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Writer. Chapter 1

Writer. Chapter 1

You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.

Released Jan 6, 2025 Developer Beshbarmak games Platforms Windows ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-Person
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

73.0%positive63 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I am not even kind of done with this game yet but I just had to write a review. This. Is. Amazing. One of the best horror games Ive played so far and im not even finished with it. The atmosphere is incredible. The jump scares are fantastic. The game play is easy and to the…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Developed and published by Beshbarmak games, Writer. Chapter 1 is a psychological horror adventure that emphasizes suspense, exploration, and storytelling over fast-paced action. The game opens with the protagonist awakening in a strange location with little memory of how they…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I finished the game in under one hour, usually i am a very easily scared person but this game wasnt scary at all, the atmosphere just never builds up. The game overuses jumpscares to the point that they just stop working entirely and ontop of that the puzzle aspect of the game…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

7achievements
23.2%median completion
7.9%rarest: Wrong way.
89.3% of players 74.5% of players 74.5% of players 23.2% of players 17.9% of players 11.6% of players 7.9% of players 89.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.3%Checkmate! — A quick win.
74.5%Writer. — Chapter 1.
74.5%Smile! — You are being filmed by a hidden camera.
Rarest badges of honor
7.9%Wrong way. — Where are you going?
11.6%They have sunk into oblivion. — Throw 100 dummies into the abyss.
17.9%Hello! — Classic greeting.

Latest official news

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Jul 26, 2025
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Jan 10, 2025
Writer. Chapter 1 - Update.

Salam alaikum batyrs and jigitki. 😎 We've prepared a patch with updates: 1. Fixed the sound playback bug for mannequins. 2. Fixed the unlocking of two achievements. 3. Added tutorial notifications. 4.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsExploration · Puzzle · Detective · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Psychological Horror · Horror · Simulation · Controller · Linear · Realistic · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Japanese
Achievements7
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: WINDOWS® 10, 11 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® i5-4570K 3.4 GHz 4 Core™ / AMD FX-8350 8 3.5GHz 8 Core™ Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce® GTX 1050ti 4GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 4GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: 3GB HDD (SSD recommended)