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When The Devil Takes Hold

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App ID 2274970
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher NOVAK STUDIOS
Franchise NOVAK STUDIOS
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29851639
Last Record Update 2 July 2025 – 00:12:40 UTC ()
Release Date 22 August 2024 – 15:40:54 UTC ()
❓ 62.07%
52 reviews
0
In-Game
😱 Horror 🌫 Atmospheric 🕴 Psychological Horror 🌱 Realistic 🍿 Cinematic

When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.

Additional Information

Developer NOVAK STUDIOS
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher NOVAK STUDIOS
Store Release Date 22 August 2024 – 15:41:13 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/GpRDFJr2Ka
https://x.com/novakstudioshu
https://www.youtube.com/@novakstudios/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 22 August 2024 – 15:40:54 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 22 August 2024 – 12:04:43 UTC () (1724328283)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, AMD_TrueAudio_Next SDK, Discord SDK, Steam_Audio SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityIL2CPP SDK
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 6 January 2023 – 13:02:05 UTC (), in changelist #17290592
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

4 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes

Tags

😱 Horror 🌫 Atmospheric 🕴 Psychological Horror 🌱 Realistic 🍿 Cinematic 🔪 Thriller 🌱 Indie 👿 Demons 🗺️ Adventure 👾 Retro 📼 1990's 😨 Dark 🚶 Walking Simulator 📚 Narration 🔫 FPS 🧊 3D 🧩 Puzzle 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 👤 Singleplayer 📏 Linear

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing Profile Features Limited

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Store Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
816111 When The Devil Takes Hold Store or CD Key 10 July 2025 – 17:09:34 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
816110 Steam Sub 816110 CD Key 22 August 2024 – 15:40:56 UTC
817697 Steam Sub 817697 No Cost 21 October 2024 – 17:17:53 UTC

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