Metaphobia
Point-and-click mystery about a murder case that seems already solved
Digital Mosaic Games · Released Feb 10, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 539
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Jan 8, 2020
What is Metaphobia?
A free, single-player point-and-click adventure about Richard Elmstat investigating the murder of his father, a newly elected mayor. A thief is already convicted, but Richard suspects a political rival and pursues the case across more than thirty locations.
For you if...
- +you enjoy finding uses for objects and deciphering coded messages
- +you like the style of classic adventure games
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-focused gameplay over dialogue-driven investigation
What players say
84% of 539 reviews are positive
Players praise the pixel art, animation, and voice acting. Reactions to the story are mixed, while recurring complaints concern unclear puzzle requirements and slow, exposition-heavy pacing.
Screenshots and trailer
Metaphobia system requirements
Minimum: Integrated, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Metaphobia?
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- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 300 MHz
- Graphics
- Integrated
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 530 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 & up
- Processor
- 1 GHz & up
- Graphics
- Integrated
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 530 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Metaphobia have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Metaphobia run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 6
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Metaphobia 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
Tags
1 DLC available.
