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Screaming In The Basement (2025)

Massbolt Games · 2026-03-10

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 05, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Screaming In The Basement is an inspired-by P.T. psychological horror game with an immersive atmosphere. You play as Mike, a fearless journalist determined to expose the truth, as he investigates a family brutally killed by a serial killer.

65%
positive of 26 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
$7.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 84% of 12,962 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620252026Week of 2025-12-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

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