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The Classrooms

First-person survival horror in shifting school halls with sound-sensitive monsters

Xefier Games, Hillcrest Games Inc. · Published by Xefier Games · Released Oct 28, 2022 · Early Access

Action

AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 3,324
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 119 in 30 days
Players
97
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 days ago
Oct 31, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
8 GB RAM · 12 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Classrooms?

This first-person, single-player survival horror game takes place in a condemned school in 1996, as Robert Chen investigates the disappearance of students, including his sister. You search procedurally generated halls and classrooms for keys and equipment while learning how to survive encounters with entities. Some can hear sounds picked up by your microphone.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy exploring eerie halls and classrooms
  • +you like learning how different monsters behave
  • +you want microphone noise to affect encounters

Not for you if...

  • −you want to play a horror game with friends
  • −you prefer fixed maps when retrying difficult objectives
  • −you want to explore without hostile creatures nearby

What players say

87% of 3,324 reviews are positive · 73% of 119 in the last 30 days

Players praise the uneasy atmosphere, changing layouts, and distinct monster behaviors. The most common complaints are poor performance and bugs, including enemies getting stuck or clipping through walls. Some players also find later randomized levels tedious or unfair.

Players over time

▲ +136% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 178 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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The Classrooms system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 or Higher
Processor
Intel i5 2.6Ghz or AMD equivalent
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD equivalent minimum 4GB VRAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
12 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 or Higher
Processor
Intel i7 3Ghz or AMD equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB VRAM or higher
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
12 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
More advanced graphics options available for those with higher end machines (ie RTX)

Does The Classrooms have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does The Classrooms run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • 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
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Danish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Mongolian.

Does The Classrooms use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

UPDATE: over 90% of the AI-generated content was removed! Some of the 2D art and music in The Classrooms were originally created with the help of AI tools, not as a replacement for artists, but to get the uncanny, slightly "off" look of AI-generated content. This was intentional, as it reflects the kind of strange content the Superstructure itself would make. Our goal has always been to evoke that uneasy and almost-familiar feeling. To build on this while moving away from AI, we are now trying approaches like fan art contests to gradually replace this content, while still preserving this uniqu...
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UPDATE: over 90% of the AI-generated content was removed! Some of the 2D art and music in The Classrooms were originally created with the help of AI tools, not as a replacement for artists, but to get the uncanny, slightly "off" look of AI-generated content. This was intentional, as it reflects the kind of strange content the Superstructure itself would make. Our goal has always been to evoke that uneasy and almost-familiar feeling. To build on this while moving away from AI, we are now trying approaches like fan art contests to gradually replace this content, while still preserving this unique aesthetic. For video and music production, we plan to collaborate with real people, though budget and scheduling mean this will take time.

The statement mentions: ArtMusic & sound

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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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