DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
Game
Game2020
DreadOut 2
Developer Digital Happiness
DreadOut is a 2014 survival horror video game from independent developer Digital Happiness for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and OS X. A port for PlayStation 4 was announced but never released. The story is about a group of high school students in Indonesia who come across an old abandoned town. There they are confronted with ghosts and paranormal activities, and one of the students, the protagonist Linda, begins to… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
170 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
59
Mixed
89 positive · 61 negative
95% range 51–67%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 89 | 61 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
715 of 950 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
63% recommend · 106 yes, 61 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 167 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,572 of 2,110 positive).
Players praise the game's atmosphere and Indonesian folklore. [1][2][3] Many reviewers criticize the clunky combat and door mechanics. [4][5][6] Some players find the story and exploration engaging despite technical issues. [7][8][9]
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- [5]
Re-doing my review now that I have completed this game, do not listen to positive reviews. The story is your basic "I want to rule the world villain" bs. The combat is REALLY bad, so much so that the final fight leaves you in a stun lock. There's zero run system, parry system, or dodge system, you literally just have to sit there while ghosts and tendrils run a train on you- and that goes for 90% of the fights in …
- [12]
i loved the atmosphere of the game and they did an excellent job giving the world the feelings of indonesia , but thats the only good thing about the game. Its janky as F*CK, every mechanic of the game is so poorly implemented to the point its not even fun, and one more thing i didnt like is they changed the design of Linda in a way you cant recognise her if you played the 1st game. and every other female character …
- [1]
This is a game that has an exciting horror adventure that makes players uneasy from start to finish. The immersive game atmosphere, coupled with a charming storyline and stunning visuals makes the game playtime longer and the difficulty you can choose can eliminate your boredom, creating an unforgettable playing experience. The wide variety of supernatural creatures (demons from Indonesia) and puzzles in the game …
- [4]
I'm going to slightly recommend this. Overall I had fun, but there are some issues. The annoying stuff Yes, I'm starting with complaints first. First issue: freaking doors! Unlike the previous game where you push the interact button to open and close doors, in 2 you just walk into them. But the door closing physics make it really want to close, so it can be a struggle to open some doors. You're basically just …
- [8]
I got this free from Amazon, so I have played all the way through it and moved my save to here. So it may look like I only put a few minutes into it. No, I have beaten the game. You can check my reviews of the other Dreadout games, because i picked them up for less than $5 together when I got this game from Amazon. Or I can save you some time and say....those reviews weren't very friendly. So much so that I figured …
Summarised from 34 of the 189 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
63% of the 167 Steam reviewers we collected recommend DreadOut 2. The complaint that keeps coming up: clunky and frustrating combat system. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
DreadOut received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 170 · most liked firstSteam Deck / Gaming News #9. This week’s interesting bits and pieces in Steam Deck / Linux and general gaming that I have found is a *lighter* version. Just a small handful of things I found and wanted to share here. So don't judge me too harshly! As is now tradition (signed in blood) each time I swear this will become a weekly event, it is only a handful of days between it and the next! So as always, this is just the bits and pieces of news I’ve spotted that made me smile, or made me…
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam Deck / Gaming News #9. This week’s interesting bits and pieces in Steam Deck / Linux and general gaming that I have found is a *lighter* version. Just a small handful of things I found and wanted to share here. So don't judge me too harshly! As is now tradition (signed in blood) each time I swear this will become a weekly event, it is only a handful of days between it and the next! So as always, this is just the bits and pieces of news I’ve spotted that made me smile, or made me…
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking back, it's a moment to once again realize just how well-made DreadOut 1 truly is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Re-doing my review now that I have completed this game, do not listen to positive reviews. The story is your basic "I want to rule the world villain" bs. The combat is REALLY bad, so much so that the final fight leaves you in a stun lock. There's zero run system, parry system, or dodge system, you literally just have to sit there while ghosts and tendrils run a train on you- and that goes for 90% of the fights in this game. You literally beat fights because Linda has an obscene amount of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like the first game, this entry has some very interesting ideas. However, all that's fun is quickly ruined by terrible combat system with enemies that are designed to stunlock you to death. It happened to me on few occasions that enemies were standing in at the door blocking them, making me restart checkpoint. On top of that, ingame's collectible system is broken and some enemy entries are missable due to flawed design. A game with some good ideas, but bad, bad design. You had over 4 years to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a game that has an exciting horror adventure that makes players uneasy from start to finish. The immersive game atmosphere, coupled with a charming storyline and stunning visuals makes the game playtime longer and the difficulty you can choose can eliminate your boredom, creating an unforgettable playing experience. The wide variety of supernatural creatures (demons from Indonesia) and puzzles in the game add depth to the gameplay, keeping players engaged and interested