Demonologist

First-person co-op horror about identifying and exorcising evil spirits

Clock Wizard Games · Released Sep 25, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 24K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 155 in 30 days
Playing now: 104; peak 24h 233
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 days ago; Sep 16, 2026

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Demonologist?

A first-person horror investigation game for one to four players, set in cursed locations haunted by evil spirits. In each match, you use ghost-hunting equipment to identify the spirit, complete objectives, and perform a map-specific exorcism while dealing with random paranormal events and voice-reactive environments.

For you if...

+you want tense co-op horror with frequent jump scares
+you like investigating ghosts before performing distinct exorcisms
+you enjoy unpredictable paranormal events and reactive environments

Not for you if...

−you quickly tire of repeated or scripted scares
−you dislike grinding money and experience for equipment

What players say

85% of 24,242 reviews are positive · 81% of 155 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the tense atmosphere, frequent jump scares, co-op play, and map-specific exorcisms. Common complaints include repetitive scripted scares, slow progression, bugs, and limited content; some players also say recent updates caused crashes or severe performance problems on older hardware.

Screenshots and trailer

Demonologist system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10, 64 Bit
Processor: Intel i5 or new-gen i3 / AMD equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: SSD Required / Not compatible with Mac Products

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 26
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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 graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Swedish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Spanish - Latin America.