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The Painscreek Killings
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Let me begin by first saying, I'm a grandfather who is nearly 60 that very much enjoys "cozy" games where there is not a huge amount of pressure on me to have conflicts or quick-time events in games. I do love immersive 1st person games like Cyberpunk 2047, Starfield, and the…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“A 7/10 detective game with a good amount of genuinely memorable moments. I think everyone complaining about it being too hard might just be stupid, because I didn't find it difficult at all to find where the keys went or where the game obviously wanted me to go next. Honestly I…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Probably the best "true" murder mystery I've ever played. I had fun playing, but this game for me has a stronger place in my heart for what it stands for rather than what it does. An open-world murder mystery that doesn't hold your hand is a terrifying idea executed really quite…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:47 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Painscreek Killings Soundtrack Release
Hi everyone, We’ve received many inquiries from fans asking whether the soundtrack for The Painscreek Killings would ever be released. We truly appreciate the continued interest and support. Originall
November 2024 Patch Notes
11/30/2024: Changed all locks to start at 0. ex. 6 digit lock will be 000000. Changes to how items are rotated while being Inspected.
July 2024 Patch Notes
7/24/2024: 1. Added 3200x2000 resolution. 2. Fixed an issue with Andrew's House. This fix will only work on save datas that didn't already run into this issue. If you left Andrew's house after interac
A Bold Approach to Mystery | Dissecting THE PAINSCREEK KILLINGS 1 by Vote 4 Holt
Hi everyone! Recently Vote 4 Holt published an essay style video about mystery games and featured The Painscreek Killings as his case study. He invited 4 players to play The Painscreek Killings and co
The Making of The Painscreek Killings Available Now with 10% off!
Hi everyone! We have released The Making of The Painscreek Killings to be available for purchase! To celebrate launch week, it will also be 10% off. The Making of The Painscreek Killings is a 206-page
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Investigation · Mystery · Detective · Exploration · Story Rich · Puzzle · Atmospheric · Horror · Walking Simulator · Open World · Supernatural · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Japanese, Russian, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Hungarian, Korean, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 33 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.eqstudios.com/painscreekkillings |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit Processor: i3-2120 @3.3GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 745 (or AMD equivalent) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 11 GB available space Additional Notes: *Subject to change after updates