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Shadow of Pharos
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“A really atmospheric and unique addition to the lo-fi indie horror genre! Navigating the pitch-black corridors of a decaying world while trying to survive an unsettling paranormal entity is just as tense as it sounds. The retro, pixelated levels are beautifully designed, and…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Latest official news
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Investigation on game crashes
Hey everyone, we have noticed quite a few reports of game crashes, initially we assumed those were being caused by interactions with the 'Quit Game' book, or some other interaction that makes the game
Shadow of Pharos - Bug Fixes 2 and Language Update
Hey everyone, While we've been hard at work on our next game, Pharos (consider adding it to your wishlist), we've also been keeping an eye out for your feedback on reviews, forum posts and videos, so
Shadow of Pharos - Bug Fixes 1
Dear players, First of all, thank you all so much for playing our game. During the last two days, we have noticed a couple of small inconsistencies in some of the game's texts. None of which hindered
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Horror · Atmospheric · Immersive · Mystery · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Singleplayer · 3D · First-Person · Free to Play · Indie · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 1 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4790 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 Storage: 2 GB available space