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DREADTOME
Enter a corrupt and hostile library with the task of extracting forbidden knowledge from its tomes. Triumph over the entities that linger within, in this short Action-Adventure FPS made by a team of third-year university students.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“I rate it positively because it’s free and was made by university students. A 20 minutes FPS in a repeated library. The most interesting part is the library rotates upside down and the atmosphere becomes unsettling. Yet it is clearly not a polished game, the most noticeable…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Trippy reality bending portals, one hell of a thumper for a gun (hidden rocket launcher somewhere), lovecraft vibes, funs smooth, great graphics, gameplay, just everything. AND IT'S FREE!? Score! Triple A titles can barely scrape this quality and this was made by some college…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“DREADTOME is a fantastic little horror shooter that immediately stood out to me because of its setting. I enter a corrupted library filled with forbidden knowledge and hostile creatures, and the whole place feels like something has gone horribly wrong with a location that should…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 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 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
DREADTOME 1.2 - Improvements & Fixes!
Changes in this update: Difficulties have been tweaked, and brandish new names. More objects react to your repulsor Improved enemy animations & textures Many performance improvements Fixed many instan
DREADTOME 1.1 - Achievements, Fixes & More!
DREADTOME 1.1 has just released, bringing with it Steam achievements, a bunch of bug fixes, and general improvements. List of major changes: Steam achievements - Can you get them all? Difficulty Selec
Game Release! - DREADTOME
Those of you brave enough to venture into the corrupted archives may now prove themselves. We've released DREADTOME's 1.0 version! Please share your thoughts in our Steam forums, and any bugs via our
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Action-Adventure · FPS · Exploration · Horror · Boomer Shooter · Arena Shooter · Action · Metroidvania · Shooter · PvE · Immersive Sim · 3D (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 21 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / Intel Core i7 10700K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER / AMD RX 6600 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1500 MB available space Additional Notes: 60fps, 1080p, Low Graphics