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When The Devil Takes Hold

NOVAK STUDIOS · 2024-08-22

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

0
playing now
67%
positive of 61 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$3.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 06:00 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)

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  • · Top 74% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
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 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

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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

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