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The Old City: Leviathan
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“Under the guise of a religious parable The Old City: Leviathan tells a powerful allegorical story about questioning the fundaments of reality, the rejection of certainty in pursuit of knowledge and the role of the individual in the intellectual developement of the species. They…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“Beautiful game, The first person perspective is very well executed, But needs to be experienced first hand, I recommend checking this game out and giving it a go. +The visuals and the artwork combined with the narration and the environments are excellent, plus the music is…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A Reddit atheist, a Christian fundamentalist, and a schizophrenic philosophy major all walk through an Unreal Engine 3 tech demo while arguing. I have now explained the game and saved you $6. Look, I want to like this game - as much as you can call it a game, it is without a…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Old City: Leviathan – First Patch
This patch adds keybinding for the Xbox controller. You can find those options in the options menu. It also fixes the issue of running and zooming with the controller. Enjoy!
The Old City: Leviathan – First Patch
This patch adds keybinding for the Xbox controller. You can find those options in the options menu. It also fixes the issue of running and zooming with the controller. Enjoy!
The Old City: Leviathan has been released!
We've launched and you can now buy the game for a discount of 25% off for a week! With this discount, we've launched with a slick new trailer for you to check out! Enjoy!
The Old City: Leviathan has been released!
We've launched and you can now buy the game for a discount of 25% off for a week! With this discount, we've launched with a slick new trailer for you to check out! Enjoy!
Release date has been pushed from the 1st to the 3rd.
In light of the recent Steam sale, we've decided to push the release date of The Old City: Leviathan from the 1st of December to the 3rd of December. We'll be releasing a slick new launch trailer on 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 | Walking Simulator · Adventure · Atmospheric · Exploration · Indie · First-Person · Story Rich · Surreal · Horror · Great Soundtrack · Philosophical · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | http://postmodsoftworks.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista / Windows 7 / 8 Processor: 3.0 GHz dual core or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible with 512 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Windows compatible sound card