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Gloom

Gloom

Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.

Released Apr 13, 2017 Developer Hunchback Studio Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Action RoguelikeIndieActionLovecraftianAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

83.0%positive606 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I liked the atmosphere and the music but the stamina ruins everything.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 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 2026-09-19.

36achievements
14.8%median completion
2.1%rarest: Put the Dev to Shame
91.0% of players 48.7% of players 41.9% of players 40.8% of players 38.3% of players 35.5% of players 23.4% of players 23.2% of players 20.5% of players 20.2% of players 20.0% of players 19.7% of players 19.2% of players 18.0% of players 17.9% of players 17.6% of players 17.6% of players 17.2% of players 14.8% of players 14.2% of players 13.1% of players 11.8% of players 7.4% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 5.1% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 91.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.0%First of Many — You perished in a dream
48.7%Enter the Forest — A place for the lost and demented
41.9%Keep Going — Resilience is a virtue
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%Put the Dev to Shame — Win in less than 8 minutes and 30 seconds
2.3%Now That's What I Call a Streak — Ten wins in a row
3.5%Baby Streak — Three wins in a row

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

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

China≈$6.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Nov 20, 2019
Gloom sequel 'After Gloom' revealed!

Hello dreamers, If you enjoyed your time with Gloom and crave more of that brutally challenging, Lovecraftian, roguelite action, you will be very pleased to learn that a sequel is coming your way! Che

Mar 13, 2019
Hunchback Studio Discord Server

Hey! I've made a Discord server for everything Hunchback Studio related. There you can easily discuss our games and stay up to date on whatever we're currently working on. Join here: https://discord.g

Feb 13, 2019
The Treehouse Man is out!

Hello :lunar2019wavingpig: As some of you here probably know, I've been working on a new game called The Treehouse Man for the past ~16 months. Just now that project reached its biggest milestone, as

Aug 28, 2017
Regicide content update and 50% sale!

Patch notes for 1.1.0.0 A new page in the Necronomicon 3 new weapons, including a legendary weapon 8 new items, including a new Token shop item A new boss that leads to a new ending New achievements r

Aug 28, 2017
Regicide content update and 50% sale!

Patch notes for 1.1.0.0 A new page in the Necronomicon 3 new weapons, including a legendary weapon 8 new items, including a new Token shop item A new boss that leads to a new ending New achievements r

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Indie · Action · Lovecraftian · Adventure · Rogue-like · 2D · Difficult · Rogue-lite · Pixel Graphics · Great Soundtrack · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Official sitehttp://www.hunchbackstudio.com/gloom
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 2 GHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 128 MB graphics DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 100 MB available space Additional Notes: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct inputs compatible controller highly recommended