Welcome to the Game
Deep web horror puzzle game with hidden keys and kidnappers
Reflect Studios · Released Jun 15, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 2,698
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 11 in 30 days
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Nov 1, 2017
What is Welcome to the Game?
In this single-player horror puzzle game, you browse simulated deep web sites from a computer screen, searching for eight hidden keys that form the address of the Red Room, a site for interactive torture and murder. You solve puzzles and complete minigames to fend off hacking attempts while watching for kidnappers.
For you if...
- +you like difficult puzzles under constant threat
- +you enjoy searching websites for hidden clues
Not for you if...
- −you want a relaxed game without sudden scares
- −you avoid stories involving torture and murder
What players say
84% of 2,698 reviews are positive · 72% of 11 in the last 30 days
Players praise the tension, jump scares, and satisfaction of making progress through a difficult game. They complain about tedious site searches, unforgiving hacking minigames, and attack sounds they find hard to hear.
How many players finish Welcome to the Game?
3.5% of Steam players have unlocked «REDRUM», 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
Welcome to the Game system requirements
Minimum: 1024MB, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Welcome to the Game?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 2.4 GHZ
- Graphics
- 1024MB
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Best ran at a 16x9 aspect ratio / 1080p
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 2.8 GHZ +
- Graphics
- 4096MB +
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Best ran at a 16x9 aspect ratio / 1080p
Does Welcome to the Game have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Welcome to the Game run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 11
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Welcome to the Game 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
Tags
- Horror
- Hacking
- Psychological Horror
- Simulation
- Indie
- Puzzle
- Difficult
- Gore
- Singleplayer
- Violent
- Nudity
- Dark
- Sexual Content
- First-Person
- Atmospheric
- Survival Horror
Recent updates
- Nov 1, 2017 · The Waiting Room 1.0.3 Update
- Nov 1, 2017 · The Waiting Room 1.0.3 Update
- Sep 1, 2017 · 2.2 Update Now Live - Introducing Casual Mode
- Sep 1, 2017 · 2.2 Update Now Live - Introducing Casual Mode
- Apr 18, 2017 · 2.1 Update Now Live - Windows Only
1 DLC available.