Rough Justice: '84
Rough Justice: '84
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Dreams in the Witch House
Developer Atom Brain Games
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game. From the Steam store page
236 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
168 positive · 22 negative
95% range 83–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 168 | 22 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
332 of 362 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 165 yes, 22 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 187 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (430 of 471 positive).
Players praise the game as a faithful Lovecraft adaptation with unique survival mechanics. [1][2][3] Many enjoy the blend of point-and-click adventure with resource management and time pressure. [4][5][6] Some reviewers find the survival elements tedious and obstructive to the narrative. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
I love Lovecraft and I love retro adventure games but I hate lazy survival mechanics that just get in the way of playing a game and that's all this really boils down to in the end. You can't turn them off. I should be learning occult lore and interacting with interesting NPCs at a steady pace to try and uncover enough mind-blasting secrets to hopefully survive the events based on the fantastic Lovecraft story. My …
- [1]
Dreams in the Witch House is ... THE MOST LOYAL LOVECRAFT GAME EVER. One of the best Lovecraft games I have ever played, VERY LOYAL TO THE REAL STORY This game has so many interesting mechanics! For example : You have to study for an exam (with a deadline IN-GAME) and you can either study for it, not study for it, study the occult instead, procrastinate, study something else and this of course determines the outcome …
- [4]
A fantastic and relevant exploration of the fact that Lovecraftian deities and haunted houses are not nearly as frightening as trying to balance studying, rest and eating as a broke college student. If you've ever thought "man I like horror point and clicks but I wish they had the calendar and life sim and social stat mechanics of Persona but were also a thousand times more stressful", this is the game for you. If …
- [5]
What a great game! One of the best point-and-click adventures that I have played. By reading other people's reviews, you can see that not everyone liked the RPG / survival mechanics, but I actually thought that they were pretty well executed, and rather than being an annoyance I think they add a source of tension and danger to the game. Unlike typical point-and-click adventures, in "Dreams in the Witch House" you …
- [2]
Great Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure game following the events of H. P. Lovecraft's story of the same title. It has some light survival mechanics and an interesting gameplay loop with lots of replayability. First of all: I'm a huge Lovecraft nerd, having read nearly everything he wrote, and this game is pretty faithful to the specific short story and broader Cthulhu mythos. If you are an HPL fan - play this …
Summarised from 34 of the 233 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 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Dreams in the Witch House sits at 88% positive across 190 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 236 · most liked firstSome screenshots from my upcoming game, Dunwich Horror. It's closely linked to Dreams in the Witch House and features at least one familiar face.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi, everyone 👋 I'm the solo dev behind the award-winning Dreams in the Witch House adventure / survival game. Currently working on another H.P. Lovecraft adaptation... The Dunwich Horror! Dreams in the Witch House on Steam ▶️ store.steampowered.com/app/1902850/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I love Lovecraft and I love retro adventure games but I hate lazy survival mechanics that just get in the way of playing a game and that's all this really boils down to in the end. You can't turn them off. I should be learning occult lore and interacting with interesting NPCs at a steady pace to try and uncover enough mind-blasting secrets to hopefully survive the events based on the fantastic Lovecraft story. My narrative choices should be all that matter: who I trust, what I dare to read,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highly anticipated... Dreams in the Witch House was my favorite game of the decade (so far).
positive · AI labelView post →I’ll admit I probably didn’t do enough research before buying Dreams in the Witch House. At first glance it looked like a classic adventure game – which is exactly what I was hoping for. The graphics, animations, and atmosphere are really well done. I later realized it’s inspired by Lovecraft, and while I’m not familiar with that background, I still enjoyed the mood it created. Unfortunately, none of that could save the experience for me, because of the core gameplay. The RPG mechanics drag…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a resource/time management game disguised as a point-and-click mystery horror. Misleading at best. You spend 95% of your time trying to make money, not be tired, not be hungry, pass your classes, write your thesis, stay warm, stay dry, and also do other various tasks. If I wanted to do all that, I'd just do real life. Not a fun game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Phew! Now the first 1,600 lines of Dreams in the Witch House by @atombraingames.bsky.social are translated to German. Still need to translate over 10,000 lines. #adventure #game #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →I see the positive reviews, but I rather disagree, sorry. I didn't like it. I excitedly expected unraveling the eldritch mysteries, but instead of that I had to feed, treat, nurse Walter, bring him to work and schedule dates with Allyson. 10% Lovecraft, 90% Sims. Enough for me, I quit.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The survival elements ruin the game. There are things that are well done, like the setting and atmosphere, but that's it. You'll spend so much time and money trying to prevent starvation, getting sick, and sleep deprivation that you'll have no time or money for anything else. The weekly allowance and money you earn from chores isn't nearly enough, so half the time you'll be in poor health and losing sanity. And even when you buy items to help, like a raincoat or thermal underwear, they don't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super excited about this game... Dreams in the Witch House was fantastic!
