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DEAD LETTER DEPT.
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
79 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Dead Letter Dept. took the 3 things i love (menial work, typing, and not interacting with people) and made it incredibly unnerving. 10/10.”
“What a game! Played this in the middle of the day with all the lights on in my room and still this has got to be one of the creepiest games I've played through. Absolutely loved it!”
“Honestly, for such a random game it's brought more chills than any other game I've played in a long time. Small hiccup with the performance, I randomly had to save my game and restart as the game dropped to like 5 FPS…”
19 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Such a fantastic little game that I would recommend to anyone looking for a short, breath of fresh air in the horror genre. I absolutely adore the atmosphere of this game, from the /very/ beginning you are left looking…”
“[h1]I have only just now completed two run through of this game. It took me almost 6 hours straight. I couldn't stop playing it. 2 endings so far, and totally WORTH IT.[/h1] In it I feel like I lived a whole week, spent…”
“usually just make jokes on my steam reviews but this one scared me so bad that i'm just gonna recommend it so as not to curse myself or something. amazing gimmick that is so compelling that i can't wait to dive back in,…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“john cummings surviving as long as he did might be one of the single most impressive things i've ever witnessed in a video game. it's awe inspiring. next time i think i can't take it anymore, i'll remember that dude…”
“[h1]I have only just now completed two run through of this game. It took me almost 6 hours straight. I couldn't stop playing it. 2 endings so far, and totally WORTH IT.[/h1] In it I feel like I lived a whole week, spent…”
“found this game through jacob geller, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this game is good, i think i got the worst ending possible which is kinda funny but i don't care the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ VIBES of this game are something else, the way it just feels…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“found this game through jacob geller, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this game is good, i think i got the worst ending possible which is kinda funny but i don't care the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ VIBES of this game are something else, the way it just feels…”
“this games world is built so interestingly in the best way possible. i love what we see, how little of it there is but how claustrophobic and grueling it feels so scary too, small wrong things pile up one after another:…”
“[h1] Working In What I Wish Was The A Post Office... [/h1] [b] The Positive's [/b] + Unique Story + Good Visuals + Good Typing Auto Correct [b] The Negative's [/b] - Very Dark & Hard To See At Times - Random Slow & Fast…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, for such a random game it's brought more chills than any other game I've played in a long time. Small hiccup with the performance, I randomly had to save my game and restart as the game dropped to like 5 FPS…”
“So far I've played it 3 times and got 2 different endings. It is a relatively quick game (around 2h to finish) and I have really loved it. I plan to play it a couple more times to get some different endings. Ambiance is…”
“Dead Letter Dept. is a horror game unlike any I've had the pleasure of playing before. The graphics; the sound design; the little bits and bobs that come together for the horrifying realization of the bigger picture -…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The athmosphere is actually not bad. But the gameplay is not my style. You are basically left alone with the job to decipher broken letters. However which seems to be easy at first becomes bored and tideous pretty soon…”
“the gameplay loop gets very annoying very quick”
“This game is a typing simulator. Don't bother playing it to relax after work if your job consists of a lot of typing.”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Such a fantastic little game that I would recommend to anyone looking for a short, breath of fresh air in the horror genre. I absolutely adore the atmosphere of this game, from the /very/ beginning you are left looking…”
“This game definitely made me feel some TYPE of way... I always felt like something was looming over or behind me the whole time. You are in the office transcribing odd letters that make you ponder or shutter. You feel…”
“Great little horror game if you're into horror, typing elements, and this certain art style. Is full price worth? I personally say not really. It's a little game that has a good story I suppose. Worth enough to get on a…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The athmosphere is actually not bad. But the gameplay is not my style. You are basically left alone with the job to decipher broken letters. However which seems to be easy at first becomes bored and tideous pretty soon…”
“If Ari Aster made a game, I think it would be something like this. This game is exactly why I love indie developers. It's weird, creepy and definitely unique. Not for everyone in terms of gameplay but if you don't mind…”
“An enjoyable and unsettling typing-based horror game. I found the end of the game sections quite challenging to type within the time limit and I am relatively good at touch-typing (to caveat though that there are…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A game for someone who enjoys typing (correctly without auto correct). It's not really spooky, things happen around the computer and on the way to work, but I couldn't be bothered by it. And then at 2 hours in it…”
“i think it was a great game honestly. once it got to day 4 with the time limits it began to really feel stressful. only complaint i have about this game was the fact that it all had to be done in one playthrough, or at…”
“A nice, creepy game to pass some time. Best played at night. It's marketed as a typing game but it's a little bit walking sim, a little bit text adventure, and mostly typing (but not with the usual emphasis on accuracy…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The athmosphere is actually not bad. But the gameplay is not my style. You are basically left alone with the job to decipher broken letters. However which seems to be easy at first becomes bored and tideous pretty soon…”
“i think it was a great game honestly. once it got to day 4 with the time limits it began to really feel stressful. only complaint i have about this game was the fact that it all had to be done in one playthrough, or at…”
“The game itself is perfect. I never thought I'd be scared ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ typing. But the one-save limit is excruciating, so much so that I don't want to play the game a second time.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This was so much fun. And also very spooky. I mean, I physically jolted numerous times. Here's what I really want: I want an endless typing mode. Nothing spooky, just the vibes of what it would be like if this were a normal job that we were doing. Any time the day ended, I found…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“On night 1 or so, I made a comment to myself: "For a horror game, this is actually pretty relaxing." I lost that opinion when each night going forward made me tense up in my seat a little more. Sweet, simmering dread that crawls into your eyes and wraps around your soul. Also,…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“The one ending I ended up getting is how I felt majority of the time in school. I felt like I HAD to get stuff done with zero way around it and with no consideration for my mental health, the only thing I got was the reassurance that I would graduate and nothing more. This game…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Typing · Mystery · Simulation · Atmospheric · Psychological Horror · Stylized · Text-Based · Dystopian · Surreal · Short · Dark (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 17 |
| Official site | http://www.beliefengine.com/deadletterdept/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or higher, 64bit Processor: Intel CPU Core i3 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Keyboard & Mouse required