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The Incident at Galley House

A detective visual novel about piecing together a fractured timeline

William Rous, Evil Trout Inc. · Published by Evil Trout Inc. · Released Jul 14, 2026

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 4,793
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 573 in 30 days
Players
77
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 18, 2026
Minimum PC
HD 510
8 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Incident at Galley House?

This detective puzzle game uses an illustrated visual novel format to explore an unsolved incident discovered at a supposedly abandoned house in 1936. Years later, you use a machine to listen to echoes of the past, navigating memories through a 3D interface to reconstruct what happened.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy logical puzzles about identities, places, and times
  • +you like story-driven mysteries with horror elements

Not for you if...

  • −you want freeform exploration rather than a visual novel

What players say

94% of 4,793 reviews are positive · 92% of 573 in the last 30 days

Players praise the voice acting and tools for searching and organizing clues. Some find the deductions too constrained, saying the story unfolds without enough room to work out the larger mystery themselves.

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The Incident at Galley House system requirements

Minimum: HD 510, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor
2.0Ghz Dual Core
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 510
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does The Incident at Galley House have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does The Incident at Galley House 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, Linux
Achievements
15
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.

Does The Incident at Galley House 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

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