positive · AI labelView post →There are quite a lot of good things in this game. The Lovecraft story is well used and expanded, the art is great, there is non-linearity and reactivity. But it all drowns in the bog of survival micromanagement. I like games like Quest for Glory with character management options, but here it's too much. You will endlessly walk around a couple of the same scenes, watch unskippable animations, buy food, eat food, study, buy pills, take pills, pixel-hunt for books in the library, go to sleep…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What could have been a great adventure game is utterly ruined by fiddly survival mechanics, that even on easy mode take up 90% of the game's playtime and are more annoying than enjoyable. Give me a survival mechanic free mode and I'll happily finish the game, until then, I have less than zero interest in this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Setup for spooky game night with the ‘Dreams in the Witch House’ episode of Cthulhu: Death May Die.
neutral · AI labelView post →After one playthrough, I'm very impressed by Dreams in the Witch House by @atombraingames.bsky.social. It merely looks like a point&click adventure, but it's actually an open ended Lovecraftian investigation game and a representation of student life. Definitely looking forward to The Dunwich Horror.
positive · AI labelView post →Dreams in the Witch House is ... THE MOST LOYAL LOVECRAFT GAME EVER. One of the best Lovecraft games I have ever played, VERY LOYAL TO THE REAL STORY This game has so many interesting mechanics! For example : You have to study for an exam (with a deadline IN-GAME) and you can either study for it, not study for it, study the occult instead, procrastinate, study something else and this of course determines the outcome of the story! Choices, chocies, CHOICES!!! What you do actually affects…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hope the devs keep making Lovecraftian games likes this because I will keep buying them!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am on the record as bouncing off every point n click adventure game I’ve played, but Dreams in the Witch House is another beast altogether. Play it and be as excited for this as I am.
positive · AI labelView post →Given the amount of positive reviews, this game may be a stellar Lovecraftian point & click game (I dig both of these), but oh boy, it is very well hidden under the "survival game". Quotation marks, because that part is as far from a game as possible. Bloated, redundant, grindy, annoying. You have to earn money to buy food and stuff. Then you want to study, but the bulb is broken. Wait X days. Rat hole appears again, but nobody has a plank. Wait X days again. Do menial work for some spare…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fantastic and relevant exploration of the fact that Lovecraftian deities and haunted houses are not nearly as frightening as trying to balance studying, rest and eating as a broke college student. If you've ever thought "man I like horror point and clicks but I wish they had the calendar and life sim and social stat mechanics of Persona but were also a thousand times more stressful", this is the game for you. If you've never thought that, try it anyway.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the story but the trailer basically shows the whole game and the most interesting scenes. What it doesn't show are the survival and study mechanics which make out ~80% of the game and which do not add much fun to the game. I also didn't expect a point&click to have a rng-factor which might screw you over on occasion.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There might be a fun game here, but unfortunately it's hamstrung by a tedious survival mechanic. Even on easy, you're constantly having to buy food or sleep to keep yourself sane. I was managing okay, but got through two classes with A's before I realized I just wasn't having fun. I'm not sure why there is a survival mechanic in what otherwise would be an interesting point and click adventure game, but it certainly was a choice. I can't recommend this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Dreams in the Witch House" - the best point-and-click-survival-horror-Lovecraftian-narrative game ever
positive · AI labelView post →I had the pleasure of visiting @inthekeep.bsky.social podcast to talk for a couple of hours about Dreams in the Witch House and the upcoming Dunwich Horror game (+ all sorts of other, interesting stuff). Thanks Tyler and @mkschmidt30.bsky.social for the fun talk!
