The Works of Mercy
First-person psychological thriller where you kill on a stranger's orders
Peпtacle · Released Sep 26, 2018
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 41% of 209
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Oct 10, 2018
What is The Works of Mercy?
A first-person, single-player psychological thriller in which a tormentor forces you to kill seemingly random victims to save your family. Its roughly two-hour story becomes increasingly surreal and has multiple endings.
For you if...
- +you prefer story-focused horror to traditional survival mechanics
Not for you if...
- −you avoid games with gore and graphic violence
What players say
41% of 209 reviews are positive
Players praise the atmosphere but criticize the confusing storytelling. Some also report bugs and a lack of saves.
Screenshots and trailer
The Works of Mercy system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 6 GB RAM, 18 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 1
- Processor
- Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
- Graphics
- Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 18 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 1
- Processor
- Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3.4 GHz / AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
- Graphics
- Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 18 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does The Works of Mercy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Works of Mercy run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Does The Works of Mercy 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
