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The House of Hikmah

Lunacy Studios · 2026-04-08

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 08, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom.

The House of Hikmah is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2026, priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (99% of 67 reviews).

99%
positive of 69 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

In the wake of her father’s death, Maya enters the House of Wisdom, a dreamlike sanctuary filled with centuries of knowledge. By transforming elements with a mysterious device, Maya must solve puzzles to traverse the realms of larger-than-life historical Scholars. Each door she opens uncovers the secrets of her father’s legacy, but behind them lie the shadows Maya may not be ready to face.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 74% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 47% of 28,693 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 69 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $15.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 3 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320262026Week of 2026-04-08: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-19: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$15.992026-04-082026-08-192026-04-08 — best price $17.992026-04-15 — best price $19.992026-05-28 — best price $16.992026-06-04 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $15.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-12 — best price $15.992026-08-19 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Census log

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

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