Paranormal
First-person horror where a house's hauntings change between playthroughs
Matt Cohen · Released Sep 12, 2013 · Early Access
ActionAdventureIndieSimulation
Early Access, no updates for over a year
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 58% of 414
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Nov 19, 2018
What is Paranormal?
This first-person horror game follows Mattel Clarke, an artist filming paranormal activity in his own house. You explore rooms, read the previous owner's journals, and document escalating disturbances, sleeping to recharge your camera's batteries.
For you if...
- +you replay horror games to discover different endings
Not for you if...
- −you want cooperative ghost hunting with other players
- −you dislike jump scares and distorted camera effects
What players say
58% of 414 reviews are positive
Players praise the atmosphere created by strange sounds and objects moving on their own. The most common complaint is that development appears abandoned, with recent reviewers continuing to report a long absence of updates.
Screenshots and trailer
Paranormal system requirements
Minimum: 512 MB Memory. Shader Mod…, 2 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Paranormal?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 (64-bit Recommended) (Unreal Engine 4 Requires 64-bit)
- Processor
- 2.0 Ghz Dual-Core CPU
- Graphics
- 512 MB Graphics Memory. Shader Model 3.
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Integrated graphics chips are not officially supported yet. They may or may not work with the game. Parts of the game running on Unreal Engine 4 require DirectX 10 or above.
Recommended
- OS
- 7, 8, 10 (64-bit Recommended) (Unreal Engine 4 Requires 64-bit)
- Processor
- 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core CPU
- Graphics
- 1024 MB Graphics Memory. Shader Model 4.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Integrated graphics chips are not officially supported yet. They may or may not work with the game. Parts of the game running on Unreal Engine 4 require DirectX 10 or above.
Does Paranormal have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Paranormal run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- 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
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 1
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Paranormal 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
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Recent updates
- Nov 19, 2018 · Patch Notes for Paranormal Patch #13 (UE4 ALPHA V007)
- Jul 21, 2017 · Patch Notes for Paranormal Patch #12 (UE4 ALPHA V006)
- Jul 21, 2017 · Patch Notes for Paranormal Patch #12 (UE4 ALPHA V006)
- Dec 10, 2016 · Patch Notes for Paranormal Patch #11 (UE4 ALPHA V005)
- Dec 10, 2016 · Patch Notes for Paranormal Patch #11 (UE4 ALPHA V005)
