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The Land of Pain
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“It's a good simple indie. The outside areas especially look nice.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Didn't hate the game. The core story is cool. No technical problems, it was well executed. Where it falls short is the actual gameplay. Gets a bit boring at times, no real challenge, just walking back and forth finding items to move forward. Doesn't mean it's bad because of that…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“The biggest issue with this one is that all the points of interest are too far apart resulting in overlong periods of nothing. Just getting to your cabin in the opening of the game itself is an exercise in tedium, and every area is like this. It all ends up feeling like filler,…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Cosmic Fear Arrives September 9 – New Demo Out Now
Hey everyone, big news for Cosmic Fear! The release date is officially set for September 9 , and a brand‑new updated demo is available right now . Watch the new trailer: Don’t forget to wishlist the g
Devlog – Cosmic Fear: Development Update & Release Window
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well. It’s been a little while since the last update, so I wanted to share how things are progressing behind the scenes. Cosmic Fear’s development has taken a bit
Startup Movie Available for The Land of Pain!
Hi everyone! I’m excited to announce that The Land of Pain has been selected by Valve to feature its own official Startup Movie . From the very moment you power on your Steam Deck or launch Big Pictur
THE STORY CONTINUES
Greetings Lovecraftian horror enthusiasts! The story of The Alien Cube and The Land of Pain continues with the third game of the series, Cosmic Fear. Check out the demo now and wishlist the game! http
COSMIC FEAR DEMO WILL LAUNCH IN APRIL!
The countdown begins— Cosmic Fear Demo is officially launching soon! Cosmic Fear is a story-driven first person horror adventure that expands the story behind the previous games The Land of Pain and T
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Exploration · Lovecraftian · Adventure · Walking Simulator · Survival Horror · Mystery · Psychological Horror · First-Person · Survival · Controller · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Italian, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.guzzoproductions.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required) Processor: Dual core 2.8 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 460 1GB/Radeon 5850 1GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space