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God's Basement

God's Basement

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Released Oct 16, 2018 Developer Erebus Platforms Windows HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkWalking SimulatorAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

73.9%positive1,282 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“IT'S GOD'S BASEMENT BUT HE'S NOT HERE (OR IS HE?) A great horror game with amazing atmosphere and dialogue. Even when all seems lost, hope is something everyone clings to. And who truly can give a second chance at redemption? Only He who owns the basement. A solid 8,5/10”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I really enjoyed this game. The enviroment was really cool and the storyline was creepy. Great entry level horror game for sure. The suspense is so well done! This would be great for newbie horror gamers that want to test out the genre. More experianced horror gamer's may not be…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“This game is boring. The scares, the puzzles, the atmosphere, the 20 minute monologue at the end... everything... BORING! I wanted to quit halfway through but the achievements unlock just from playing the game so i decided to finish it. Was hoping it would get better, or…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 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 2026-07-25.

18achievements
41.0%median completion
36.5%rarest: House Cleaner
87.6% of players 61.9% of players 57.6% of players 57.1% of players 56.0% of players 53.7% of players 46.7% of players 44.7% of players 43.1% of players 41.0% of players 41.0% of players 40.8% of players 39.8% of players 39.8% of players 38.4% of players 38.0% of players 37.8% of players 36.5% of players 87.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.6%Hello? — Answer the phone.
61.9%Why Won't You Pick Up? — Ignore the phone that constantly rings.
57.6%Genius! — Solve the puzzle with the green cubes.
Rarest badges of honor
36.5%House Cleaner — Clean the two broken plates inside the house.
37.8%Can You Hear Me? — Place the radio, the knife and the phone in the correct places.
38.0%Truth — Read the old documents that reveals your past.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU12.49 EUR
UK11.39 GBP
Australia19.99 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.7 China Japan Canada Australia EU US UK≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Sep 02, 2019
God's Basement - 67% OFF

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Feb 19, 2019
Humble Store Sale - 34% Off

God's Basement is available on the Humble Store with a 34% discount from Feb 18 - 25 Humble Store page: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/gods-basement

Jan 14, 2019
Humble Store Launch - 20% Off

God's Basement is available on the Humble Store with a 20% off discount from Jan 14 - 21! Humble Store page: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/gods-basement

Nov 20, 2018
Steam Achievements!

Hey everyone! I have implemented Steam Achievements into the game. There are a total of 18 achievements to collect. I've also reduced the countdown timer for hints from 6 minutes to 3 minutes, to slig

Oct 20, 2018
First Patch

This is the first patch of the game. This fixes the Chapter 6 bug, where I left a door unlocked and players sometimes fell through the map if they kept walking past the door. I also added a feature wh

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsHorror · Psychological Horror · Dark · Walking Simulator · Atmospheric · First-Person · Story Rich · Violent · Mature · Psychological · Adventure · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, French *
Achievements18
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.gods-basement.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i-5 Series Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Storage: 6 GB available space