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Draugen

A psychological mystery told by an increasingly unreliable narrator

Red Thread Games · Released May 29, 2019

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 1,973
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 26 in 30 days
Players
5
daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Jun 14, 2019
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 670
6 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Draugen?

A single-player, first-person adventure set in a Norwegian coastal village in 1923. You play Edward, an American searching for his missing sister, exploring the village for clues and talking with your companion, Lissie.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy slow-paced stories with psychological horror elements

Not for you if...

  • −you want a lengthy campaign or open-ended investigations

What players say

74% of 1,973 reviews are positive · 73% of 26 in the last 30 days

Players praise the scenery, atmosphere, and soundtrack. Common complaints focus on a disjointed story and an ending players find abrupt and unresolved.

Screenshots and trailer

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Draugen system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 670, 6 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5
Graphics
GeForce GTX 670/AMD HD 7870 2GB VRAM
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel Core i7
Graphics
4GB VRAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Draugen have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Draugen run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
13
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Norwegian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.

Does Draugen 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

3 DLC available.

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