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When The Devil Takes Hold cover art

When The Devil Takes Hold

NOVAK STUDIOS · 2024-08-22

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 22, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.

When The Devil Takes Hold is a 2024 Adventure and Indie game priced at $3.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (67% of 61 reviews).

0
playing now
67%
positive of 61 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$3.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

You are James Davidson, a fearless content creator who specializes in exploring abandoned, creepy places and capturing every unnatural detail. Your adventurous spirit and insatiable curiosity have earned you a large and dedicated following on your social media channels. One day, one of your viewers sends you a message suggesting that you visit a remote location in South Carolina for your next trip. Despite your initial skepticism, the mysterious aura surrounding this place piques your interest, and you decide to take a closer look. Upon your arrival, you quickly discover that this location h(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (21 reviews).
  • · Top 50% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.2k–2.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 61 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2024-12-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220242026Week of 2024-08-22: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-22: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$3.99$2.392024-08-222026-07-092024-08-22 — best price $3.392024-08-29 — best price $3.992024-10-28 — best price $2.792024-11-04 — best price $3.992024-11-27 — best price $2.992024-12-04 — best price $3.992024-12-20 — best price $2.392025-01-02 — best price $3.992025-03-13 — best price $2.792025-03-20 — best price $3.992025-06-26 — best price $2.392025-07-10 — best price $3.992025-09-29 — best price $2.792025-10-06 — best price $3.992025-10-27 — best price $2.392025-11-03 — best price $3.992025-12-18 — best price $2.392026-01-05 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $2.792026-03-26 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $2.392026-07-09 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

8
achievements tracked
92.8%
earned "The Truth"
80.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, German, Hungarian, Russian

Player tags

FPSDarkIndieRetro1990'sDemonsHorrorThrillerAdventureCinematic

Census log

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

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