The Old City: Leviathan
A first-person walking simulator where the environment tells the story
PostMod Softworks · Released Dec 3, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 70% of 551
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Dec 12, 2014
Metacritic: 62/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Old City: Leviathan?
This first-person exploration adventure takes place in a decaying city left by a long-gone civilization. You play a sewer-dwelling isolationist, advancing by exploring and piecing together a narrative from your character's monologue and details in your surroundings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy slow exploration through surreal environments
- +you like stories centered on philosophical questions
Not for you if...
- −you want action rather than walking and reading
What players say
70% of 551 reviews are positive
Players praise the environmental art, atmosphere, and soundtrack. Some find the narration overly wordy and the story difficult to follow.
Screenshots and trailer
The Old City: Leviathan system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 460, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Old City: Leviathan?
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- OS
- Windows Vista / Windows 7 / 8
- Processor
- 3.0 GHz dual core or better
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 compatible with 512 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 / 8 - 64-bit
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz quad core or better
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 compatible with 1 GB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / Radeon HD 7950)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does The Old City: Leviathan have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Old City: Leviathan 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
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Old City: Leviathan 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
- Walking Simulator
- Adventure
- Atmospheric
- Exploration
- Indie
- First-Person
- Story Rich
- Surreal
- Great Soundtrack
- Horror
- Philosophical
- Mystery
- Short
- Lovecraftian
Recent updates
- Dec 12, 2014 · The Old City: Leviathan – First Patch
- Dec 12, 2014 · The Old City: Leviathan – First Patch
