Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients

First-person point-and-click horror about tracing an ancient legend through puzzles

Lost Spell · Released Aug 5, 2015

Reviews: Mixed; 60% of 63
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 10 years ago; May 25, 2016
Minimum PC: HD 4000; 2 GB RAM · 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients?

You play anthropologist Thomas Farrell in a first-person horror adventure set in 1930s Buenos Aires, investigating the Legend of the Ancients. Beginning in an old boarding house, you search locations for items and solve story-related puzzles using point-and-click controls. It begins a story planned across two games.

For you if...

+you enjoy horror inspired by Lovecraft and Blackwood
+you like piecing together lore from journals and recordings

Not for you if...

−you want to move around using keyboard controls
−you expect a self-contained story with a conclusive ending

What players say

60% of 63 reviews are positive

Players praise the voice acting, soundtrack, and eerie atmosphere. Later reviews continue to report crashes and glitches, while other complaints concern hard-to-spot items and frustrating puzzle solutions.

Screenshots and trailer

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Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 2 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows: XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon X2 2.0 GHz
Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (dual channel RAM recommended), GeForce 8600 GT, Radeon HD 3650 with 512MB video memory
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space

Does Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 23
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English, Spanish - Spain. Text only: German, Greek, Russian, Turkish.

Does Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam