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The Terrible Old Man

89% positive of 684 Steam reviews

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To finish
1 h
Released
2019
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, itch.io

Made by Cloak and Dagger Games.

About the game

Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.

Tagged by players

  • Lovecraftian
  • Crime
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Thriller
  • Point & Click
  • Hand-drawn
  • Horror
  • Short
  • Supernatural
  • Mystery
  • Dark
  • Story Rich

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Was pretty excited to play this, as I read the actual story recently and it didn't disappoint. The art of the game captures the atmosphere perfectly as you'd (or at least how I did) imagine. The puzzles in general are pretty easy and the focus is just on the story. Would love a longer game in this Lovecraftian style honestly, or maybe other short stories such as The Music of Erich Zann.

    43 min played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    The Terrible Old Man is a free point and click horror adventure game developed by Cloak and Dagger Games who based it on the short story “The Terrible Old Man” by H.P. Lovecraft. The developers had previously created titles like Sumatra: Fate of Yandi and Football Game, which while I have absolutely no clue what those were about. However after buying the Collector’s Edition DLC at some point, I was able to find more…

    42 min played when written. 6 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    short and awful

    21 min played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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