The Watson-Scott Test
Text-based psychological horror built around a multiple-choice personality test
Normal Wholesome Games · Released Oct 19, 2018
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 69% of 855
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Oct 21, 2018
What is The Watson-Scott Test?
In this single-player horror game, you use the mouse to answer questions as a personality test explores your fears. Sessions take about twenty minutes, with procedurally generated questions and a branching narrative.
For you if...
- +you enjoy horror that blurs fiction and reality
Not for you if...
- −you want action or reflex-based challenges instead of reading
What players say
69% of 855 reviews are positive
Players praise the uneasy atmosphere, though reactions to the scares vary. Common complaints concern predictable jump scares, limited replay value, and too little content for the price.
Screenshots and trailer
The Watson-Scott Test system requirements
Minimum: ® HD, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Watson-Scott Test?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-Bit or later
- Processor
- 2GHz Dual Core Processor or better
- Graphics
- Intel® HD Graphics
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor
- Quad core 3.0GHz Processor or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 780
- Memory
- 4 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does The Watson-Scott Test have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Watson-Scott Test run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does The Watson-Scott Test 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
Tags
- Psychological Horror
- Indie
- Horror
- Text-Based
- Interactive Fiction
- Violent
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
- Jump Scare
Recent updates
- Oct 21, 2018 · Thank You & First Update
