DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
Third-person horror adventure across haunted realms, fighting ghosts with cameras
Digital Happiness · Released Mar 24, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 1,169
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Feb 14, 2024
What is DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark?
A standalone, single-player horror adventure follows Linda after she is transported to the Mirror Realm. You explore eight haunted domains in third person, solve puzzles, and fight ghosts in first person with a smartphone and SLR camera. You choose the order in which to visit the domains as Linda searches for a way out.
For you if...
- +you enjoy solving puzzles across separate haunted areas
- +you want more context for Linda's journey
Not for you if...
- −you prefer a continuous journey over separate areas
- −you want horror where fighting ghosts is rare
What players say
79% of 1,169 reviews are positive
Players praise the atmosphere and ghost encounters. The most common complaint is clunky combat, especially slow recovery after hits that can leave Linda vulnerable to repeated attacks. Some players also criticize reused locations.
Screenshots and trailer
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 - 64 bits
- Processor
- Quad-Core 2.4 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Traditional Chinese, Japanese.
Tags
- Adventure
- Horror
- Indie
- Female Protagonist
- Survival Horror
- Third Person
- Gore
- Nudity
- Survival
- Psychological Horror
- Atmospheric
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