throughout the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trash, good luck with a tiger on a hallway with 3 frame window to do damage to it, stun locks you and hits you again before the animation to stand up finishes. I played the first one, was playable this is not. ***Edit: I figured it out (mostly) why I was having such a hard time doing damage, it wasn't frames it was the resolution, I was playing at 4k and apparently the hurt boxes don't scale... I then change it to 1080 and it works, still not great or something that the player should figure…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well... from where do I begin? I bought the first DreadOut more in october 2017, played it back then, and then replayed it a bit in 2018. Now, in november 2025... I was thirsty. Thirsty for horror. I don't know why, I don't know how to explain it, but my soul was craving for horror. And then, after playing some other games for the first time, replaying others, and others finishing it after having played them just up to a certain point years ago (the very first Project Zero on PS2)... I thought…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Story: You play as Linda, a high schooler with a smartphone, a deadpan attitude, and a serious ghost problem. Think Buffy the Ghost-Snapper, but with more cultural curses and fewer quips. The story picks up after the first game, but don’t worry even if you're new, you’ll figure it out once the nightmares start showing up in broad daylight. The plot dances between creepy urban legends, cosmic horror, and emotional moments about trauma and legacy. One minute you're dealing with angsty…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game fu****g sucks a*s through a paper straw. Look, the first game was "jarring" to say the least. The demo for the first game was very, very solid and creepy. The full game was much worse in comparison, but at the end of the day despite the jankiness i sincerely enjoyed it. It had some really cool ghosts and solid ideas, some not so much, and it treated about a culture we don't get enough of in games. This game however? I have no idea why it exists to be entirely honest with you. Boy,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The real monsters in this game is... THE DOORS... The doors omg 😭😭😭 even the monsters can't use the doors it's hilarious 😂 besides that I enjoyed it for what it was, The first game was still stronger in every sense tho.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We picked the game we're playing this session - the DreadOut DLC looks like it's mostly just a boss rush mode, so we'll do Resident Evil (and finish up the RE games for now!) and move on to DreadOut 2 after!
neutral · AI labelView post →A re-thread of the first game's moments, to the point of acknowledgement. And yet, proceeding to amplify the tedium. ㅤMixing-in melee combat doesn't click. ㅤThink Alan Wake flashlight-phone meets Piñata. Meanwhile, Level Design is dumbed-down to a corridor you're forced to backtrack. Starts out strong & wholesome with a neighbourhood that instils a sense of nostalgia for a culture you never experienced. ㅤReturn there. Many, many times... Perhaps, Creators pressured by the relative excess…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Prime] *DreadOut 2*, fantasy horror indie. > DreadOut 2 is a unique take on the third-person action adventure survival game genre with aspects of Indonesian supernatural lore and incorporates mixed gameplay of city exploring, “DreadOut” style smartphone ghost hunting, and new action-packed battles within the DreadOut supernatural world. > Explore a sleepy lil' town at both night and day to solve the ghastly urban legends that haunt within. Interact with various unique NPCs and tons of…
neutral · AI labelView post →Deserves to be more popular.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →as much as i love the dreadout universe, i love the representation of indonesian ghosts and folklore. but act 6 and 7, bby you got to go to hell like- i love every chapter except both of them because it's literally just combat slop, the gundurewo fight in act 6 annoys tf out of me either, i dont even have time to get up after hes stomping me, literally spamming tf out of his moves dont even get me started on act 7. the last boss fight was pure ahh. I love the idea and concept of the final…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♥♥♥♥ that one enemy in the long hallway in the mansion
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A disappointing sequel with none of the original's identity besides its roots in Indonesian folklore What you get now is a bunch of half baked game mechanics wrapped up in a Call of Duty-esque campaign about villains wanting to rule the world
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As an Indonesian, i think this is a really great game. It successfully capcure the beauty of this country. Really recomended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i loved the atmosphere of the game and they did an excellent job giving the world the feelings of indonesia , but thats the only good thing about the game. Its janky as F*CK, every mechanic of the game is so poorly implemented to the point its not even fun, and one more thing i didnt like is they changed the design of Linda in a way you cant recognise her if you played the 1st game. and every other female character is just anime like to look hot. many of the sparks the 1st game had is gone now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't consider myself a murderer... But I want to kill the person responsible for making the combat mechanic of this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is so chunky and buggy. Sometimes a new stage loads suddenly you're stuck in one of the objects. Act 6 -- the final stage -- has buggy actions. Camera is not consistent with damages and timing. Trying to be fatal frame but couldn't even get the balance the gameplay. Monster has no downtime after an attack even after hitting a successful shot so what's the use. You try to run away from a monster (still in act 6) but it attacks twice like it's Dead By Deadlight. Fatal Frame is harder yet you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →glitchy and too hard to play
