Claire
Survival horror where rising panic makes the environment more threatening
Hailstorm Games · Released Jul 7, 2014
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 69% of 327
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 12 years ago
- Oct 8, 2014
What is Claire?
Claire is a single-player, 2D survival horror game set across dark levels, where a young woman searches for her comatose mother. Accompanied by her dog, you explore with a lighter or flashlight, scavenge supplies, and decide whether to help other people lost in the darkness.
For you if...
- +you enjoy horror told through pixel art
- +you like choices that lead to different endings
Not for you if...
- −you want combat rather than evasion to drive encounters
What players say
69% of 327 reviews are positive
Players praise the horror atmosphere and sound design. The most common complaints concern confusing maps, repetitive corridors, and excessive backtracking. Some also criticize the PC version for not receiving the console Extended Cut's improvements.
Screenshots and trailer
Claire system requirements
Minimum: 256 MB, 3 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Claire?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.0 Ghz
- Graphics
- 256 MB Card
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.5 Ghz
- Graphics
- 512 MB Card
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
Does Claire have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Claire run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 16
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian.
Does Claire 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
Tags
- Horror
- Indie
- Female Protagonist
- Adventure
- Pixel Graphics
- Action
- 2D
- Survival Horror
- Atmospheric
- Psychological Horror
- Singleplayer
- Dark
- Side Scroller
Recent updates
- Oct 8, 2014 · Soundtrack Now Available + Patch v1.1 Suggestions
- Oct 8, 2014 · Soundtrack Now Available + Patch v1.1 Suggestions
- Aug 4, 2014 · Version 1.03.1 Available
- Aug 4, 2014 · Version 1.03.1 Available
1 DLC available.