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Despair: Blood Curse

Despair: Blood Curse

A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?

Released Jan 10, 2024 Developer Crimson Sequence Platforms Windows HorrorSurvival HorrorActionFemale ProtagonistThird Person
View on Steam ↗ $11.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

82.5%positive154 reviews
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“Okayish indie horror game. The game does clearly want to pay tribute to all the classics, and I appreciate it. I also like the vibe of the game, all this atmosphere with demons, vampires, that old manor, and the catacombs. That's pretty well done, we feel the love put into the…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Short and simple, but I enjoyed it for what it is. The graphics are average, but the atmosphere still works, and the game does a good job keeping you engaged while exploring. I liked the limited inventory because it made me think a little more about what I was carrying. It gives…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I don't want to be too harsh, as I'm pretty sure this is made by one person that really loves TPS Resident Evil, and it's close to being a respectable tribute in that regard; nails the atmosphere and the vampire hunter protagonist almost makes the game feel like a survival…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

20achievements
30.2%median completion
4.3%rarest: Nightmare
85.0% of players 78.4% of players 57.5% of players 54.5% of players 37.7% of players 37.6% of players 34.2% of players 31.2% of players 31.1% of players 30.3% of players 30.2% of players 29.0% of players 29.0% of players 21.1% of players 13.0% of players 9.4% of players 6.9% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 4.3% of players 85.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.0%Eighteenth Century Warfare — Kill an enemy using the Axegun.
78.4%Save Ammo — Kill an enemy using melee.
57.5%Nineteenth Century Warfare — Kill an enemy using the Shotgun.
Rarest badges of honor
4.3%Nightmare — Hidden achievement
5.1%No Time to Waste — Complete the game on any difficulty in under 45 minutes.
5.1%All in a Day's Work — Complete the game on any difficulty without using any healing items.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 09, 2024
Version 1.02 Changelog

Nightmare difficulty Nightmare difficulty is a new difficulty setting that features a new starting weapon, the Flintlock repeater, and more enemy encounters. Nightmare difficulty unlocks after complet

Feb 14, 2024
Version 1.01 Changelog

Improved combat system Faster melee combat. Faster movement speed while aiming. Reduced the base speed of most enemies. Some enemies can charge at you. More efficient backtracking Increased ammo stack

Jan 10, 2024
Despair: Blood Curse is available now!

Hi everyone! Despair: Blood Curse has just released on Steam! I hope you enjoy the game!

Nov 30, 2023
Release date announcement!

Hi everyone! I'm happy to announce that Despair: Blood Curse will release on January 10, 2024! Base Price: $11.99 USD €11.79 £9.99 Launch Discount: -10 % All regional prices will be the default Valve

Nov 03, 2023
Development Update

Hi everyone! I just wanted to give a quick update to say that the game has finished development! Well... almost. The game itself is finished in the sense that it is playable from start to finish, but

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsHorror · Survival Horror · Action · Female Protagonist · Third Person · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Third-Person Shooter · Adventure · Inventory Management · Shooter · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements20
Official sitehttps://www.crimsonsequence.com/games
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11