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Draugen
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This is a neutral review, not a recommendation per se. Draugen is an extremely short walking sim about a man looking for his sister in a secluded Norwegian village. It ends too soon just as it was about to get interesting. The culmination is not powerful enough. Technical state…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Great walking sim / mystery game! Environment was great looking and well made, and story was descent. Maybe slightly short time to really get to know the characters well enough. Also a couple of achievements that were a bit unfriendly to collect.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Choices do not matter in this vague and disappointing "game". Visually it looks beautiful but that is all this walking simulator has going for it. I had so many questions and thought the story was going to move in a certain direction only for me to be blueballed and then the…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Draugen is now on Discord!
Long time, no see! But we missed you and actually have a small community update for Draugen… *Pretend there’s a drumroll sound here* Our Discord has been updated to include Draugen (along with our oth
Draugen's one year anniversary sale
"Has it really been one year, Lissie?" "It has, Teddy bear. And what a year!" "I must admit, the days blur together in this forsaken hole under the hills." "Oh, don't be a Debbie Downer. We're lucky!
The winter sale is coming
Celebrate the season with Edward and Lissie, our intrepid explorers who travel to 1920s Norway to find Edward's missing sister Elizabeth, and who end up uncovering the darkness that lies beneath the p
A fjord noir tale of mystery, suspense, and delusional thinking
PC Invasion commended Draugen's story, calling it "a compelling tale of tragedy and intrigue" — and they weren't the only ones to highlight the game's narrative. From the moment Draugen was conceived,
Halloween comes to Graavik
Draugen has never been more a- fjord -able than in the 2019 Steam Halloween Sale! Save 25% on the game and 36% on the Collector's Edition, which includes the critically acclaimed soundtrack by compose
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Story Rich · Mystery · Atmospheric · First-Person · Singleplayer · Indie · Adventure · Detective · Short · Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Cinematic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Norwegian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.draugen.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 670/AMD HD 7870 2GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: Yes