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Terrors to Unveil - Day Off
Jack Williams, a 26 year old hard-working man, is finally taking a day off after a long week at work. He decides to spend his day off at his quiet cottage for a weekend of relaxation. Little did he know what would happen during his stay there.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Strong retro horror aesthetic” (17 of 100 reviews) and “Unsettling atmosphere and scares” (16); the most common complaint is “Tedious repetitive tasks” (34). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
What the most-helpful reviewers agree on
17 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“6/10 ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☑ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐…”
“Visually this game is quite pretty and I enjoy the time inside the cabin. Absolutely love the feeling of warmth that comes from it as the snow falls outside. Additionally, the few jumpscares this game has actually got…”
“This game relies heavily on repeated jumpscares, but their constant recurrence quickly dulls the sense of fear, leaving the experience more predictable than terrifying. A clearer task system - ideally pinned to the…”
16 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“The gameplay is fine; it's similar to many other games. However, the worst part is the navigation. If you don't read the orange text, you won't know what to do next, and you can't even return to the main menu—you have…”
“Pure Story Based Triller, No Scary Jumpscare, Just Pure Scary Vibes With Psychopathic Incidents, I Genuinely Loved It - 9/10, Just Because It wAS Purely Based On Environmental Horror.”
“[EN] Starting off, I have to say it feels much more polished than the first "Intrusion". The jumpscares are those simple, nice jumpscares you’d expect from an indie game like this—I'd say they give you a quick jump…”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Pure Story Based Triller, No Scary Jumpscare, Just Pure Scary Vibes With Psychopathic Incidents, I Genuinely Loved It - 9/10, Just Because It wAS Purely Based On Environmental Horror.”
“actually a nice, short story. at first i thought dave was going to be the killer because we’d taken the "employee of the month" title from him, to be fair, we deserved it, since we were basically doing all the work…”
“great game the immersion the scary parts the ending just great”
4 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Who needs a Day Off? (me...) Lots to do! Within 90mins of gameplay I: played a game inside a game!, made and served a couple of burgers, drove a car, chopped some wood and ate stove cooked can food, walked in a snowy…”
“It's fine if you got it for free.”
“very nice game, kinda scary in the right environment. buy on sale”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Who needs a Day Off? (me...) Lots to do! Within 90mins of gameplay I: played a game inside a game!, made and served a couple of burgers, drove a car, chopped some wood and ate stove cooked can food, walked in a snowy…”
“much better than the first game and i was a lot more tense and some of the jump scares actually got me i appreciate it being longer and more original and i do like the visuals im just sad you cant pet the dog :( im…”
“Fantastic short indie horror game, takes about an hour to complete the story and get 100% achievements. There are a few bugs that make the game feel unfinished and the gameplay is a bit slow but the jumpscares and…”
34 of the 100 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“6/10 ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☑ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐…”
“I can't believe this has positive reviews. Buggy as hell, overly long, nonsensical, completely narratively empty, buggy, visually disgusting, logically incompetent, buggy, disturbingly slow, qualitatively ridiculous.…”
“это настолько ужасно, что мне даже смешно. Ладно ещё скримеры которые придумал хрен пойми кто, но сама история это просто смех.”
19 of the 100 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Visually this game is quite pretty and I enjoy the time inside the cabin. Absolutely love the feeling of warmth that comes from it as the snow falls outside. Additionally, the few jumpscares this game has actually got…”
“I can't believe this has positive reviews. Buggy as hell, overly long, nonsensical, completely narratively empty, buggy, visually disgusting, logically incompetent, buggy, disturbingly slow, qualitatively ridiculous.…”
“это настолько ужасно, что мне даже смешно. Ладно ещё скримеры которые придумал хрен пойми кто, но сама история это просто смех.”
19 of the 100 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“I can't believe this has positive reviews. Buggy as hell, overly long, nonsensical, completely narratively empty, buggy, visually disgusting, logically incompetent, buggy, disturbingly slow, qualitatively ridiculous.…”
“Es ist definitiv nicht schlecht, ist aber halt Fears to Fathom inspirert mit dem VHS Filter, den Dialogen usw. Außerdem zieht das Game sich unnötig lange wie z.B. beim Arbeiten oder beim Koffern packen, was nicht mal…”
“its okay but its really long, like okay 1 hour is ok but please i dont want to make food like 4 times its not a My restaurant game its indie horror. I would add more tasks or like you can choose the outcome of the game…”
14 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Nothing much enjoy and the content even locking into DLC.”
“I couldn't even finish this ♥♥♥♥, it drags on for an hour until the game actualy starts, and even after that its still boring and slow, genuenly don't play this ♥♥♥♥, the game is euro but I feel like I should be the one…”
“its not a bad game but its very short and its around 5 bucks, not worth it for a game that is less then 2 hours.”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I can't believe this has positive reviews. Buggy as hell, overly long, nonsensical, completely narratively empty, buggy, visually disgusting, logically incompetent, buggy, disturbingly slow, qualitatively ridiculous.…”
“Bad game, nonsensical, buggy and badly optimized.”
“The gameplay is fine; it's similar to many other games. However, the worst part is the navigation. If you don't read the orange text, you won't know what to do next, and you can't even return to the main menu—you have…”
Counted across 100 English reviews (the 100 most helpful) · as of 2026-09-27
“short psychological horror game in the style of VHS/PS1, focusing on exploration, uncovering a mystery, and gradually building tension in a secluded cabin in the woods ✅Few moments can be truly frightening ✅Exploration, interactions with objects, and occasional dialogue choices…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“The real horror is the part where you work in a real job”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Unless you've received this game for free (which I did), it's not worth buying. The story is ok, but the poor visuals and lack of animations really drive down the overall quality and experience. As well, the game is very short. Some objectives are unclear and the progression…”
— 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
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Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Psychological Horror · Horror · Adventure · Multiplayer · Casual · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration · 1990's · Atmospheric · Indie · Crime (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Greek, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian |
| Achievements | 8 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-6350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB | AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space