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The Horror at Highrook

90% positive · 474 Steam reviews · released May 1, 2025 · by Nullpointer Games

HorrorMysteryLovecraftianInvestigationCard GameBoard GameNonlinearStory Rich

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~15,642 (P10–P90: 6,257 – 34,412)

Gross revenue: ~$256,401 ($102,563 – $564,075)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Story & writing88% positive · 194 mentions
“This is a single-player, linear, lovecraftian, card-based game. Do I recommend this? Maybe. "It depends" on you and what you like. You will probably like this game if you are into... Single player card games like: Stacklands, Inscryption…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 10 h played
Gameplay & mechanics87% positive · 113 mentions
“This is a single-player, linear, lovecraftian, card-based game. Do I recommend this? Maybe. "It depends" on you and what you like. You will probably like this game if you are into... Single player card games like: Stacklands, Inscryption…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 10 h played
Visuals & audio87% positive · 78 mentions
“The best way I can describe the game’s appeal is this: You know in games like XCOM, when you’re watching the last few seconds tick down on a research project, anticipating not just the mechanical benefits but also the plot/backstory reveal…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 7 h played
Content & longevity84% positive · 76 mentions
“Too bad steam doesn't have a middling score, since this one sits right in the middle for me. I was a fan of cultist simulator, so I was hoping for something similar and had been watching this game since first demo. Ultimately, this fell…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 8 h played
Price & value77% positive · 43 mentions
“First up I can give this game a recommendation, if you like story heavy games and are ready to read a lot. Ohterwise it is a mixed bag and is maybe not the game for you. The "gameplay" part is rather limited. Yet it is still a very lovely…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 9 h played
Difficulty & balance80% positive · 25 mentions
“This is a single-player, linear, lovecraftian, card-based game. Do I recommend this? Maybe. "It depends" on you and what you like. You will probably like this game if you are into... Single player card games like: Stacklands, Inscryption…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 10 h played
Performance & stability58% positive · 12 mentions
“It's pretty good. I completed my playthrough in seven-ish hours (minus one character quest because I couldn't figure out where the damn bones were). It does play similarly to Cultist Simulator with the cards, the timers, and the…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 7 h played

298 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Top-down

Technology

2D

Art style

Hand-drawnStylized

Setting

Fantasy

Mood & themes

HorrorAtmospheric

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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