The Dark Queen of Mortholme
Story-driven action game where you play the final boss
Mosu · Published by Monster Theater · Released Aug 15, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 4,382
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 189 in 30 days
- Players
- 10
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Sep 9, 2026
What is The Dark Queen of Mortholme?
You control the Dark Queen in a single-player, fixed-screen 2D game set in her gothic domain. You use a growing set of attacks against a hero who keeps returning after defeat, and choose dialogue responses that lead to different endings.
For you if...
- +you prefer games designed for a single sitting
Not for you if...
- −you want exploration rather than repeated confrontations
What players say
83% of 4,382 reviews are positive · 91% of 189 in the last 30 days
Players praise the dialogue, character writing, and pixel art. Some question the price given the limited content, while recent reviews also criticize finicky combat controls.
Screenshots and trailer
The Dark Queen of Mortholme system requirements
Minimum: 128 MB, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Dark Queen of Mortholme?
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- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, and 11
- Graphics
- 128 MB
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, and 11
- Processor
- 2GHZ+
- Graphics
- 512 MB
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
Does The Dark Queen of Mortholme have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Dark Queen of Mortholme 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, Linux
- Achievements
- 8
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Galician, French, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese.
Does The Dark Queen of Mortholme 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
- Souls-like
- Villain Protagonist
- Female Protagonist
- Gothic
- Atmospheric
- 2D
- Pixel Graphics
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- Dark
- Emotional
- Psychological
- Choices Matter
- Supernatural
- Fantasy
- Visual Novel
Recent updates
- Sep 9, 2026 · NVIDIA Driver Slowdown [Bug Fix]
- Oct 22, 2025 · The Dark Queen gets Native Linux Support
- Jul 22, 2025 · Whispers from the Queen's Throne: July Update + Price Reveal