Forbidden Art

VR horror escape rooms set inside a killer's hidden lair

AIXLAB · Released Mar 25, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 102
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; May 9, 2024
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 1060; 8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Forbidden Art?

This single-player, first-person VR puzzle game takes place in an abandoned chapel repurposed as a killer's lair in rural South Korea. To escape, you work through a linear series of rooms and passages, using clues and inventory items to solve puzzles while staying out of the killer's sight.

For you if...

+you enjoy difficult puzzles without an in-game hint system
+you prefer physically walking around to moving with controllers

Not for you if...

−you avoid gore and jump scares in horror games

What players say

90% of 102 reviews are positive

Players praise the tense atmosphere, puzzle design, and hands-on VR interactions. Individual complaints concern unintuitive puzzle solutions, difficulty solving color-based puzzles with color blindness, frequent stuttering, and a blank display with the HP Reverb G2.

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Forbidden Art system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1 or newer
Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 or AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

Does Forbidden Art have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Forbidden Art 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: 13
Steam features: Family Sharing, VR
Languages: Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese, Korean. Text only: German, Russian, Japanese.

Does Forbidden Art 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