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The Wailer

A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.

Released May 19, 2023 Developer Ethan Robichaux Publisher Vultive Entertainment Platforms Windows Exploration Dungeon Crawler FPS Puzzle Perma Death

View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

79.2%positive130 reviews

Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's great, but pretty hard without a map, especially the final stage. If you're having trouble just think of it more as a puzzle game where you're trying to manipulate an ai. also i think people think they need the torches lit at all times but you only need it for one thing and…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

6achievements

13.1%median completion

12.8%rarest: Unbound and Unburdened

Almost everyone has

44.5%Trapped and Tormented — Rekindle the Warden's Flame

31.7% Engraved and Explored — Decrypt the Rune Shufflers

22.1%Lost and Forgotten — Complete Stage 1

Rarest badges of honor

12.8%Unbound and Unburdened — Complete Stage 3

13.0%Risen and Reborn — Complete Stage 2

13.1%Planned and Executed — Reunite the Shards of the Manipulated

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 26, 2024
TRUFFLE | Available Now for Free

Hello! My newest game "TRUFFLE" has just released! It is a complete remake of the original in a new game engine and with over double the content! This is my first sequel and I hope everyone enjoys thi

May 22, 2023
The Wailer | Available Now for Free

Hello! My latest game is out now for free on Steam! It is called 'The Wailer', and it is a highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. I hope that you all enjoy this

May 22, 2023
Patch 1.0.3

- Made final level chandelier event easier to trigger Apologies for the occasional crashes upon death, looking into it and will try to fix it soon.

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

Genres	Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Player tags	Exploration · Dungeon Crawler · FPS · Puzzle · Perma Death · Horror · Action RPG · Action-Adventure · 3D · First-Person · Psychological Horror · Action (Steam store community voting)
Features	Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
Languages	English
Achievements	6
Official site	https://www.vultiveentertainment.com/

Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later Processor: Intel i5 Quad-Core, 2.7 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 660 Storage: 600 MB available space