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Daily Chthonicle: Editor's Edition
Try on the role of a Supernatural Newspaper Agency boss and editor. The world it takes place in is a dark and haunted one, with ghosts, zombies, monsters and even shapeshifting murderers, pretending to be human after they have stolen their victims' bodies or infiltrated the humanity.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Daily Chthonicle: Editor's Edition takes an unconventional approach to supernatural horror by putting the player behind the desk rather than directly in the path of every monster. Developed by Sinister Systems and published by Sometimes You, it combines simulation, role-playing,…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Just not my thing.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Indie · Adventure · RPG · Casual · Lovecraftian · Noir · Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Official site | http://sinistersystems.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.8 GHz Single Core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Even integrated laptop video is ok. Storage: 500 MB available space