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Daemonologie
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“What an absolutely brilliant work of art. Such a fantastic presentation of a folk horror setting, made even stronger through its choice of language, brooding monochrome stylisation, and eerily beautiful stop-motion…”
“Game looks sick. Very short but I enjoyed it. I get its meant to basically say the witch trials were evil but I wish there actually was a witch in the end.”
“As someone who had to study the witch craze in Western Europe, this was great! The art style really builds on the aesthetic and as much as it is short, really does look at the reality of what being a witch finder was…”
23 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“after my first playthrough, i thought the game just glitched and restarted. then i thought may be i'd made the wrong choice, so the it just forcing me to play again. after the second playthrough, it started to dawn on…”
“What an absolutely brilliant work of art. Such a fantastic presentation of a folk horror setting, made even stronger through its choice of language, brooding monochrome stylisation, and eerily beautiful stop-motion…”
“We need more equivalents of punchy, layered, short fiction in the gaming space. Mouthwashing immediately springs to mind–psychologically dense, interpretative, saying in one hour of play what mainstream games take 30hrs…”
15 of the 76 reviews raise this.
15 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“We need more equivalents of punchy, layered, short fiction in the gaming space. Mouthwashing immediately springs to mind–psychologically dense, interpretative, saying in one hour of play what mainstream games take 30hrs…”
“cool short game with a nice vibe. i think the stop motion animation dreams were probably the sickest part, very bleak, very cool but not the greatest ever gameplay wise. 7/10”
“Short and beautifull”
10 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“A short experience as far as interactivity goes perhaps.. but a hand illustrated and stop-motion animated one, which from an artist perspective makes the game quite long and impressive. Completely original OST to boot.…”
“10/10, you can torture and hang a priest! Game is short and effective. Massively good. Legendary ambiance!”
“Took me 30 minutes to finish. So, 3 dollars is really nothing. Especially not with how absolutely gorgeous it is! Especially the animations at the start and end of every day. Wow. Really great aesthetic and powerful…”
16 of the 76 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Game looks sick. Very short but I enjoyed it. I get its meant to basically say the witch trials were evil but I wish there actually was a witch in the end.”
“The entire game takes less than thirty minutes featuring some fairly slow cutscenes, and one button minigames, and a basically mandatory "Resolution" where you uncover a murder, but don't get to find a witch, and the…”
10 of the 76 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Game looks sick. Very short but I enjoyed it. I get its meant to basically say the witch trials were evil but I wish there actually was a witch in the end.”
“The entire game takes less than thirty minutes featuring some fairly slow cutscenes, and one button minigames, and a basically mandatory "Resolution" where you uncover a murder, but don't get to find a witch, and the…”
9 of the 76 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Overall, it’s a decent piece of work, except for the main message. This is a case where form outweighs content. My main issue was that the gamedesigner only nominally gives us a choice in how to conduct the…”
“cool short game with a nice vibe. i think the stop motion animation dreams were probably the sickest part, very bleak, very cool but not the greatest ever gameplay wise. 7/10”
“The entire game takes less than thirty minutes featuring some fairly slow cutscenes, and one button minigames, and a basically mandatory "Resolution" where you uncover a murder, but don't get to find a witch, and the…”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“A good little game. It's got style and a message. Pretty one and done though. Which isn't a bad thing”
Counted across 76 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Daemonologie is a quick and eerie witch-hunting game with some cool ideas. Talking to suspects and deciding whether to torture them is interesting, even if the gameplay itself is pretty simple. The cutscenes add a lot to the vibe, and the unclear ending makes it stick with you a…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“This art style is phenomenal! I see that the Dev of this game also made Dead Format, so their vision is in the right place and have the capability of making a grander game. I just really hope they make a sequel or return to this to flesh this out. I could see this game with…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Hmm. Bought this dirt cheap in a discount bundle and appreciate the fact it's made by one guy. But to recommend it to others? That's a hard one. As the description says, you are a witch finder who needs to decide which one of the villagers is a witch. It's a very simple game.…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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Translations - Russian, Ukrainian, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish!
Thanks to the hard work of some incredibly awesome fans of the game, it is now possible to play Daemonologie in Russian, Ukrainian, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish! You must set the beta channel to "
Minor Update 1.2.2 - Volume Slider!
Minor Patch: - Master volume set to start 50% of what it previously was on starting the game. - Added a much requested volume slider to the options menu. It can be accessed at any time during the game
Daemonologie OST Free
To say thank you to everyone that has played Daemonologie, the official soundtrack is now available as FREE DLC for download. 16 tracks that cover all of the music created for the old and new versions
Daemonologie_1.2.0
Minor Patch: - Updated video file format from mp4 to webm to ensure compatibility with Steam Deck playback. - Slightly reduced download/install size.
Daemonologie_1.1.3
Minor patch: Fixed spelling mistakes in both Scots and Modern languages Fixed missing glossary terms Fixed intro video spelling mistake
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Choices Matter · Detective · Mystery · Singleplayer · Gothic · Short · Visual Novel · Point & Click · Interactive Fiction · Hand-drawn · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / Ryzen 3 3200G Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 / Radeon RX 560 Storage: 600 MB available space