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Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones

Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones

Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

Released Sep 26, 2019 Developer Cultic Games Publisher Fulqrum Publishing Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGIndieLovecraftianHorrorTurn-Based Combat
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

66.4%positive2,438 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“This is not going to be a popular review. I really liked the game, despite the rage it gets. The game is graphically beautiful without needing to be too demanding. It has great soundtrack, ambiance, really effective at creating an atmosphere we would expect from a game set in a…”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is a Lovecraftian pastiche horror CRPG/”Sanity Loss for tripping over a rock” simulator developed by Cultic Games, a company out of Istanbul who talked about how their “next game” would be a Lovecraftian RPG after seeing a hole in the CRPG genre…”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
Not recommended · 6 found this helpful

“After around 10 hours of playtime, I can say that this game may just not be for me. I wasn't into the themes and the game seems difficult for the sake of being difficult. The character creation is fine but after hours of playing I wish some things were explained better. I enjoy…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 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 2026-07-25.

98achievements
3.6%median completion
1.1%rarest: Mishap!
45.1% of players 26.2% of players 24.3% of players 19.7% of players 18.5% of players 18.2% of players 17.9% of players 16.2% of players 15.6% of players 15.2% of players 15.0% of players 14.6% of players 14.5% of players 13.1% of players 12.5% of players 12.1% of players 11.1% of players 11.1% of players 10.4% of players 10.4% of players 10.4% of players 9.6% of players 9.4% of players 9.0% of players 8.5% of players 8.5% of players 8.5% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 7.7% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.6% of players 6.1% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 45.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
45.1%World Dart Champion — Drive Hershel mad
26.2%The Investigator — Create an Investigator character
24.3%You Have Perished — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Mishap! — Suffer 30 Critical Failures
1.2%The Despised — Attain hostile status against both factions (Mob and Cult)
1.3%Crawford's Disciple — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK16.99 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Dec 26, 2025
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is on a Winter Sale!

It’s Steam Winter Sale time! Perfect time for some occult gaming, we must say. That’s why Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is at an 80% discount until the 5th of January! But that’s not all. If you want

Aug 22, 2025
Reign of the Old Ones – 80% Off as Stygian: Outer Gods Gets New Update

Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is now available with a massive 80% discount all week long . If you’ve been waiting for the right time to dive into Arkham’s descent into madness, this is it. You can al

May 30, 2025
Stygian Franchise Sale is Here!

Greetings, ladies, gentlemen, and any eldritch entities watching us from the void! It fills us with joy to announce that Stygian has just started its first Franchise Sale here on Steam! Until June 5,

Apr 16, 2025
Lovecraftian Days are Here, Stygian: Outer Gods is Out Now and So Is a Bundle!

Greetings, everyone, Another year, another kind of Lovecraftian madness descends upon us. Lovecraftian Days are here! That means loads of discounts and piles of announcements related to Lovecraftian g

Apr 04, 2025
Lovecraftian Days are Near - Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones Will Take Part!

Greetings, everyone, Third installment of Lovecraftian Days , a Steam event hosted by Fulqrum Publishing , is right around the corner and Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones will be included. Lovecraftian

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Indie · Lovecraftian · Horror · Turn-Based Combat · Violent · Atmospheric · Adventure · 2D · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Choices Matter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish
Achievements98
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.stygianthegame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 - 64bit Processor: Intel i3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers