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The Anomalous Hour
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Pretty fun little horror game. The concept is simple, but it works really well. Walking through an empty subway station and constantly wondering if something changed definitely gets you looking at every little detail. It’s not a super long game, but I actually liked that. It…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“One of the better anomaly games, at an excellent price. Some anomalies are pretty hard to spot, making the game challenging. I only have two gripes 1. Although the anomalies and endings you found are saved, your platform progress isn't. Which means if you quit the game when…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“pretty fun though some of the anomalies are very hard to find.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 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
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Dare to Enter The Anomalous Hour with a 15% Discount until November 7
Greetings, anomaly seekers. It has been a while. As the Halloween season approaches, the anomalies are emboldened to drag unwitting souls into The Anomalous Hour. Let us take the initiative. We are pr
Get 15% off The Anomalous Hour on Summer Steam Sale
Greetings, anomaly seekers. The season of summer is upon us. The sun might blaze with unbearable heat outside, but it won't reach the dark corners of the Anomalous Hour. The Anomalous Hour is particip
🏆The Anomalous Hour v1.2g: Achievement Fix and Two New Anomalies❓
Attention, anomaly seekers! The Anomalous Hour v1.2g is now live. We discovered two new anomalies lurking in the darkness and we fixed an achievement-related bug. Here's the full patch notes: 🏆Bug Fix
🎯 Version 1.2: Discover New Endings and New Achievements 🏆
Attention, anomaly seekers! Based on your exploration reports, we have enacted the latest update (version 1.2) for The Anomalous Hours. We've made the following astounding discoveries: 📹 Five New Endi
📸 Update Announcement: Version 1.1c Now Live! 📸
Attention, anomaly seekers! We are ready to unveil the latest update (Version 1.1c) for The Anomalous Hours, based on your invaluable exploration data and reports. Here's what's new: 📷 Improved Camera
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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 | Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Exploration · Hidden Object · Investigation · Walking Simulator · Simulation · 3D · First-Person · Adventure · Horror · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 44 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel i3 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space