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Fall of Porcupine

Story-driven adventure about a new doctor at a small-town hospital

Critical Rabbit · Published by Assemble Entertainment · Released Jun 15, 2023

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 733
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 14 in 30 days
Players
1
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 9, 2025
Minimum PC
HD 4000
4 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Fall of Porcupine?

In this single-player, 2D adventure, you play Finley, a new doctor at St. Ursula's hospital in the town of Porcupine. You explore the hospital and town, choose dialogue responses that affect relationships, and diagnose and treat patients through conversations and minigames as Finley navigates work-life pressures and problems in healthcare.

For you if...

  • +you like slow-paced stories about work and relationships
  • +you appreciate hand-drawn art and emotional storytelling
  • +you enjoy getting to know a town through conversations

Not for you if...

  • −you want action rather than conversations and minigames
  • −you expect dialogue choices to reshape the main plot

What players say

77% of 733 reviews are positive · 71% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the art, characters, and emotional story. Many criticize the slow pacing, repetitive or awkward treatment minigames, and an ending they find abrupt; some also report bugs and unclear minigame controls.

How many players finish Fall of Porcupine?

21% of Steam players have unlocked «Dawn», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Fall of Porcupine system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 4 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (64bit)
Processor
Intel i5 Quad-Core
Graphics
Intel HD 4000
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Using a game controller is highly recommended.

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64 Bit)
Processor
Intel i5 Quad-Core
Graphics
GeForce GTX 560
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Using a game controller is highly recommended.

Does Fall of Porcupine have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Fall of Porcupine 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
Achievements
19
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese.

Does Fall of Porcupine 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

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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