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DreadOut

DreadOut

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Released May 15, 2014 Developer Digital Happiness Platforms Windows · Linux HorrorIndieAdventureFemale ProtagonistThird Person
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

76.8%positive5,736 reviews
Recommended · 197 found this helpful

“I haven't felt compelled to write a review in a while, but I think this game deserves one considering how quickly I've seen some people write it off. (I include myself in that category) After completing Act 2, I think this is a rather charming game with some really solid ideas,…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 410 found this helpful

“DreadOut is an Indonesian survival-horror game that takes inspiration from the Fatal Frame franchise, and pulls a lot from Indonesian myths and folklore. You play as a non-talkative protagonist known as Linda, who with a few friends is on a car trip. They stumble upon a weird…”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I was really looking forward to playing this survival horror game, but unfortunately, it turned out to be a very frustrating experience. On a positive note, the visual setting is truly atmospheric. The darkness and the eerie moments give a very classic horror feeling. The music…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

176all-time peak
0 25 50 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period 29 avg · Aug 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

42achievements
15.8%median completion
2.9%rarest: My Way or The Highway
69.8% of players 67.1% of players 62.7% of players 47.5% of players 45.7% of players 44.2% of players 30.9% of players 29.0% of players 26.6% of players 24.6% of players 20.6% of players 20.4% of players 19.4% of players 19.3% of players 19.0% of players 18.1% of players 18.0% of players 17.5% of players 17.2% of players 16.4% of players 15.9% of players 15.8% of players 15.6% of players 13.5% of players 12.6% of players 12.5% of players 10.7% of players 9.6% of players 8.9% of players 8.9% of players 7.0% of players 6.5% of players 6.0% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 69.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
69.8%Flashes before your eyes — Hidden achievement
67.1%Olympian medalist — Hidden achievement
62.7%Are we dead yet? — Entered Limbo
Rarest badges of honor
2.9%My Way or The Highway — Playing DreadOut without any clues
3.4%Book of the Dead — Collected all ghost pictures
3.8%Betsy & Friends — Took a picture of Betsy

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$5.09lowest since tracking began2026-07-13
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$8.4 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

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

Oct 26, 2026
Happy Steam Scream Fest V, Everyone!

The Steam Scream Fest V is running starting from now until , with discounts of up to 75% off on selected Digital Happiness titles. Looking for something spooky to play this Halloween? Now's a good tim

Oct 10, 2026
Hi, You Got 5 Hours to spare? Spend Them Somewhere A Little More Haunted!

a little less peaceful . Take a look at these! Ready to face the supernatural up close? Put on your VR headset and get summoning: Prefer your 5 hours of horror with a little history? Revisit the games

Oct 01, 2026
Start The Fall In Dread: Up To 90% Off During Steam Autumn Sale 2026

Steam Autumn Sale 2026 runs from October 1 to 8, and every Digital Happiness game is on sale. Up to 90% off across the whole catalog. The nights are getting longer, and there's no better season to sta

Oct 01, 2026
DreadOut 3 Devlog #07 is Here!

Can you guys believe that we’re like 3 months away from 2027????? At this point, we feel like time no longer flies; it’s practically teleporting from one year to another in a blink of an eye, no? With

Sep 04, 2026
Catch Up on DreadOut 3 Latest Development Updates!

Greetings fellow keepers, We've been posting dev logs for current development of DreadOut 3. And so far, we have posted six episodes of the log. Scroll through the page to explore each episode! CDheck

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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.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsHorror · Indie · Adventure · Female Protagonist · Third Person · Survival Horror · Singleplayer · Supernatural · Atmospheric · Puzzle · Survival · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian * *
Achievements42
Official sitehttp://digitalhappiness.net/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / 8 Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, 512 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: 32-bit Windows is supported but known to have problem running DreadOut if it has less RAM available