The Painscreek Killings

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App ID	624270
App Type	Game
Developer	EQ Studios
Publisher	EQ Studios
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	31698294
Last Record Update	16 October 2025 – 04:59:10 UTC ()
Release Date	27 September 2017 – 20:00:00 UTC ()

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5k reviews

In-Game

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Additional Information

Developer

EQ Studios

metacritic_name

The Painscreek Killings

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

EQ Studios

Store Release Date

27 September 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/EQSLV/
https://x.com/EQSLV
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv0qPlVn9G-7ECSASm9jnTw/

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

27 September 2017 – 20:00:00 UTC ()

Original Release Date

27 September 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1506495600)

Store Asset Modification Time

8 November 2022 – 20:42:04 UTC () (1667940124)

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library_hero	en
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logo_position ↴
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height_pct	78.49543940788482

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 11 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 8043491

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-1
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

11 April 2017 – 21:40:45 UTC (), in changelist #2878202

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

14 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Hungarian	Yes		Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Latin America	Yes		Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

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english

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header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct	78.49543940788482

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library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	3f814df2932e707a198bbf31d989d2d7b120d310.jpg
page_background_path	app/624270
timestamp	14 August 2024 – 22:12:40 UTC

Trailers

98168 ↴
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trailer_category	0
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1518406167
146733 ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1593544920

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
624271	Windows The Painscreek Killings Content	7.76 GiB	2.75 GiB
624272	JapaneseJapaneseBundle	41.00 MiB	30.11 MiB
624273	RussianRussianBundle	39.88 MiB	27.90 MiB
624274	FrenchFrenchBundle	43.54 MiB	30.56 MiB
624275	Simplified ChineseChineseSimplified	42.67 MiB	32.39 MiB
624276	Traditional ChineseChineseTraditionalBundle	45.83 MiB	34.81 MiB
624277	Portuguese - BrazilPortugueseBundle	42.19 MiB	29.36 MiB
624278	GermanGermanBundle	45.09 MiB	31.65 MiB
624279	HungarianHangarianBundle	43.54 MiB	30.28 MiB
1172961	KoreanKoreanBundle	39.13 MiB	28.87 MiB
1172962	Spanish - SpainSpanishBundle	43.92 MiB	30.88 MiB
1172963	Spanish - Latin AmericaLatamBundle	42.04 MiB	28.85 MiB
1172964	ItalianItalianBundle	40.94 MiB	27.80 MiB
1172965	PolishPolishBundle	44.06 MiB	30.80 MiB
1172960	DLC 1172960TPK - DLC1 (1172960) デポ	486.24 MiB	483.45 MiB

Inner depots from DLC

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
1172960	DLC 1172960EnglishThe Painscreek Killings - The Making of The Painscreek Killings	486.24 MiB	483.45 MiB

Total size on disk is 9.25 GiB and total download size is 4.08 GiB.

Total size on disk is 7.76 GiB and total download size is 2.75 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		16562334	1 December 2024 – 03:15:17 UTC
hostpitaltweak	Removed all foliage in Hospital for better GPU performance	7060267	20 July 2021 – 22:59:36 UTC
v1.5.2		5695925	17 October 2020 – 00:05:51 UTC

Other

Name	Value
baselanguages	English
hasdepotsindlc	1
privatebranches	1

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