The Miskatonic
A dark comedy visual novel set at an occult university
Rapscallion · Released Jul 19, 2018
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 408
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Jul 18, 2018
What is The Miskatonic?
A visual novel set at an occult university in a world shaped by Lovecraft's stories. You read conversations and move between hub areas as Charlotte LeStrange, a newly hired witch whose errands for the mutated faculty lead her into a conspiracy.
For you if...
- +you enjoy unconventional takes on Lovecraft's cosmic horror
Not for you if...
- −you want branching choices or alternate endings
- −you avoid nudity, gore, and sexual jokes
What players say
76% of 408 reviews are positive
Players praise the character art and comedic dialogue, though some find the humor falls flat. The most common complaints concern the short length and abrupt ending.
Screenshots and trailer
The Miskatonic system requirements
Minimum: 1920 X 1080, 0.4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Miskatonic?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP+
- Processor
- 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
- Graphics
- 1920 X 1080
- Memory
- 400 MB RAM
- Storage
- 530 MB available space
Does The Miskatonic have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Miskatonic run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does The Miskatonic 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