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The Killing Stone
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century occult horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of demons - and outwitting the Devil himself.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-21 · quoted reviews as of 2026-09-27.
“I got this game on a whim having never heard of it, and I am shocked it hasn't made a bigger splash--it's absolutely phenomenal. I think Inscryption is the most obvious comparison, in that it's a narrative rich horror game that alternates between first-person sequences and an…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Interesting gameplay and art design. Enjoying it so far.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“demons hate this one weird trick: [alt-f4s] In all seriousness, I'm having a blast playing! I'm not great at deckbuilders/card battlers generally, but while it's felt challenging it hasn't felt impossible at all and I've been enjoying myself even on the occasion when I get…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 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 2026-10-16.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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1.0 Now Available!
The Killing Stone! Each careful candle has been lit. The secret words, once whispered - now intoned. The summoning circle is complete! 1.0 Launches Today We’re so happy to share the full game with you
The Killing Stone 1.0 Launches October 21st and Price Change Announcement
The Killing Stone launches out of Early Access and into 1.0. What’s New Since early access began, we’ve continued to expand and refine The Killing Stone with new optional story content, gameplay balan
Patch Notes: July 21, 2026
This is a small hotfix, primarily intended to address an issue with a minor section of story content not playing when it should. During Rasmine's witching hour , there was a bit of narrative during a
Early Access Update #4: Balance Adjustments, New Narrative, Fixes and Polish
Greetings, witches, warlocks, and magic lawyers who talk to cats! This update is a gently cursed cornucopia - we've got bug fixes, deck balance changes, reward structure changes ... and another all-ne
Early Access Update #3: New Story Content, Visual Polish, and Fixes/Tweaks
New Story Elements In this update, we have added some new narrative content over the course of Rasmine's chapter, which expands the storyline of supporting characters. It is optional, and therefore mo
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-10-21.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Early Access · Card Battler · Card Game · Story Rich · Strategy · Horror · Dark · Stylized · Casual · Dynamic Narration · Deckbuilding · First-Person (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Official site | https://www.thekillingstone.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 / Intel Core i7-4770K Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, 2 GB / AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB / Intel Arc A310, 4 GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 10 GB available space