The Horror at Highrook

Card-based occult investigation with team management and ritual crafting

Nullpointer Games · Published by Nullpointer Games, Outersloth · Released May 1, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 491
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 12 in 30 days
Playing now: 5; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; May 8, 2025

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What is The Horror at Highrook?

A top-down, card-based investigation game set in gothic Highrook, where a team of occult investigators searches for a missing noble family. Across eight story chapters, you match investigators with items and locations to make tools and perform rites while managing hunger, injury, illness, and madness.

For you if...

+you enjoy reading notes to piece together mysteries
+you like experimenting with character, item, and location combinations
+you prefer manageable puzzles and a contained story

Not for you if...

−you want voice acting instead of text-heavy storytelling
−you want difficult puzzles and punishing survival systems

What players say

90% of 491 reviews are positive · 91% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise the art, atmosphere, and story, but many find the card tasks repetitive and the plot too linear to replay. Some report getting stuck without clear hints or losing progress to bugs.