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Photomaly
A PSX-style horror game where you manage a photo studio. Restock supplies, buy upgrades, photograph customers and print their order whilst encountering unexpected events.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“A fantastic analog-aesthetic horror game centered around running your missing father's seemingly-haunted photo shop with a secret. There are some comedic moments, good scares, fun references, and can be thoroughly enjoyed and fully completed in around 2 hours. Highly recommend…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I am a sucker for "cosy horror" and especially ones styled in a PS1-Esque style, this is no exception. A very fun, creepy and intriguing game with great scares and some real funny (yet unnerving!) moments that fit into the paranormal aspect. The playstyle loop is easy to learn…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Play this game Photograph the dainty man with the moustache and the ankle socks Make him your desktop background 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Did Someone Say Endless Mode? (Work in Progress)
Hello everyone! First of all, thank you once again for all the support, reviews, discussions, and feedback you have shared since Photomaly’s release. I am still reading nearly every discussion post an
10,000 Copies in 24 Hours - Thank You!
Hello everyone! As we reach the end of Photomaly’s fourth day since launch, I wanted to take a moment, as the game’s solo developer, to sincerely thank you and share how I have been feeling. First of
Quickfix #4 – French Localization & Save System Fix
Fixes Corrected an inaccurate French translation in the message displayed at the end of the game. Fixed a save system issue that could cause certain story-related photos to appear corrupted after load
Quickfix #3 – FPS Limit & Gameplay Improvements
FPS Limit Added an FPS limit option to the settings menu. Previously, the game could use unnecessarily high GPU resources on powerful systems due to running at an uncapped frame rate. Players can now
Quickfix #2 – Mouse Input & Day 4 Order Panel Fixes
Fixes Updated the mouse input system to address an issue affecting some Bluetooth and wireless mice, where the camera could suddenly flick or snap in a random direction. Fixed an issue on Day 4 where
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Horror · Retro · Psychological Horror · Management · Conspiracy · Atmospheric · Multiplayer · Mystery · Supernatural · Demons · Investigation (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Surround Sound |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Latin America |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 10 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD RX 560 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 2 GB available space