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Condemned: Criminal Origins
What twists the mind of an ordinary human into a serial killer?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“One of the better old school horror games in my opinion, even if it's two decades old now. This game desperately needs a remaster, same with Condemned 2.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Very realistic simulator for life in an American city”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Absolute masterpiece from Monolith - the best first person hand to hand combat to date, even 2 decades later.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Horror · Action · First-Person · Atmospheric · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · Crime · Singleplayer · FPS · Detective · Gore · Dark (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain * |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon equivalent (2.4 GHz recommended) Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0 compatible video card with at least 128 MB video RAM DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card Additional: No controller support.