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The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“the man does indeed have a hat and the ward is indeed of shadow”
— a player, Steam review · 215 hrs played“💋”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“So bad”
— 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Indie · First-Person · Adventure · Atmospheric · Action · Singleplayer · Walking Simulator · Survival Horror · Anime · Female Protagonist · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: 2.0Ghz - Low budget CPUs such as Celeron or Duron needs to be at about twice the CPU speed Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon X1000/GeForce 6 - Integrated graphics and low budget cards might not work. Storage: 250 MB available space