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Gorky 17
November 2008. NATO intelligence services report that, for reasons unknown, the Russian military has destroyed GORKY 17, one of the old Soviet "Secret Cities". A year later NATO takes over a former Russian secret base built on Polish soil. Diggers discover a laboratory complex in the completely demo
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Dorky 69. No, but in all seriousness this is a fun little game that will entertain you tremendously if you can take into account (and forgive) it's jank and initial setup woes (game is old and a bit incompatible with some modern setups 'out of the box' as it were.) Atmosphere is…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“One of the first turn based, rpg, adventure, horror games ever made .. so badass, epic and captivating .. It's easily one of my favourites to this day and it's a damn shame it's sequels were shooters .. Give it a shot, nuff said”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“this game gave my monitor a burn in after alt-tabbing once, absolute trash, i hope it gets deleted from the face of the earth, idiots who made it. absolutely disgusting piece of trash. i fixed it using this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMK5aUPpak4 i played it on my…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:49 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Gorky 17 - Gold Edition available
The Gold Edition Bundle contains: GORKY 17 (aka Odium) Digital Deluxe Content includes Art-Pack consisting of - Sketches - Wallpaper - Poster - Sliding Puzzle Game (Windows only) - Walkthroughs and Ch
Trading cards released and cloud saves enabled
for Gorky 17 now Trading cards are available. - 10 Cards - 4 Profile Backrounds - 6 emoticons and Badge.
Trading cards released and cloud saves enabled
for Gorky 17 now Trading cards are available. - 10 Cards - 4 Profile Backrounds - 6 emoticons and Badge.
Linux and Steam OS Version available now! Mac Version updated for el Capitan!
We've created a Linux Wine port of the game. Given this is an old title and we cannot change the executable, there are a few issues\limitations: 1) Steam overlay doesn't work for some users 2) The gam
Linux and Steam OS Version available now! Mac Version updated for el Capitan!
We've created a Linux Wine port of the game. Given this is an old title and we cannot change the executable, there are a few issues\limitations: 1) Steam overlay doesn't work for some users 2) The gam
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | RPG · Strategy · Turn-Based · Classic · Horror · Post-apocalyptic · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Strategy · Isometric · Tactical · Sci-fi · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish * , Russian * * |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.gorky17.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 98 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: Intel/AMD Single Core CPU with 1.0 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card with 64 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 650 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse