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Horror Tycoon

Horror Tycoon

Scare, terrify and thrill guests as you build the haunted house of your nightmares. Design and customize your creations with incredible detail to scare your guests, or risk losing it all in this tower defense/management/tycoon hybrid.

Released Oct 20, 2022 Developer Smidge Games LLC Platforms Windows HorrorBase-BuildingStrategyTower DefenseManagement
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

61.3%positive119 reviews
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Broken and abandoned.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 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 2026-09-28.

3achievements
7.9%median completion
6.0%rarest: Soul Collection
89.2% of players 7.9% of players 6.0% of players 89.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.2%Welcome To Horror Tycoon! — Thank you for playing and supporting the indie game community.
7.9%The Soul Collector — Collect 100 Souls.
6.0%Soul Collection — Collect your first soul for the Devil.
Rarest badges of honor
6.0%Soul Collection — Collect your first soul for the Devil.
7.9%The Soul Collector — Collect 100 Souls.
89.2%Welcome To Horror Tycoon! — Thank you for playing and supporting the indie game community.

Latest official news

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Sep 10, 2025
Horror Tycoon Fall Update

🛠️ Horror Tycoon – PATCH NOTES 👻 Developer Update – A Note from the Dev Greetings Haunters! It’s been a little while since the last update – my apologies! Better late than never, and this one is packe

Apr 21, 2025
New Horror Tycoon Update 2025

🕯️ Horror Tycoon Developer Update – Experimental Branch Now Live! 🕯️ Greetings, Haunters! It’s been a wild year so far, and I want to start by thanking you for your patience. While I’ve been a little

Oct 29, 2024
Management Hotfix

Hotifx patch to fix an issue with sandbox mode not showing all items unlocked.

Oct 29, 2024
Management Update

Hey Haunters! It’s time for some spooky updates! After months of hard work, I am excited to roll out the latest changes to enhance your haunted house experience! PLEASE NOTE: Some of the new features

Dec 28, 2023
Happy New Year + Some New News!

Greetings Haunters, First, thank you for your continued support as I continue to develop this game, I am looking forward to hearing your feedback on the new changes and new ways to play Horror Tycoon!

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsHorror · Base-Building · Strategy · Tower Defense · Management · Design & Illustration · Economy · Building · Atmospheric · Simulation · Singleplayer · Replay Value (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements3
Official sitehttp://www.horrortycoon.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Home (64 Bit) Processor: 2.3 Ghz Intel or AMD Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 570 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 15 GB available space Sound Card: Onboard Audio