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The Dark Rites of Arkham
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Anorher awesome dark adventure by these devs, can't wait for the next one!”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Good Lovecraftian point-and-click. Nice puzzles, great references to the mythos, and an overall nice story. I actually wish there was more of it to play, since I liked the dynamic of the two main characters and the worlds/places they explored. Got stuck a couple of time, but…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“The Dark Rites of Arkham doesn’t do anything particularly new with Lovecraft-inspired storytelling, but it hits all the right notes delightfully if what you want is a kind of “greatest hits” collection. It reminded me of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. You pretty…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 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
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The Postmodern Adventures Bundle
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Hotfix Update 1.0.1
- Fixed an issue where players could get stuck because the gas station icon disappeared after returning from the cult without having spoken to Stuart Davis. - Fixed an issue where a nurse’s line would
The Dark Rites of Arkham is OUT!
Grab your fedora from the coat rack, because The Dark Rites of Arkham has officially launched on Steam!
The Dark Rites of Arkham is coming February 3!
Greetings, adventurers! We've got exciting news: The Dark Rites of Arkham is launching on February 3rd! Postmodern Adventures ’ most ambitious game sees the light of day. Featuring more puzzles and mo
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Point & Click · Lovecraftian · Exploration · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Detective · Dark Fantasy · Investigation · Mystery · Horror · Dark (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Spain |
| Achievements | 30 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1 GHz Graphics: Directx compatible card Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Directx compatible card