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every aspect of this game is a complete downgrade from the first, borderline unplayable mechanics (hit stun lock, camera is awful,etc), more action oriented, frame drops/instability which completely messes with doors (which are tied to frames for some reason? And the devs have refused to patch any of this..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was going to give this game a positive review since they seemed to learn a lot of lessons from the first game, then I hit the tiger boss. Ah, the tiger boss. Up to now, the boss encounters have been buggy and annoying, but this encounter takes the cake. The goal is to take a photo of the tigers head while he charges at you from various directions for phase 1, and then for phase 2 you're stuck in a tiny arena against him. There's some issues. He takes like 50 photos to kill, and he's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has anyone played DreadOut?. I just finished DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark after playing the first one. I was pretty impressed with both games seeing as they were the first "serious" games to come out of Indonesia. I really enjoy learning about Indonesian folklore as well. I'm playing DreadOut 2 now so I'll probably be posting about that. For anyone who hasn't heard of DreadOut, it's an Indonesian survival horror game that often gets compared to Fatal Frame. You use a phone camera to banish…
positive · AI labelView post →i got to a boss who is just apparently pure RNG to win. i tried like 8 times, but i'm out. this game was kind of fun until that point i guess
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GOOD ♡ BUT SAVING IS ANNOYING (¬_¬")
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DreadOut 2 continues in the tradition of the prior games in the series by being a theoretically interesting game that is uniquely horribly executed. The game feels miserable to play. Everything is tedious and every single fight feels like it was designed in the most incompetent way possible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nothing, i just love linda
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is probably our last night for streaming DreadOut 2! It's been a blast honestly and I can tell I haven't found all the stuff that's in the game yet, but we're close to the end so I think it's full speed ahead! Come hang out and talk about what's next with me! : D
positive · AI labelView post →Here's this week's schedule - Dreadout 2 - the game about photography and meeting dead people! Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 PM Central Time at twitch.tv/null_convention!
neutral · AI labelView post →i enjoy the game but combat is soooo bad! if you get knocked by a fast enemy, game over. it will keep knocking you down over and over again and you have no chance at getting back up to hit them again. crazy that this game is only from 2020... also the taking pictures for a boss 20+ times before they die gets kind of old
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DREADOUT 3 IS COMING!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm going to slightly recommend this. Overall I had fun, but there are some issues. The annoying stuff Yes, I'm starting with complaints first. First issue: freaking doors! Unlike the previous game where you push the interact button to open and close doors, in 2 you just walk into them. But the door closing physics make it really want to close, so it can be a struggle to open some doors. You're basically just walking into a door that's constantly trying to close in your face. I read in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is worse than the first one in almost every way. The game also does not match the advertising, the gifs on the store page do not look like the game at all. I'm almost certain something went awry during development which led to this sloppy mess and I sincerely hope they manage to salvage the series with Dreadout 3.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best horror game ever, i play this every year, and espacially in ramadan, every ramadan i play this incredible dreadout franchise.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really didn't want to give a negative review to this game... I can forgive the junkyness of the gameplay and the relatively bad graphics. The game as potential and finish on a high note. It's also a culture we don't see a lot in this media But the bugs... no mouse support for me and the doors... the F####NG DOORS ! I just couldn't finish the game that way... it really just hard locked me close to the start. I will not seek refund since I do want to support the devs but yeah can't recommend as…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the atmosphere. The graphics are very nice for what they are and there are some very creepy enemies. The combat is very clunky however. That's the only downside I can really think of. You can tell a lot of love was put into this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah sadly i'm disappointed.. I don't recommend this game. I'd give it 2/10 when I gave 7/10 to Dreadout 1.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The closest game I'll compare Dread Out 2 is the Fatal Frame games (which I'm also a fan of). In DreadOut 2, you play as Linda as she uncovers a world of paranormal darkness in Indonesia folklore. Its really a fun game. Check it out. https://youtu.be/dABEjW2Q7BU?si=gUkbh2vl3SKrKtuW
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some of the worst enemy encounters I've experienced in a horror game. There are enemies that if that hit you once you are almost guaranteed to be hit again and again until you die. Your only option to avoid enemy attacks is to try and run away but I could never tell if the sprint button actually worked. Much of the game takes away the camera mechanics from the first game and replaces it with subpar melee combat. This game also introduces free roam segments where you wander around the city. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is going to be a very tepid recommend. The game shines in art direction. Visuals. The environments, ghost designs, lore, and the story are all very good for an indie horror game and are genuinely commendable. Everything else is awful and I'd go as far as to say this is not a good game it's actually quite bad. Combat is awful. From how inconsistent the range you need to damage a ghost one second to suddenly being able to damage it up close it's jarring and feels like encounters are up to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We finished the game. Definitely planning to play DreadOut 2 soon. Will plan it out. Thank you raiders @theeternalnyx.bsky.social @lilimvixen.bsky.social @sporesan.bsky.social We raided @azeriaeveexe.bsky.social who was playing RV There Yet with friends!
