror · Exploration · Realistic · Point & Click · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Mystery · Atmospheric · Drama · Adventure · Cinematic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system