Old Gods Rising
First-person mystery adventure about strange events at a university
Bad Blood Studios · Released May 20, 2020
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 113
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Jun 14, 2021
Metacritic: 54/100 (critic reviews)
What is Old Gods Rising?
You play a disgraced history professor hired to advise on a film at Ashgate University in this first-person adventure mystery. You explore the campus, examine artifacts, decipher ancient languages, and solve puzzles to reach new areas. Collected phone numbers let you call people and navigate conversations to investigate what is happening.
For you if...
- +you enjoy Lovecraftian mysteries with humor and cultural references
Not for you if...
- −you want challenging puzzles with little guidance
- −you expect a lengthy adventure rather than a brief mystery
What players say
72% of 113 reviews are positive
Players praise the campus design and voice acting. Some report glitches, while the ending divides opinion, with some finding it abrupt or unsatisfying and others defending it.
Screenshots and trailer
Old Gods Rising system requirements
Minimum: GTX 570, 8 GB RAM, 25 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Dual-Core Intel i5 CPU @ 2GHz or similar
- Graphics
- nVidia GTX 570 or better - 2GB of VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 25 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- SSD preferred
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i7 CPU @ 2.6GHz or better
- Graphics
- nVidia GTX 960 or better - 2GB of VRAM or more
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 25 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- SSD highly recommended for improved performance
Does Old Gods Rising have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Old Gods Rising run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 46
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Old Gods Rising use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
