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Wardwell House
A storm washed you upon the shore of a mysterious island with a horrific past. A terrifying first-person atmospheric horror game.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“Crim's Humble Opinion Curator Unique Concept This is a kind of horror novel game that uses exploration like gameplay elements. Each screen you explore is an interactive panorama using real photographs much like the technology used in Google Maps. This concept is a somewhat novel…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Loved this game. Here are some pros and cons of the game: Pros of WardWell House: - The graphics and transitions into new scenes were seamless! - I really enjoyed the zoom feature required to gain additional information from the very visible interaction points (yellow dots).…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Wardwell House is a short half-hour atmospheric horror adventure that utilizes a unique concept, but suffers from lackluster execution. After several weeks of being abandoned at sea, you've washed up on the shore of an unknown island, suffering from exposure and with your boat…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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Wardwell House is now FREE
Hey Everyone, We've made Wardwell House completely free for all users. We greatly appreciate everyone that has played this game and would love for new users to try it. If you like this game, be sure t
New game announcement
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New game announcement
We're excited to announce our new game "8/8/88 Needle AL". It's about to leave Early Access soon so you we're running a 50% sale on it. You can grab the full game now for just $0.99 instead of the ful
Wardwell House visual and control update
To celebrate the Early Access release of our new game "8/8/88 Needle AL", we decided to improve the control scheme and increase the resolution for Wardwell House. This is the best version of the game
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | America · Horror · Atmospheric · Exploration · Walking Simulator · Point & Click · Story Rich · Psychological Horror · Realistic · FPS · First-Person · Thriller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx 2.00 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x15DD) DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 1550 MB available space Sound Card: AMD High Definition Audio Device