Kriophobia
Survival horror with scarce supplies and deadly cold underground
Fira Soft · Published by indie.io · Released Nov 20, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 65
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Sep 25, 2026
What is Kriophobia?
A single-player, third-person psychological horror game about Anna, a geophysicist trapped in a Soviet military base beneath Zhokhov Island after an expedition disaster. You search for a way out, solve puzzles, manage supplies and exposure to cold, and choose whether to fight or evade creatures.
For you if...
- +you prefer slow exploration and puzzles over constant action
- +you enjoy survival systems built around supplies and temperature
Not for you if...
- −you want free camera control rather than fixed viewpoints
What players say
91% of 65 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style and the Soviet bunker's atmosphere. Common complaints concern awkward camera changes, puzzle design, and technical glitches that still appear in recent reviews.
Screenshots and trailer
Kriophobia system requirements
Minimum: GTX 950M 2GB, 8 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 950M 2GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10, 11 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 4 GB
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Does Kriophobia have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Kriophobia run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- 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
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 42
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Portuguese - Brazil. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.
Does Kriophobia 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Survival Horror
- Psychological Horror
- Exploration
- Resource Management
- Cold War
- Third Person
- Story Rich
- Female Protagonist
- Atmospheric
- Horror
- Multiple Endings
- Hand-drawn
- Stylized
- Old School
- 1980s
- Adventure
Recent updates
- Sep 25, 2026 · 🎙️ Update 1.2: Portuguese Voiceover 🇧🇷 and Bug Fixes 🐞!
- Mar 25, 2026 · HotFix 1.1.2 - Prison puzzle rare hardlock
- Nov 28, 2025 · 🍏 Kriophobia now available for macOS!
- Nov 22, 2025 · HotFix 1.0.2 - Sudden Death in the Cold Puzzle
- Nov 21, 2025 · HotFix 1.0.1 - Monster fixes and Ice Axes