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SHUT IN
SHUT IN is a dark comedy/psychological horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house. Explore a hostile home, solve puzzles, and withstand sarcasm from a rude and unreliable narrator. Idiot.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“A real emotional and wild game with such a simple idea. I find it complex and fun to mess around with, and the whole time I play I felt something strange in my heart, the style and narration is perfect at capturing what this game is about, and I find it just perfect!”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“I adored this game. I wish it had achievements for my lil goblin brain 😆 But seriously, this is a wonderful, short yet replay-able game. As someone who has struggled with feelings of hopelessness, anxiety about leaving the house, issues with executive dysfunction, and all the…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“yuhhhh”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedLatest official news
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Update v1.2.2 - Patch Notes
Patch Notes v1.2.2: Bug fixes: ✔ Removed a bug causing the Strange Jar to occasionally be added to the player's inventory whilst upstairs. ✔ Fixed an issue which allowed players to continue using item
Update v1.2.1 - Patch Notes
Patch Notes v1.2.1: Changes: ✔ Changed USB Cable description to add a small hint. Bug fixes: ✔ Fixed visual bug exposing concealed part of wall in The Box. ✔ Fixed instance of an endgame message repea
Update v1.2 - SHUT UP: Patch Notes
Maybe somewhere in that dark little house, there's room for a little growth... It's time to SHUT UP . The final major content update for SHUT IN is here, bringing you the most definitive, depressing,
SHUT IN Update v1.2: SHUT UP - Delayed until Monday 18 Oct!
Just a quick announcement to say that, unfortunately, due to unforeseen difficulties, the release date for SHUT UP has been delayed for a couple of days, just to iron out a few more kinks. Once again,
SHUT IN Update v1.2: SHUT UP - Coming Friday 15 Oct!
Tired of living in such a messy home? Does your tired old decor need an update? Maybe that's what you need to get out of this rut. Maybe this will fix all of your problems! The next major content upda
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Dark Comedy · Horror · Narration · Emotional · Exploration · Puzzle · 2D · Psychological Horror · Dark Humor · Funny · Psychological · Surreal (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | https://hiddentrack.org.uk/shutin |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit) Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU or better, PixelShader v3.0 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space