The Picture in The House
First-person horror adventure in a house hiding a Lovecraft mystery
Dystopia Game Studio · Released Dec 30, 2020
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 52% of 144
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Dec 13, 2020
What is The Picture in The House?
In this free, single-player horror adventure, a Boston researcher gets lost while studying family histories in Arkham and finds a neglected house. You explore its rooms, solve mechanical puzzles, and browse illustrated books, with animated cutscenes advancing the story.
For you if...
- +you prefer short adventures focused on investigation
- +you enjoy finding story details scattered throughout rooms
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-focused horror over exploration and puzzle solving
What players say
52% of 144 reviews are positive
Players praise the house's atmosphere and the adaptation of Lovecraft's story. Recent reviews still report game-stopping freezes, compounded by the lack of saves, alongside poor visibility and awkward controls.
Screenshots and trailer
The Picture in The House system requirements
Minimum: GTX 960, 4 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Processore: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350.
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 290.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i5-4590/AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater
- Memory
- 8 MB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
Does The Picture in The House have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Picture in The House run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default configuration is not performant
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 5
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Picture in The House 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
