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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “faithful Lovecraft adaptations” (26 of 49 reviews) and “atmospheric visual presentation” (12); the most common complaint is “brief experiences and runtimes” (13). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
What the most-helpful reviewers agree on
26 of the 49 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoyed seeing Lovecraft’s writings brought to life. The way the ''game'' turns his words and atmosphere into something visual and immersive is really well done. I also appreciated all the little details,…”
“Dagon is a great example of how a short interactive experience can still leave an impression. The atmosphere is fantastic, capturing the unsettling feeling of Lovecraft’s work while still being accessible even if you’re…”
“A short minimal interactive story. Well it's basically a cross between a walking sim and VN. - Nice play, with links to the Lovecraft story and lore. - Great art and music. - Good VA. - Interaction is mainly clicking to…”
12 of the 49 reviews raise this.
“Point and Click game with amazing Graphics”
“Dagon is pretty, weird and also pretty weird. Dagon is... not a visual novel. Visual novels are never first person viewed. Unless you want to call this a first person novel, might as well with every other first person…”
“I really enjoyed seeing Lovecraft’s writings brought to life. The way the ''game'' turns his words and atmosphere into something visual and immersive is really well done. I also appreciated all the little details,…”
10 of the 49 reviews raise this.
“تجربه مختلفه , نوع رعب مثير للاهتمام كونك تخاف من الغير مفهوم والمنطقي . خص انها مجانيه فلا يوجد شيء للشكوى”
“Extremely enjoyable, unduly informative though, and free as well! My kind of game! 10/10”
“Short but sweet, not exactly something I'd describe as gameplay but a solid narrative experience... and you can't argue with free”
9 of the 49 reviews raise this.
“Dagon is pretty, weird and also pretty weird. Dagon is... not a visual novel. Visual novels are never first person viewed. Unless you want to call this a first person novel, might as well with every other first person…”
“Not sure I’d call this a game, but the narrator/voice actor did a great job.”
“A short minimal interactive story. Well it's basically a cross between a walking sim and VN. - Nice play, with links to the Lovecraft story and lore. - Great art and music. - Good VA. - Interaction is mainly clicking to…”
13 of the 49 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“I really enjoyed seeing Lovecraft’s writings brought to life. The way the ''game'' turns his words and atmosphere into something visual and immersive is really well done. I also appreciated all the little details,…”
“A short minimal interactive story. Well it's basically a cross between a walking sim and VN. - Nice play, with links to the Lovecraft story and lore. - Great art and music. - Good VA. - Interaction is mainly clicking to…”
“30 minutes narrative-driven sightseeing tour which I liked, good job.”
7 of the 49 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Although this game looks majestic and is cool its just a story , so yea try it if u want to waste some time or have a new experience asides from that , just dont . :D”
“Short but sweet, not exactly something I'd describe as gameplay but a solid narrative experience... and you can't argue with free”
“H.P. Lovecraft selalu berhasil mengingatkan kita tentang betapa kerdilnya eksistensi manusia di hadapan semesta yang tua, dingin, dan gelap. Dagon bukanlah sebuah permainan tentang bertahan hidup, merakit senjata, atau…”
Counted across 49 English reviews (the 49 most helpful) · as of 2026-09-26
“It's less of a game and more of an interactive Lovecraft slideshow. Turns out, that's surprisingly all cosmic horror needs, and it fits the genre remarkably well.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“verily, within thineself there yet dwelleth chaos, woe unto he who gazeth beyond the veil, for there doth the nameless star dance, and only the mad may behold that which hath no place amongst the heavens, lest within thineself shall madness awaken”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Dagon feels less like a traditional game and more like stepping into one of Lovecraft's nightmares for a little while. I didn't really know what to expect going in, but the atmosphere pulled me in pretty quickly. There's not really much gameplay here. You walk around, listen to…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Horror · Lovecraftian · Atmospheric · Visual Novel · First-Person · Story Rich · Psychological Horror · Dark · VR · Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Point & Click (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Czech, Korean, Arabic, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 6 |
| Official site | http://bitgolemgames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (x64) Processor: Core i5-2400 or Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB VRAM or equivalent (GTX 970 for VR) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible VR Support: SteamVR