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The Dark Queen of Mortholme
You are the final boss, the Dark Queen of Mortholme, unrivaled in power. A hero invades and is easily crushed. Yet, they keep returning. A short-form indie game about an unusual bond, perspectives, and the beauty of change.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“:( i hate giving a negative review to such a cool game but it keeps crashing. Edit: Dev reached out and is actively trying to help fix the game and troubleshoot so i can play! Changed to a upvote for the dedication. really cool to see a dev do that”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Great, touching story, but be adviced that it is very short (around 30 min)”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I wish there were mixed rating for reviews, because I'm not sure if I can recommend this game or not, because while I really like the idea for this game and for these character's relationship between each other, but the game felt wayyy too short and the execution of this idea…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
NVIDIA Driver Slowdown [Bug Fix]
Some players were reporting slowdowns near the end of the game. This ended up being an NVIDIA driver issue. As a result, we switched the default renderer from GL Compatibility to Forward+ to resolve r
The Dark Queen of Mortholme gets Nintendo Switch Controller Support 🦇
In fellow Dark Queen Rhaeynera's voice SOME OF YOU HAVE MENTIONED THAT... ...we didn't support the Nintendo family of controllers...!! That is now folly, and talk of such times is now indefinitely out
The Dark Queen’s Decree: 4 New Languages Now Available
📜 Citizens of Mortholme 📜 It is I, the goblin servant at the beginning of the game, who dies immediately! You may call me... Jimothy \ Thanks to our illustrious and ever-ethereal Dark Queen, we have d
The King and the Dark Queen Bundle
My SUBJECTS A new bundle has arrived. Long have tales foretold the coming of not one oppressive ruler, but two! Does the King know the ways of Mortholme? Will he adapt to our Kingdom? Does he love a p
Mortholme Surprise Weekend Sale (40% off!)
𝒪𝐹𝐹𝐼𝒞𝐼𝒜𝐿 𝒟𝐸𝒞𝑅𝐸𝐸 𝐹𝑅𝒪𝑀 𝒯𝐻𝐸 𝒟𝒜𝑅𝒦 𝒬𝒰𝐸𝐸𝒩 𝒪𝐹 𝑀𝒪𝑅𝒯𝐻𝒪𝐿𝑀𝐸 ℙ𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕄𝕒𝕪 𝟙𝟝𝕥𝕙, 𝕐𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞 📜 📜 📜 📜 📜 📜 📜 📜 📜 𝕾𝖚𝖇𝖏𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖘 These hallowed halls speak to me. They echo with shrieks and cries from Mortholme’s f
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Villain Protagonist · Female Protagonist · Gothic · Atmospheric · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Singleplayer · Dark · Emotional · Psychological · Souls-like · Choices Matter (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Spanish - Latin America * , Galician * , French * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Turkish * , German * , Japanese * , Korean * , Simplified Chin… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Official site | https://monstertheater.games |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, and 11 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 128 MB Storage: 200 MB available space