The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
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Very Positive (56) - 87% of the 56 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
May 1, 2025
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“It looks like Cluedo but plays like... well, plays like nothing we'd ever seen before! ... Hugely ambitious, mysterious and enigmatic.”
Develop Judging Panel

“The Horror at Highrook feels more like a tabletop RPG than a video game. I mean that in a good way!”
Kotaku

“A big standout, excellent theme, art, mood and gameplay.”
Yogscast / Tiny Teams

About This Game

Explore an atmospheric setting on the edge of nightmare

Guide a team of occult investigators to investigate the disappearance of a noble family. Keep your team well equipped and safe from hunger, injury, madness and disease. Each member of this motley crew offers their own unique skills to aid with your quest. But they also harbour their own secret ambitions...

Master the dark arts

Combine characters, items and locations to craft tools, potions and occult rites. Master a deep, nonlinear crafting system as you progress through the story. Explore eight chapters of cosmic horror. Each one presenting new challenges, events and characters.. all woven into this tragic twisted tale.

Uncover secrets and defeat demons

Track the lost family with your team. Complete challenges to access new areas, items and characters. Build an arsenal of relics and rites to summon and banish ancient horrors. Withstand earthquakes, abhorrent incursions and face your innermost fears. 

Delve into lore and mystery

If your desire for hidden knowledge runs deep you can collect and peruse an extensive library of notes and letters. Revealing the dark history of Highrook, a gothic world inspired by HP Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker.

Is it for me?

The Horror at Highrook is an unusual game with some unique mechanics. There is a wealth of story, character and challenge hidden in the halls. There is a lot of text in the game and no voice acting (I couldn't afford it!) and that might put some people off, I understand. However, If you enjoy evocative writing, unpacking mysteries, and are wiling to experiment with a different type of game, then I think you will enjoy the journey! Check out the fully narrated gameplay trailer above to see how the game systems look in action.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 or later, 64-bit
    • Processor: 2GHz or better
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 4GB VRAM, 1080p minimum resolution
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Dx11 copatible
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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