The Children of Clay

Point-and-click archaeological horror about investigating an ancient artifact

Balazs Ronyai · Released Mar 7, 2025

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 99% of 4,226
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 97% of 88 in 30 days
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 7, 2025
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 550 Ti; 4 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Children of Clay?

This short, free, first-person adventure uses stop-motion animation. You examine an ancient artifact to uncover its secret, with lore inspired by Hungarian mythology.

For you if...

+you enjoy piecing together clues through observation and research

Not for you if...

−you want action-driven horror rather than methodical examination

What players say

99% of 4,226 reviews are positive · 97% of 88 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tense atmosphere. The main complaint is that the game ends too soon.

Screenshots and trailer

The Children of Clay system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100)
Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 100 MB available space

Does The Children of Clay have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Children of Clay 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, Linux
Achievements: 6
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Catalan.

Does The Children of Clay 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