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DreadOut

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App ID 269790
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Digital Happiness
Franchise DreadOut, Digital Happiness
Supported Systems Windows Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29911491
Last Record Update 5 July 2025 – 15:44:06 UTC ()
Release Date 15 May 2014 – 16:01:00 UTC ()
😏 74.85%
5k reviews
6
In-Game

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Additional Information

Developer Digital Happiness
metacritic_name DreadOut
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 55
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dreadout?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/269790/
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Digital Happiness
Store Release Date 15 May 2014 – 16:01:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
requireskbmouse 1
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 15 May 2014 – 16:01:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 24 August 2022 – 13:13:10 UTC () (1661346790)
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library_capsuleen
library_heroen
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height_pct44.68059843267633
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review_score 6
review_percentage 76
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 7 March 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5851877
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-4RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 10 December 2013 – 14:00:25 UTC (), in changelist #349272
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Indonesian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

😱 Horror 🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 👩 Female Protagonist 👤 Third Person 🎒 Survival Horror 👤 Singleplayer 🌫 Atmospheric 🔮 Supernatural 🧩 Puzzle 🌲 Survival 🕴 Psychological Horror 💥 Action 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🧟 Zombies 🤫 Mystery 😨 Dark 🍑 Nudity 🌍 Open World 🔞 Sexual Content

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp24 August 2022 – 13:13:40 UTC
Trailers
256785605 ↴
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timestamp1589565157
2032081 ↴
trailer_nameDreadOut Act II - Official Trailer 2015
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2032137 ↴
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User File System

Key Value
quota 953.67 MiB (1000000000)
maxnumfiles 1000
savefiles
1 ↴
rootgameinstall
pathcloud/{Steam3AccountID}
pattern*
recursive1
2 ↴
rootgameinstall
pathsave/{Steam3AccountID}
pattern*
recursive1
3 ↴
rootgameinstall
pathsave/{64BitSteamID}
pattern*
recursive1
4 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocal
pathDigitalHappiness/DreadOut
pattern*
recursive1

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/DreadOut/cloud/{Steam3AccountID} *
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/DreadOut/save/{Steam3AccountID} *
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/DreadOut/save/{64BitSteamID} *
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/DigitalHappiness/DreadOut *
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