neutral · AI labelView post →Surprisingly good. Some of these games don't have much to offer but this is actually a solid complete horror game. I thought the only weapon is a camera like in Fatal Frame, which I don't like but in fact there are Axes and Knives, decent combat, varied environments, a lot of work went into this game for a small team. I am excited for part 3 it looks even better
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this free from Amazon, so I have played all the way through it and moved my save to here. So it may look like I only put a few minutes into it. No, I have beaten the game. You can check my reviews of the other Dreadout games, because i picked them up for less than $5 together when I got this game from Amazon. Or I can save you some time and say....those reviews weren't very friendly. So much so that I figured when I first played this game, it would be a disaster. Its not. Dreadout 2 is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite really wanting to praise the game in its current state I cant recommend it. It does a lot of things right and is a very unique Fatal Frame type horror game but in its current state there are to many bugs that ruin the experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nice game with a little bit of a horror atmosphere, but it's not terrifying to be honest, but the big problem with this game is the doors. You have to push them hard in order for them to open. The developer should fix that because it's annoying.Sometimes the game completely separates you from the terrifying atmosphere from time to time, such as when you wander around the city and do some side things. Personally, I don’t like that. Some ghosts get stuck in doors or walls due to some software…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please fix the door issue—seriously! I'm not even sure I can finish the game because the door keeps refusing to open. On top of that, the game mechanics feel really clunky. Everything was going smoothly until Chapter 6, but now the door bugs are constant, and some ghosts won’t stop latching onto you, making it impossible to escape or even use Linda’s phone! This game has a lot of potential, but like many local Indonesian games, it leaves me feeling disappointed—if not extremely so. Honestly,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the only thing that was out is my diddy
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really, really enjoyed the DreadOut games. This one especially with the new melee combat. Game play was good until I got to one of the endings. I walked around the school aimlessly, my notes wouldn't update after talking to the Senior who kept repeating I hadn't cleaned up, yet I walked over the trash spots with no option to clean them. I believe my game has glitched out, making the ending unable to be completed and I'm extremely frustrated with it now. I've restarted the game, (closed the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Im very happy I played the first game before this one. But I did end up liking this one more. I do hope a third game gets made. And for those looking to play this game, lock your fps at 60 or you'll struggle to walk through doors.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first I was a little disappointed that this game wasn't the same as its predecessor, but I quickly came to realise that the reason the first game (and KoTD) worked so well is because it was a completely new and unique experience. Had they made it the exact same, it would've gotten stale very quickly, so I am very happy that they gave us REAL WEAPONS TO BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF GHOSTS WITH!!!! One thing that I do find annoying (problem in many games, tbf) is that you can so easily get…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not bad but not the greatest some parts will scared you others parts will make you laugh overall id play it again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed this game a lot more than I had expected to. I loved learning about the Indonesian/Asian folklore and Urban Mythology tied with the game and exploring the environment. I think the devs did a great job on immersing you into your surroundings with the soundtrack especially, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the music when you're in the normal realm and also having the eerie/unsettling vibe and atmosphere when in the other realm. I think if you enjoy horror games this series is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as I love Indonesian urban legends, the setting of the game and the main character, the game itself is atrocious and unfinished. Very bad camera movement, no dodge/parry mechanic, bad optimization, no manual saving.. I pressed new game by mistake (I wanted to press load a game) I didn't get a warning with "are you sure you want to start a new game?" well guess who just lost his save. How do you ask 20 euros for this game??? This feels like an indie game made by some dude in his…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game isn't bad. For it's price, its good. The story isn't that terrible. Many reviews complain about it being a "downgrade" when I can't see how it is. The first game was a walking aimlessly simulator with almost less direction than DreadOut 2. Beware, there are no parries, no blocking. This isn't Elden Ring. The first game never had parrying, dodging, or blocking, so anyone complaining about it should probably stick to their average boss fight simulator slick. It's so obvious by the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here we have DreadOut 2. Six years after the first game. We are still Linda, but little bit older. You get better graphics, more exploration. Also you can fight back with melee combat. Use Axes, Knifes or Hatches to protect yourself. Everything else is kinda the same, monsters and mechanics doesn't change much. So in first plays you play this for the great indonesian folklore / myths and this is not bad, you never hear from it outside of indonesia if you did not read old historical books. :3…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you love the first game and want to ultimately hate the franchise, play the sequel. It starts off just slightly above mediocre with so much potential then slowly fumbles it with absolutely terrible combat mechanics and game design that gets progressively worse. Most games try to build up to an epic finale, but this game somehow built down to a pathetic ending.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1/5. Taking picture combat is no fun, and while minimal hand holding is nice, there needs to be some at the beginning as a tutorial so the player knows how to play.
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