The Archetype
Psychological-horror adventure built around a child's changing mental state
Rafael Barreto, MacKenzie Kaser · Published by SA Industry · Released Sep 16, 2015
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 59% of 73
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Dec 6, 2017
What is The Archetype?
A psychological-horror adventure about nine-year-old Archty Tolomei, who suspects his missing mother and siblings are still in the family home. You explore and engage in dialogue as the environment and conversations change meters tracking his psychological state. The story is planned across four chapters covering different stages of his life.
For you if...
- +you prefer story-driven horror to fast-paced action
Not for you if...
- −you avoid depictions of child abuse and family violence
What players say
59% of 73 reviews are positive
Players praise the atmosphere and the attempt to connect psychological themes with gameplay. Recurring complaints concern clunky movement and controls, unintuitive gameplay, and a lack of polish.
Screenshots and trailer
The Archetype system requirements
Minimum: 8400, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel i3
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce 8400
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Processor
- Intel i7
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 980
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does The Archetype have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Archetype run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default configuration is not performant
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Archetype 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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Recent updates
- Oct 31, 2015 · Halloween Update - Chapter 2
- Oct 31, 2015 · Halloween Update - Chapter 2
- Oct 9, 2015 · New Update!
- Oct 9, 2015 · New Update!
- Sep 20, 2015 · New update
