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Mad Father

Pixel-art horror adventure uncovering secrets in a family's mansion

sen · Published by PLAYISM · Released Sep 22, 2016

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 6,952
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 79 in 30 days
Players
25
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Aug 15, 2024
Minimum PC
Integrated
1 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Mad Father?

In this single-player, 2D horror adventure, 11-year-old Aya Drevis explores her family's mansion after a strange incident amid nightly experiments. You search rooms, solve puzzles, and use objects such as hammers and chainsaws to uncover what happened. Blood Mode changes the story on a second playthrough.

For you if...

  • +you like solving puzzles as you explore a mansion
  • +you enjoy seeing a story change on a second playthrough

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike pixel graphics or sudden scares
  • −you want combat-focused horror rather than mansion exploration

What players say

97% of 6,952 reviews are positive · 100% of 79 in the last 30 days

Players praise the story, eerie atmosphere, music, and puzzles they find manageable. Some complain that easily missed items can make reaching the true ending require tedious backtracking.

Players over time

▲ +9% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 34 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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How many players finish Mad Father?

47% of Steam players have unlocked «The Promise», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Mad Father system requirements

Minimum: Integrated, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or Greater
Processor
Intel Core 2 1.06Ghz
Graphics
Integrated graphics
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
100 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Mad Father have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Mad Father 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
21
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean.

Does Mad Father 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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