Pyromaniac
First-person horror with street exploration and fights against scorched monsters
Dominik Braun · Published by tayoDEV · Released Jan 30, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 1,297
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 235 in 30 days
- Players
- 20
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 months ago
- Aug 21, 2026
What is Pyromaniac?
This single-player, first-person horror adventure takes place in a Czech city in 2009, where Nikolas Rendl wakes near a bus stop with no memory of what happened. Across five chapters, you explore the streets, find keys to reach new areas, and use weapons to defend yourself against scorched monsters.
For you if...
- +you prefer short horror campaigns with multiple endings
Not for you if...
- −you want complex combat with consistently demanding encounters
What players say
87% of 1,297 reviews are positive · 85% of 235 in the last 30 days
Players praise the atmosphere, visual style, and sound design. The most common criticism is its close resemblance to Cry of Fear, while some players also find the story predictable or too heavily explained near the end.
Screenshots and trailer
Pyromaniac system requirements
Minimum: Vega 8, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Pyromaniac?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon Vega 8
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- Notes
- these specs are based on what is confirmed to run well and doesn't necessarily mean it's the minimum
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1650
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Does Pyromaniac have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Pyromaniac 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 graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Czech. Text only: German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Italian, French, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Croatian.
Does Pyromaniac 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
- Indie
- Psychological Horror
- Action
- Adventure
- Survival Horror
- Horror
- Action-Adventure
- Dark
- Walking Simulator
- Stylized
- Atmospheric
- First-Person
- Violent
- Exploration
- Gore
- 3D
Recent updates
- Aug 21, 2026 · Patch 1.42
- Aug 15, 2026 · Patch 1.41
- Apr 8, 2026 · Hotfix 1.312
- Mar 24, 2026 · Hotfix 1.311
- Mar 10, 2026 · Patch 1.31
1 DLC available.