neutral · AI labelView post →interesting game, i like idea and execution in general, however i find daily rhythm too grindy and tense to enjoy the story.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seems to be a hard timer, I got the the point when no matter what I did, the game ended. this is frustrating, will not play again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still working on the German translation for Dreams in the Witch House by @atombraingames.bsky.social. It has up to 26,000 lines and I'm not done yet, so I've teamed up with another German fan. I've given them access to the translation sheet so we can work on it together. #game #indie #retro
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a interesting one... The survival mechanics of everyday life make it very... different, but interesting to me. The Lovecraftian horror that slowly creeps into your life. Will you try to continue your studies until the horror can no longer be ignored, or will you confront the dark truth that will slowly consume your mind? You can feel the love and passion for the horror genre in every aspect. Highly recommended for fans of Lovecraft, point-and-click adventures, and slow-paced games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a great game! One of the best point-and-click adventures that I have played. By reading other people's reviews, you can see that not everyone liked the RPG / survival mechanics, but I actually thought that they were pretty well executed, and rather than being an annoyance I think they add a source of tension and danger to the game. Unlike typical point-and-click adventures, in "Dreams in the Witch House" you are daily confronted with trade-offs: there are multiple courses of action, time…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dreams in the Witch House is a uniquely atmospheric fusion of point-and-click adventure, survival mechanics, and subtle horror, developed by Atom Brain Games and published by Bonus Stage Publishing. Drawing inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale, the game reimagines Walter Gilman’s descent into madness as a slow, methodical, and player-driven experience. Set in the bleak winter of Arkham in 1929, the game captures both the mundane struggles of student life and the creeping dread of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure game following the events of H. P. Lovecraft's story of the same title. It has some light survival mechanics and an interesting gameplay loop with lots of replayability. First of all: I'm a huge Lovecraft nerd, having read nearly everything he wrote, and this game is pretty faithful to the specific short story and broader Cthulhu mythos. If you are an HPL fan - play this game. For example, the books in the game (where you can gain occult knowledge…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dreams in the Witch House; so far a game about dealing with to-do lists and exams whilst not getting ill or insane. Lovecraft social realism - real horrors of life 🫠
positive · AI labelView post →I rated this as a recommend, but I do have mixed feelings about it. I have been a huge point and click adventure game lover, since the first Monkey Island released ages ago. I also love the Lovecraftian horror themes. In the sense that this game is where those two things meet, for that alone I recommend it. The issues I had with the game were a lot of the time gated puzzles that you can miss out on if you don’t time it right within the day of the week or sequence it right before a certain…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Huge disappointment. You pass most of your time having to find food, medicine, planks, study, light fires and fight the rain. 1h of playtime and all that happened is a rat visit.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun game and good portrayal of the short story. Curiously, this game has a little bit in common with the Persona and Sims games - a lot of the gameplay involves balancing your time, doing well in school, your money, and your physical and mental needs. This sets it apart from most point & click games, which some people might like and some might not. I liked the unique take, and also really enjoyed playing in the Arkham world, meeting the cannon characters (like Armitage), the references, etc.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very well made game! It captures the feeling of the novel plus allows one to make a lot of small decison that eventually add up and determine the fate of the main character. One point of notice: the game does not really hold your hand so you need to pay attention on how to play more effectively. While a bit frustrating at first, it lends it self very well for multiple playthroughs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well I got the worst possible ending in @atombraingames.bsky.social “Dreams in The Witch House” and I gotta say so far it’s an amazing game. My dad grew up with those old point and click games, and in turn used to raise me playing alongside him. So I got a copy for him and he’s loving it too! 10/10
positive · AI labelView post →#LovecraftianDays are upon us, and Dreams in the Witch House is taking part! Get it 55 % off during the Steam event! PS. There's still a couple of weeks left before the May-Eve witch sabbath, perfect time to get the game!
neutral · AI labelView post →@atombraingames.bsky.social joins @mkschmidt30.bsky.social & I on #InTheKeepPodcast to discuss his incredible point & click #survival game Dreams in the Witch House, his upcoming Dunwich Horror adaptation, and our mutual love for #lovecraft in #indiegames. Tune in: inthekeep.com/antti-laakso...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one of the best point-and-click adventure Lovecraftian horror games I've ever played. You play as Walter Gilman, a new student at Miskatonic University, who is fascinated with the occult. You'll have to study your normal subjects like math, physics, chemistry, astronomy while writing a thesis on the occult and dodging the mysterious occult dealings of Witch Keziah Mason and the entity Nyarlathotep. This game can be challenging as you have to juggle studies, food, rest, time…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#SteamSummerSale is ending today 😱 Last chance to get Dreams in the Witch House 60 % off! "there is great innovation in this game, and it is so outstanding that i may not be able to describe it perfectly" - Steam review It's unspeakably good 💯
neutral · AI labelView post →I played the hell out of games like World of Horror, Dredge & Strange Horticulture, and this game were the perfect answer for my cozy/horror craving. You can choose to play as a typical lovecraftian character - frantically researching the occults and getting pulled across dreamscapes - or you can buy sleeping pills and earplugs so you can write your thesis and get A+ on your exams like a good student. There's a day/night cycle. There's a weather system and a simple city map where you can buy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very authentic Lovecraft adaptation that properly conveys the charm of the material. Instead of bombarding you with blood and dead fish and octopuses and nightmares with ominous voices telling you what to do from the get-go, it actually grounds you into a fairly normal setting and then gradually gets weirder from there. How crazy things actually get is also largely determined by the player's actions, since almost everything except staying alive is optional in this game. At the core of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This might be subject to change as I complete a few more "runs" of the game, but I'm both unsure of that and fairly conflicted in my choice to hit the "not recommended" button as of this point in time. It doesn't feel good to do this. Dreams in the Witch House is not my favorite of Lovecraft's stories, not even by a particularly close metric, even when you lower the category to favorite Lovecraft stories involving large rats. By contrast, this game is, in many ways, endlessly engaging - in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can support Troy by buying Dreams in the Witch House soundtrack from Steam (where it's still on sale for a few hours) store.steampowered.com/app/2308680/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wishlisted! @atombraingames.bsky.social also made "Dreams in the Witch House", a roleplaying/resource management/point-and-click adventure hybrid that makes for a very challenging, occasionally frustrating but often fun balancing act. So, of course, wishlisted!
