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The Devil is in the Details

The Devil is in the Details

A survival horror spot-the-difference game set in a twisted Hell gameshow. Demons will distract you, torment you, or try to kill you. The Arbiter is your mysterious guide—sometimes helpful, sometimes...not so much. Spot the anomalies or suffer the consequences.

Released Sep 30, 2024 Developer HideWorks Platforms Windows IndieRealisticImmersive SimFunnyHorror
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

98.6%positive69 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The Devil is in the Details, developed and published by HideWorks, is a cleverly twisted blend of memory-based puzzle design and psychological horror that turns a normally relaxed genre into something tense and unsettling. It takes the familiar idea of spotting differences or…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“What an overlooked title! I had so much fun playing this, its not your run of the mill spot the anomaly game though that is in the description but this has so many unique twists to make it fun, difficult and packed with solid jump scares. Includes good humor as well. i`m gonna…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I was recommended by the devs to check out the game and nice that they joined in to watch. The game was pretty nice and love the visual. The jump scares got me good xD. the pranks was top notch but i hate the mask so much lol The game is worth to get and played through the past…”

— a player, Steam review · 35 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 2026-09-26.

98achievements
1.9%median completion
0.3%rarest: The Devil is in the Details - Heart Of Darkness
93.1% of players 91.0% of players 87.0% of players 85.8% of players 82.4% of players 81.5% of players 80.1% of players 70.5% of players 64.7% of players 62.9% of players 47.9% of players 47.7% of players 46.8% of players 45.1% of players 43.4% of players 36.2% of players 31.5% of players 28.7% of players 25.9% of players 16.9% of players 16.8% of players 16.2% of players 16.0% of players 14.7% of players 12.9% of players 11.5% of players 11.5% of players 11.3% of players 10.8% of players 10.4% of players 9.3% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.6% of players 3.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 93.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.1%The Devil is in the Details - Welcome to the Devil's Game — The Game Begins
91.0%The Devil is in the Details - INITIATE - I — Finished Level I
87.0%The Devil is in the Details - INITIATE - II — Finished Level II
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%The Devil is in the Details - Heart Of Darkness — You've descended into the Heart Of Darkness!
0.3%The Devil is in the Details - Ultra Puppet Master — You've collected all the puppets in the Extreme Trial
0.4%The Devil is in the Details - Sacred Showoff — You achieved something...quite difficult!

Latest official news

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Jan 16, 2025
Patch 1.2.1.1

Fixed an issue related with setting quality to low

Jan 14, 2025
Patch 1.2.1

New Trial selection screen with "The Devil's Game", "Cozy Mode", and "Customize Experience" options. Tweaked Final Battle Music intensity to allow players to still hear the Piano cursed object correct

Jan 03, 2025
Patch 1.1.4

Fixed a bug where the evil ghost spawned even if in the game options Enemies were turned off.

Dec 31, 2024
Patch 1.1.3

Patch Notes: Fixed a bug related to one text not being displayed in different languages.

Dec 12, 2024
Patch 1.1.2

Reduced speed at which enemies consume time, effectively lowering the difficulty.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Realistic · Immersive Sim · Funny · Horror · Psychological · Atmospheric · Puzzle · Escape Room · Surreal · Action-Adventure · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements98
Official sitehttps://www.hideworksgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 3 GHz Quad-core Intel or AMD processor Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1080 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD Storage: 7 GB available space