The Miskatonic

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App ID	870290
App Type	Game
Developer	Rapscallion
Publisher	Rapscallion
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Last Changenumber	28979783
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 11:47:39 UTC ()
Release Date	20 July 2018 – 05:03:38 UTC ()

❓ 73.00%

417 reviews

In-Game

Explore the most prestigious occult school in North America, The Miskatonic University, in a hilarious dark comedy set after the Lovecraft canon, in which the greatest threat to mankind is its own ambitions.

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Developer

Rapscallion

metacritic_name

The Miskatonic

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Rapscallion

Store Release Date

20 July 2018 – 05:03:47 UTC ()

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Nudity (72), Gore (74), Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

20 July 2018 – 05:03:38 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

11 July 2018 – 07:34:03 UTC () (1531294443)

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Detected Technologies (?)

NWJS SDK

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's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 10 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 2956306

configuration:

supported_input	other
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-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

Germany

Content Descriptors

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

store_screenshot

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First seen on SteamDB

21 May 2018 – 22:32:08 UTC (), in changelist #4467805

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes		Yes

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timestamp	20 July 2018 – 05:03:42 UTC

Trailers

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