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is more fun then it has any business being. If you liked those old point and click games from the 90's and you like lovecraft, here you go.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just finished a short little game called DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE, a stat-managing "go to school every day"-type game in the eldritch horror genre. It was a bit repetitive (as these games tend to be) but still a fun diversion for a few hours. My rating: ⭐⭐⭐
neutral · AI labelView post →If you want to keep using your old save files, please rollback to version 1.07: 1. In GOG Galaxy game library, right-click on Dreams in the Witch House 2. Select "Manage Installation", then "Configure..." 3. Untick "Automatically update to newest version" 4. Select Version 1.07
neutral · AI labelView post →This is such a unique experience, I don't even know what to call it: A resource and time management point&click adventure game? You play as first-year student Walter Gilman who's cramming for his next exam while living on a small allowance in a rickety lodging house. Things are not easy, the wiring is faulty, the weather is terrible, and you get only three logs of firewood for the whole week. And then there are these unexplainable noises from the attic, and has that rat a human face?! As…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've started playing Dreams in the Witch House by Atom Brain Games and translate it into German at the same time. Sorry, that it took so long, but I'm happy I can finally start. This game won in the category Best Programming of the AGS Awards 2023! ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/1902850/...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Dreams in the Witch House" is a construction kit copy + paste game. The "developer" used the craptastic Adventure Game Studio video game construction kit (designed to make ripoffs of Monkey Island, for people not talented enough to make a game like Monkey Island), copying + pasting and arranging premade assets, using premade level design tools so they could pretend they're an actual game developer. Although in this case some (but not all) of the assets have been custom made... but when the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A compelling, delightful, and horrifying spin on classic point and click adventure games. You have to balance studying for exams, writing a paper, making money to get by as a student, and, oh yeah, surviving the surreal horrors that haunt you during the night from the walls of your crummy rented room. I found myself totally invested in each story line and pressed for time and resources to complete any of them. This is such a fun, creepy, strange, and unique game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's one of those hidden indie gems. It mixes some resource/time management with the classic point & click adventure, all wrapped up in gorgeous pixel art. The whole thing feels authentic to the source material. Only few Lovecraftian themed games are worth your time and this is one of them. The developer has Merit through and through. Recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its one of the best H.P.Lovecraft Games i ever played. Please give me more of those Games with such gravic and the universe of the Chuthulu Mythos.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Refunded. I really tried to like this game but the survival aspect is really stupid and not really thought out. Like when you woke up in the middle of the night because you see rat and then you go to sleep you will wake after noon and you can do chores around the house and make money. If dev adds mode where I can skip this stuff then I will buy and play this again but in current state no thx. What a shame.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun adventure game with some small survival/management elements. A little trouble figuring a few things out the first time around, but definitely worth a play-through. Took 15~20 hours to get most achievements + beat the game, another few hours to 100% some last achievements.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredibly fun, polished, new experience and one of the best adventure games I've ever played. A game that semi-randomizes each puzzle and dramatically changes the outcomes based on how you manage your resources, your skills and your choices, in a weirdly cozy early 900s vibe. The level of interactivity and secrets is simply amazing. Need to fix a boat with a tin sheet and expensive tar? steal a shop sign and brew your own glue with your chemistry knowledge. Make friends with a neighbour…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As strange as it sounds, this game has kind of become my comfort game. Watching Walter struggle and overcome the challenges of college life and some eldritch horror makes me want to do better in real life. I recommend Ironman mode—live with your choices, there’s always a tomorrow.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You should absolutely check out Dreams In The Witch House on the Lovecraft sale, absolutely fantastic point and click and one of, if not the best, Lovecraftian game I've played @atombraingames.bsky.social understands it's not just tentacles!
positive · AI labelView post →Loved it! After playing Dredge I wanted to play another Lovecrafty-ish game. It gave me more than I asked for: The atmosphere, the typical "is it all happening or is it only in my mind...? am I dreaming?" Gameplaywise: You have your typical horror survial features with sanity, sleep, hunger, you have to manage your money and I adivise playing the game at least twice because trust me, the first time you will f* up everything. However, this way it's way more intense and spooky. The second run I…
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