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Night Record: Thin Walls

Night Record: Thin Walls

Vadim, a maintenance worker in a decaying post-Soviet apartment, leaves town to care for his sick mother, asking his wife to take over his duties. As she settles into the routine, the building begins to feel off quiet in all the wrong ways.

Released Sep 19, 2026 Developer Althera Studio Platforms Windows Psychological HorrorHorrorStory RichWalking SimulatorAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ $3.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

82.5%positive63 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“I don’t usually play a lot of games like this, so I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect, but I ended up enjoying it way more than I thought I would. The atmosphere is probably my favorite part. The apartment building, lighting and sound design all work really well together and…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“This is a proper slow burn, and the tension keeps building with every act. The visuals were my favorite part, especially the courtyard. It really nails that post-Soviet atmosphere, and stepping outside for the first time reminded me of that hopeless feeling when you first enter…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Tried it - washed out colors, almost to the point of unplayable, like it's trying to be HDR in an SDR setup. Soft locked twice in 30 mins of trying ot play it, not worth the hassle. Cool idea, bad execution.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Sep 25, 2026
Update 0.0.6 — Expanded Localization & General Polish

Hello everyone , We are continuing to expand language support to make the game accessible to more players while refining the overall experience. This patch introduces official support for two new lang

Sep 24, 2026
Update 0.0.5 — New Scene, Audio Fix & Improved Guidance

Hello everyone, We are back with another update as we continue to refine and polish the game experience based on your feedback. In this patch, we have introduced a new scene, improved in-game objectiv

Sep 23, 2026
Update 0.0.4 — Sensitivity Settings, New Content & Endgame Fixes

Hello everyone , We are constantly listening to your valuable feedback and working every day to improve the game experience. This update resolves a critical issue at the end of the game, introduces a

Sep 22, 2026
Update 0.0.3 — Endgame Content & Expanded Localization

Hello everyone , We are back with a new update based on your feedback and ongoing reports. This patch introduces expanded language support, new endgame content, and several adjustments across key scen

Sep 21, 2026
Hotfix 0.0.2 — Post-Launch Fixes

Hello everyone , It has been two days since launch. In that time we went through every review, bug report and gameplay video that reached us on Steam. This first update is the result: some scares now

Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresIndie, Simulation
Player tagsPsychological Horror · Horror · Story Rich · Walking Simulator · Atmospheric · Simulation · First-Person · 1990's · Exploration · Immersive Sim · Thriller · Mystery (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Korean
Official sitehttps://www.altheragames.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core™ i5-6600K or higher Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM) or AMD equivalent DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: Yes