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Room 817: Director's Cut

Room 817: Director's Cut

Welcome to one of the scariest old-school horror games. Here, you're not the predator, but the prey. Any mistake will cost you your life. Hide, solve puzzles, explore, and embrace the inevitable terror. The Ancient horror lurks, awaiting you. Based on true events.

Released Apr 21, 2024 Developer Bormak Studio Platforms Windows HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorPuzzleInvestigation
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (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 2026-09-26.

78.9%positive76 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Room 817: Director's Cut is a survival horror title that confidently embraces the genre's old-school roots, delivering a tense and uncompromising experience that favors atmosphere, exploration, and player awareness over cinematic spectacle. Developed and published by Bormak…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 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 2026-09-26.

10achievements
21.4%median completion
13.1%rarest: The Explorer
85.8% of players 53.8% of players 23.2% of players 23.1% of players 21.9% of players 21.4% of players 17.3% of players 16.1% of players 14.1% of players 13.1% of players 85.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.8%Welcome to the Room 817 — Hidden achievement
53.8%You never know — Solve the puzzle with the cell
23.2%Dinner is served — Solve the puzzle in the sanctuary
Rarest badges of honor
13.1%The Explorer — Find a way to open the door to the secret room
14.1%The Exodus — Find a way out
16.1%Heart of the Ancient One — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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

Apr 21, 2024
Patch 1.01

Resolved Issues: The Painting Puzzle no longer gets stuck after a restart.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsHorror · First-Person · Survival Horror · Puzzle · Investigation · Psychological Horror · Singleplayer · Story Rich · 1990's · Mystery · Action · Lovecraftian (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Finnish, Indonesian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Hindi, Malay *
Achievements10
Official sitehttps://bormakstudio.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 350 MB available space