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Mad Father

Mad Father

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Released Sep 22, 2016 Developer sen Publisher PLAYISM Platforms Windows RPGMakerHorrorPsychological HorrorAnimePixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (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.

97.2%positive5,719 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

25playing at last check
2924-hour peak
230all-time peak
0 50 100 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 55 avg · Nov 2020

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.

21achievements
53.6%median completion
29.0%rarest: Aya's Future
82.5% of players 67.9% of players 64.3% of players 62.9% of players 60.3% of players 60.3% of players 59.5% of players 58.2% of players 56.9% of players 54.2% of players 53.6% of players 53.4% of players 52.9% of players 49.6% of players 47.3% of players 43.8% of players 43.4% of players 32.9% of players 32.4% of players 31.0% of players 29.0% of players 82.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.5%Mother's Portrait — Unlock image: "Mother's Portrait"
67.9%It's Behind You... — Unlock image: "It's Behind You"
64.3%Come Again...? — Talk to the muttering old man
Rarest badges of honor
29.0%Aya's Future — See the "If" Ending
31.0%Love Letter — Read mother's love letter in the second week
32.4%Beauty Preserved — See Bad Ending 2

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99base price
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-23
US4.99 USD−50%
EU4.09 EUR−50%
UK3.59 GBP−50%
Australia7.25 AUD−50%
Canada5.74 CAD−50%
Japan490 JPY−50%
Brazil10.34 BRL−50%
China18.50 CNY−50%

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

Brazil≈$2.0 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$5.1

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

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Oct 18, 2024
池袋PARCO『Horror Game Market "ARCADE"』出展（10/18～10/28）

池袋PARCO（東京都）にて開催中のホラーゲームにフォーカスしたマーケットイベント『Horror Game Market "ARCADE"』にMad Fatherが参加しております。 入場は無料で、Misaoやゆめにっきといった名作インディーゲームなど全6作品が展示され、コラボレーショングッズも販売しております。 ぜひお立ち寄りください！ ＜イベント期間＞ 2024年10月18日(金)～10月28

Aug 15, 2024
Misao - 2024 HD Remaster Update!

Mad Father developer sen's other horror classic Misao: Definitive Edition was released 7 years ago in October 2017, and today, it has been reborn again into Misao - 2024 HD REmaster! Misao - 2024 HD R

Feb 22, 2023
简体中文版紧急修复 (Simplified Chinese Ver Only)

诸位玩家。 前日对游戏进行更新时，由于我们的疏忽，发生了主角会在浴室卡住导致游戏无法继续进行的问题。我们已经对问题进行了修复。给大家造成不便我们深感抱歉。希望大家能继续在本作中玩得愉快。

Feb 15, 2023
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！

Feb 02, 2023
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

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsRPGMaker · Horror · Psychological Horror · Anime · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Exploration · Survival Horror · Story Rich · Adventure · Atmospheric · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean
Achievements21
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
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