Metel - Horror Escape
First-person horror escape game where you must cover your tracks
Linked Squad · Released Aug 31, 2020 · Early Access
Early Access, no updates for over a year
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 2,712
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 18 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Jul 16, 2024
What is Metel - Horror Escape?
This first-person horror puzzle game puts you in a cage inside an abandoned house in the forest. Search the house and solve puzzles to escape, hiding evidence of your progress and returning to the cage before your captor checks on you. Its four chapters follow different victims.
For you if...
- +you enjoy puzzle escapes that punish careless moves
- +you want single-player horror focused on hiding rather than fighting
Not for you if...
- −you want to confront your pursuer in direct combat
- −you dislike retracing your steps to conceal what you changed
What players say
93% of 2,712 reviews are positive · 100% of 18 in the last 30 days
Players praise the puzzles and creepy atmosphere. Several want more content or a follow-up; one calls the game short, while another reports stuttery controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Metel - Horror Escape system requirements
Minimum: HD 6000, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Metel - Horror Escape?
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- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- Intel Dual-Core 2GHz or AMD Dual-Core 2GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 400 series or AMD Radeon HD 6000 series, 1GB Video Card (Minimum Shader Model 2.0)
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Metel - Horror Escape have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Metel - Horror Escape run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Russian.
Does Metel - Horror Escape 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Horror
- Indie
- Puzzle
- First-Person
- 3D
- Hidden Object
- Survival Horror
- Action
- Investigation
- Exploration
- Survival
- Story Rich
- Time Manipulation
- Old School
- Dark
- Realistic
Recent updates
- Feb 23, 2023 · WARMING
- Dec 9, 2022 · New Year's update!
- Apr 21, 2021 · Chapter Release - Emily