Strange Antiquities
Point-and-click puzzles about identifying occult artifacts and running a shop
Bad Viking · Published by Iceberg Interactive · Released Sep 17, 2025
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 3,404
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 77 in 30 days
- Players
- 33
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 9 months ago
- Jan 7, 2026
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Strange Antiquities?
In this single-player point-and-click adventure, you run an occult shop in Undermere, a lakeside town threatened by otherworldly forces. Each day, you inspect and catalog artifacts, cross-reference illustrated books, and choose items for customers. You also follow maps to retrieve objects and investigate rumors, and solve puzzles hidden within the shop.
For you if...
- +you enjoy a gentle pace and careful observation
- +you like choices that let you help or curse customers
Not for you if...
- −you want action or multiplayer rather than solitary puzzle-solving
What players say
95% of 3,404 reviews are positive · 88% of 77 in the last 30 days
Players praise the cozy, eerie atmosphere, storytelling, and puzzles. Several describe artifact identification as more demanding than in Strange Horticulture.
Screenshots and trailer
Strange Antiquities system requirements
Minimum: DX11 compatible, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10 or above
- Processor
- Quad core processor
- Graphics
- DX11 compatible
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or above
- Processor
- i3 10100
- Graphics
- GTX 1060
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Strange Antiquities have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Strange Antiquities run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- 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
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 22
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.
Does Strange Antiquities 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
- Mystery
- Puzzle
- Cozy
- Dark
- Detective
- Atmospheric
- Point & Click
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Investigation
- Exploration
- Story Rich
- Relaxing
- Lore-Rich
- Multiple Endings
- Choices Matter
Recent updates
- Oct 6, 2025 · Patch v1.0.40
- Sep 29, 2025 · Patch v1.0.37
- Sep 26, 2025 · Patch v1.0.36
- Sep 24, 2025 · Patch v1.0.35
- Sep 19, 2025 · Post launch bug fixes v1.0.30
1 DLC available.