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Creeping Terror

Nikkatsu Corporation · Aksys Games · 2017-10-31

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 31, 2017 (Nintendo 3DS), Oct 31, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Trapped below a creepy abandoned mansion deep in the forest, a group of friends find themselves on the run from a terrifying monster. Using only her wits and what's around her, Arisa must uncover the secrets of the mansion, and figure out how to escape...before it's too late.

Creeping Terror is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $3.59, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (65% of 49 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-07

65%
positive of 49 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
−60% · $3.59
was $8.99
steam price (US) · on sale
Creeping Terror is a 2D survival horror video game developed by Nikkatsu Corporation and Mebius for the Nintendo 3DS eShop and Steam. It was released in Japan on January 8, 2017, and it was published in western regions by Aksys Games where it was released on October 31, 2017. Inspired by traditional horror, the story follows a group of teenage friends who journey into an abandoned mansion with the intent of recording their experiences for an online video, and soon find themselves on the run from a terrifying figure. Players control Arisa, a Japanese exchange student, who must use only her wits and what's around her to find her friends and escape with her life.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 55% of 27,342 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220172026Week of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Attention

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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