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Among the Innocent: A Stricken Tale

Among the Innocent: A Stricken Tale

Among the Innocent is a first-person adventure thriller that takes place on an abandoned farm in the eastern Free State, South Africa. The gameplay is inspired by classic point-and-click adventure games, and is packed with intrigue, puzzle-solving, and exploration.

Released Feb 14, 2017 Developer Zero Degrees Games Platforms Windows IndieAdventureHorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

78.4%positive74 reviews
Recommended · 45 found this helpful

“Surprisingly good. The game feels a bit like what you'd get if "Scratches" and "Dear Esther" had a love child. The game marries the best features of both to create a rare style of exploration-based adventure game that you don't see very often. (I wish we saw games like this…”

— a player, Steam review · 87 hrs played
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“If you’re looking for a game with blood and gore, look elsewhere,, if you’re looking for a scary game that will leave you with tension and suspense, look elsewhere.. The game has user defined tags suggesting it’s a horror game, but the game has no horror anywhere to be found..…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Buggy mess =( I had to look up a guide because I didn't know if I am wrong or it's a bug.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

13achievements
13.6%median completion
8.2%rarest: Now I know my ABCs
18.9% of players 17.0% of players 15.5% of players 15.1% of players 14.8% of players 14.0% of players 13.6% of players 13.2% of players 12.8% of players 12.8% of players 12.0% of players 11.1% of players 8.2% of players 18.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
18.9%Going places — Helps to have a map!
17.0%Heavy metal — Hidden achievement
15.5%Farm Repair Simulator 2017 — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
8.2%Now I know my ABCs — Find A-E
11.1%Taking note — Collect all the notes
12.0%Reading comprehension — Find all the books

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 18, 2018
Price drop!

It's been exactly 14 months since Among the Innocent: A Stricken Tale was released. During that time (and indeed, since development began on the game), first-person adventure games have come a long wa

Feb 26, 2017
v1.005 patch is here

I hadn't planned on issuing an update so soon, but a problem with the padlocks cropped up (which may have been a result of the previous patch) which I wanted to address as soon as possible. I also had

Feb 26, 2017
v1.005 patch is here

I hadn't planned on issuing an update so soon, but a problem with the padlocks cropped up (which may have been a result of the previous patch) which I wanted to address as soon as possible. I also had

Feb 23, 2017
v1.004 update is up

This is a small update to improve a few quality-of-life issues that have come up repeatedly in reviews and feedback (thanks everyone!). Hopefully this will reduce frustration caused by a couple of puz

Feb 23, 2017
v1.004 update is up

This is a small update to improve a few quality-of-life issues that have come up repeatedly in reviews and feedback (thanks everyone!). Hopefully this will reduce frustration caused by a couple of puz

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Adventure · Horror · First-Person · Singleplayer · Narration · Foreign · 3D · Dark · Conspiracy · Investigation · Psychological (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements13
Official sitehttp://www.stricken-game.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 460 / AMD 4870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: Keyboard and mouse only