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Mad Father
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Memorable characters and psychological horror” (66 of 103 reviews) and “Clever puzzles integrated with story” (29); the most common complaint is “Endings feel anticlimactic or hollow” (17). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great horror story game with lots of cool and fun puzzles added to it that aren't too tricky or too obvious. Amazing story also”
“Its got a creepy story, plus fun puzzles, and gruesome but cute graphics. What's not to love?”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great horror story game with lots of cool and fun puzzles added to it that aren't too tricky or too obvious. Amazing story also”
“Normally, I would probably give a game like that a positive review. However, there is something, a gripe that I have with Mad Father that just doesn’t really let me do that. Gameplay itself is fine, although even with 2…”
“Its got a creepy story, plus fun puzzles, and gruesome but cute graphics. What's not to love?”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Normally, I would probably give a game like that a positive review. However, there is something, a gripe that I have with Mad Father that just doesn’t really let me do that. Gameplay itself is fine, although even with 2…”
“Its got a creepy story, plus fun puzzles, and gruesome but cute graphics. What's not to love?”
“I'm in love with this game and its music, not scary at all, but so beautiful”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Normally, I would probably give a game like that a positive review. However, there is something, a gripe that I have with Mad Father that just doesn’t really let me do that. Gameplay itself is fine, although even with 2…”
“I'm in love with this game and its music, not scary at all, but so beautiful”
“Enjoyed it quite a lot, the puzzles are challenging and no help is provided, while the story and music are nice”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Fantastic game. I enjoy that you can play the original over the remake as I feel it's the superior version.”
“A very good RPG horror game that’s still great after so many years. If you’re deciding between the original and the remake, go for the remake if you’re not a sucker for nostalgia like me. If you are, then go for the…”
“Mad Father is AWESOME, and this remake is genuinely such an enjoyable experience as someone who didn't get the chance to play the original of this horror rpg classic. Out of all of the "RPGmaker horror" games sub genre,…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“Normally, I would probably give a game like that a positive review. However, there is something, a gripe that I have with Mad Father that just doesn’t really let me do that. Gameplay itself is fine, although even with 2…”
“Я даже не знаю с чего начать. В общем, это неплохо, но есть два критических недостатка, которые делают эту игру ужасной. Во-первых, ее нельзя пройти без гайда. Ну как нельзя... можно - если вы псих, который перед…”
“I'm in love with this game and its music, not scary at all, but so beautiful”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Normally, I would probably give a game like that a positive review. However, there is something, a gripe that I have with Mad Father that just doesn’t really let me do that. Gameplay itself is fine, although even with 2…”
“it's a very short game once you figure out what to do so if you want to enjoy it to the fullest, please try your best not to look up guides”
“This game is really short but worth your money. One of the best story rich game i ever play ,and the graphic is really good. You dont really need a good computer to play this game. This game is worth your money trust me.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“yes but forgetting one thing that happen 2 hours before the ending even happens just screws you over. i dont know if ill ever finish it, but the games good. I just hate back tracking”
“It has puzzle that confuses me but its a really nice game despite how long it has been a game for.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Я даже не знаю с чего начать. В общем, это неплохо, но есть два критических недостатка, которые делают эту игру ужасной. Во-первых, ее нельзя пройти без гайда. Ну как нельзя... можно - если вы псих, который перед…”
“Great short game about not your everyday family. The only caveat is that for some time I didn't know that I have to use items manually”
“I LOVE MAD SCIENTIST I REALLY REALLY LOVE MAD SCIENTISTS I NEED MORE RAHH,MAINLY DOWNLOADED BC ALFRED. HAVENT FINISHED BUT SO FAR I LIKE IT EVEN THO I GOT CONFUSED Y DOLLS WERE CHASING ME AT 1ST”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Я даже не знаю с чего начать. В общем, это неплохо, но есть два критических недостатка, которые делают эту игру ужасной. Во-первых, ее нельзя пройти без гайда. Ну как нельзя... можно - если вы псих, который перед…”
“yes but forgetting one thing that happen 2 hours before the ending even happens just screws you over. i dont know if ill ever finish it, but the games good. I just hate back tracking”
“it's a very short game once you figure out what to do so if you want to enjoy it to the fullest, please try your best not to look up guides”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“shoutout to my goat mad father for being the best rpg maker horror game despite not even being made in rpg maker”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“An indie horror classic. There’s just something about exploring a haunted mansion filled with reanimated dolls as a ten year old girl with TOTALLY normal parents that makes me happy.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“This is one of the best rpgmaker horror games ever made. The puzzles aren’t so tedious which I appreciate. There’s a lot of paranormal stuff that goes on and the exploration can get genuinely terrifying at some moments. All of the characters and their backstories are memorable,…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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简体中文版紧急修复 (Simplified Chinese Ver Only)
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繁體中文版緊急修復 (Traditional Chinese Ver Only)
諸位玩家 近日對遊戲進行版本更新時，由於我們的疏忽，出現了部分繁體中文玩家無法啟動遊戲的問題。現已對遊戲進行了緊急修復。請無法啟動遊戲的玩家將遊戲更新到最新版本，然後再度嘗試啟動遊戲。 為大家帶來不便深表歉意。希望今後大家也能在本作中玩得愉快！
New Patch Update
Dear Fans, Thank you for playing Mad Father. This message is to inform you that a new update has gone live. Fixed minor bugs. Again, thank you for your continued support.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | RPGMaker · Horror · Psychological Horror · Anime · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Exploration · Survival Horror · Story Rich · Adventure · Atmospheric · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean |
| Achievements | 21 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or Greater Processor: Intel Core 2 1.06Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 100 MB available space