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The Painscreek Killings

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App ID 624270
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher EQ Studios
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 30001153
Last Record Update 11 July 2025 – 01:17:01 UTC ()
Release Date 27 September 2017 – 20:00:00 UTC ()
😎 87.91%
5k reviews
30
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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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:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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

Tags

🔍 Investigation 🤫 Mystery 🕵️ Detective 🗺 Exploration 📚 Story Rich 🧩 Puzzle 🌫 Atmospheric 😱 Horror 🚶 Walking Simulator 🌍 Open World 🔮 Supernatural 🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Realistic 🙌 First-Person 🧊 3D 👤 Singleplayer 🔪 Thriller 📚 Narration 👩 Female Protagonist 🎭 Drama

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp14 August 2024 – 22:12:40 UTC
Trailers
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User File System

Key Value
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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] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/EQ Studios/The Painscreek Killings/ SaveData.txt
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/EQ Studios/The Painscreek Killings/Resources/screenshots *.png
Linux (Override) ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/624270/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow/EQ Studios/The Painscreek Killings/
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