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The Land of Pain

First-person horror adventure about uncovering a mystery while hunted

Alessandro Guzzo · Released Sep 13, 2017

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 625
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
8 months ago
Feb 3, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 460
4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Land of Pain?

A single-player, first-person cosmic horror adventure about investigating an ancient mystery after something strange appears in the woods. You explore a large map of abandoned buildings, caves, and swamps, collecting clues and using objects to solve puzzles. You have no weapons, so survival depends on running, hiding, and using the environment.

For you if...

  • +you prefer slow exploration and atmosphere over frequent action

Not for you if...

  • −you want to stand your ground and fight enemies

What players say

77% of 625 reviews are positive

Players praise the environmental visuals, sound design, and storytelling. Complaints focus on chases that require trial-and-error escape routes and long stretches of walking between points of interest.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Land of Pain system requirements

Minimum: GTX 460, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
Processor
Dual core 2.8 GHz
Graphics
GTX 460 1GB/Radeon 5850 1GB
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
Processor
Quad core 2.0 GHz
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 670 2GB /AMD R9 270x 2GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does The Land of Pain have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does The Land of Pain 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
  • 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
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Italian, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish.

Does The Land of Pain 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

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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