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Claustrophobia: The Downward Struggle
Grab your weapon of choice, polish your Rogue senses, and get ready to be thrown into the dark and oppressing dungeons of Claustrophobia! Experience deep character development, fast-paced tactical combat, and mountains of epic loot. Here begins a roguelike quest for glory, slaughter, and anything sh
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“- - - Edit: It's clear this project was left unfinished so I recommend you don't purchase this game until it is completed. My old review is below: - - - I like this game. Claustrophobia has options; lots and lots of options! Different classes, armor and weapons, shops, and…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“At the time of this writing it's been nearly ten months since the developer updated this game. It looks to be abandoned at this point in time. That said, I certainly don't think that this is a bad game. It is an uncomplete game, yes, but what's there is solid and fun to play.…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I'd like to start off by saying, even though I am giving this a negative review, it is known to the community that the Dev was the only person working on this aside from one other person who was added later. Also that the Dev was in College/University and this was a "Free-time"…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs playedLatest official news
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Alpha 1.1.1 Patch Notes
BUG FIXES Music no longer requires Windows Media Player .DLLs. NOTE: This change will potentially effect some user's Volume Settings. It's advised you review your in-game Sound Options before playing.
Alpha 1.1.1 Patch Notes
BUG FIXES Music no longer requires Windows Media Player .DLLs. NOTE: This change will potentially effect some user's Volume Settings. It's advised you review your in-game Sound Options before playing.
Alpha 1.1.0_02 Patch Notes
BUG FIXES Players Experiencing the Crash on Startup caused by a lack of Windows Media Player will now be able to play, but Music will not be loaded, as XNA 4.0 requires WMP .DLLs to function correctly
Alpha 1.1.0_02 Patch Notes
BUG FIXES Players Experiencing the Crash on Startup caused by a lack of Windows Media Player will now be able to play, but Music will not be loaded, as XNA 4.0 requires WMP .DLLs to function correctly
Alpha 1.1.0_01 Patch Notes
GAMEPLAY Reduced the spawn rate of Altars of Blessing. All non-user created Traps now do 5 + 3 * Trap Level Damage, up from 2 + Trap Level / 2. ENEMIES Squish and Necropoli's base Health, Damage, and
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | RPG · Strategy · Indie · Rogue-like · Early Access (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.claustrophobia-game.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Service Pack 3 Processor: 1.6 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics or equivalent, capable of Shader Model 2.0 DirectX: Version 9.0