Mad Father
Pixel-art horror adventure uncovering secrets in a family's mansion
sen · Published by PLAYISM · Released Sep 22, 2016
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 6,800
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 75 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 21
- peak 24h 22
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Aug 15, 2024
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 6,800 reviews are positive · 100% of 75 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Mad Father system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean.
Tags
- Horror
- Psychological Horror
- Anime
- Pixel Graphics
- 2D
- Exploration
- Survival Horror
- Story Rich
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Indie
- Atmospheric
- Female Protagonist
- Violent
- Dark
- Gothic
Recent updates
- Aug 15, 2024 · Misao - 2024 HD Remaster Update!
- Feb 22, 2023 · 简体中文版紧急修复 (Simplified Chinese Ver Only)
- Feb 15, 2023 · 繁體中文版緊急修復 (Traditional Chinese Ver Only)
- Feb 2, 2023 · New Patch Update
- Nov 22, 2022 · Bug fixed Update (English Ver Only)
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