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DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“so I started with Dreadout 2 as my first game in the series, finished it then decided to get this game. there's stronger horror elements in this game and more of a "your being watched closely" feeling, if you played the first game you already know the story but for anyone new to…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“In this game we return as Linda into the abandoned town from the first game, i think it is between act 1 and 2. The atmosphere. I really like this expansion but also could have been an DLC for the first game. So create a extra game for it wasn't really needed. Buuuuut it is fun…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Its a boss rush with very minor puzzles and a vague (and not-animated slideshow) story to tie things into the main game. The problem is that DreadOut doesn't have sleek enough gameplay for something like this. The fights are a mix of frustratingly slow or frustratingly…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 18:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Horror · Indie · Survival Horror · Female Protagonist · Third Person · Gore · Nudity · Survival · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Traditional Chinese, Japanese * |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://digitalhappiness.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 - 64 bits Processor: Quad-Core 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible