The Last Door - Collector's Edition
Developer The Game Kitchen
The Last Door is an episodic psychological horror graphic adventure video game developed and published by The Game Kitchen for the Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux platforms. As of January 2016, eight episodes have been released. A collector's edition of the first season was released in May 2014 by Phoenix Online Publishing, featuring new content. The plot revolves around four childhood friends, of… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
171 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
152 positive · 18 negative
95% range 84–93%
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* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What players are saying
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 180 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,341 of 2,475 positive).
Players praise the game's atmosphere and sound design, calling it a standout horror experience. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note that the pixel art can make objects hard to distinguish. [4][5][6]
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Great sound design and music. Unfortunately, the pixel art makes objects hard to distinguish.
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The Last Door feels like someone took a Victorian horror novel, dunked it into a pixel-art blender and somehow the result still manages to crawl under your skin. The atmosphere is so thick you could spread it on toast. Sound design? Absolutely carrying the team. The puzzles occasionally gave me that classic adventure game moment of staring at my screen like a confused raccoon, but nothing rage quit worthy. If you …
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The only game I've ever played to properly capture the true 'fear of the unknown' quality of Lovecraftian horror. No guns, no generic tentacles, no jump scares... just a winding, labyrinthine story of dread, madness and dark science. Oh and the score kicks raw ass.
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I overall liked the game but was not blown away by it either. I liked the unique radically pixelated art style, the music and the gothic atmosphere. The story was ok but, for me, not really captivating and -especially towards the end- a bit overdramatic. The puzzles were overall ok, but not really thought-provoking or original. Some of them were also rather illogical with far-fetched solutions.
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The Last Door - Collector's Edition Low-resolution Horror Game with Amazing Storytelling Really worth trying! The Last Door - Collector’s Edition is the compilation of the first four games from this old but beloved series. Originally released as an episodic story, these titles helped to define a distinctive approach to horror through minimalistic pixel art, strong narrative focus, and an emphasis on atmosphere over …
Summarised from 27 of the 182 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
91% of the 180 Steam reviewers we collected recommend The Last Door - Collector's Edition. The complaint that keeps coming up: pixel art makes objects hard to distinguish. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game has been well received by critics and fans of the genre, and has been variously described as "Simple but effective", "a great, chilling narrative experience", and that "apart from ever-building dread, there are a few great popcorn-tossing moments mixed throughout". Its puzzles were described as "generally rewarding and solvable", and that "its graphical style works to help make the game feel strange or otherworldly". The plot was "able to give some chills", but was considered a cliffhanger ending by some reviewers. The game received numerous awards, including: Carolyn Petit of GameSpot praised the engrossing gameplay and suggestive graphics: The Last Door exhibits a few frustrating…
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Reactions
60 of 171 · most liked firstMy Playtime: 4.6h (100% achievement, finished the game) Grindy Achievement(s): No. Optional Achievement(s): Yes (12 achievements). Difficult Achievement(s): No. Intro The Last Door - Collector's Edition consisted of the first four episodes of an episodic point-and-click game with a horror theme. Each episode will continue from the previous one to paint the full story. Pros: - Puzzles difficulty is just right; not too difficult, not too hard - A lot of jumpscares that will surprise you with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Knocking out horror games on Halloween & this has it all... secret societies, vampires, beautiful muses, crazy geniuses, odd gravediggers, old timey guys, and it was fun to explore! I initially looked at the blurry pixels and thought I wouldn't be into the game as I could barely see it, but it works well enough and allows you to put your own imaginative details on the cast. The music is a definite high point, this classical score adds drama and beauty to every scene. I did a chapter per…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Last Door feels like someone took a Victorian horror novel, dunked it into a pixel-art blender and somehow the result still manages to crawl under your skin. The atmosphere is so thick you could spread it on toast. Sound design? Absolutely carrying the team. The puzzles occasionally gave me that classic adventure game moment of staring at my screen like a confused raccoon, but nothing rage quit worthy. If you enjoy slow burn horror that whispers in your ear instead of screaming in your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Six Pixels, One Violin, Zero Chill Season One feels like someone dared someone who has only ever seen furniture through Sears catalog scans to code “fear” using only MS Paint and whatever violin sample came free with Audacity. Every room looks like Ikea furniture rendered by a stroke victim, and somehow your brain still goes, “Cool, this is where the ghosts eat us.” The gameplay is less “interactive experience” and more “digital self-harm ritual.” You click something. It ignores you. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When Jeremiah Devitt receives a cryptic letter from his old schoolmate, Anthony Beechworth, something awakens inside of him. A heavy feeling of wrongness urges him to pay a visit to Anthony, yet all he finds is an abandoned manor. A long-forgotten memories slowly begin to resurface as he searches the empty rooms for answers. With every step taken, he gets deeper down the rabbit hole into the darkness, yet there is no turning back. All it takes to uncover the truth is to cross the last…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great sound design and music. Unfortunately, the pixel art makes objects hard to distinguish.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember playing this game on Kongregate back in the day, when Flash games were plentiful. The minimalist graphics are great, but the story or puzzles are nothing special. It's just a few short episodes that are alright to play through. 2 playthroughs, 16/16 achievements.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just play the game, absolute cinema from start to finish
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only game I've ever played to properly capture the true 'fear of the unknown' quality of Lovecraftian horror. No guns, no generic tentacles, no jump scares... just a winding, labyrinthine story of dread, madness and dark science. Oh and the score kicks raw ass.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember playing these games when they were free browser episodes and were still being released, thinking one day I will have adult money and pay to play this whole series. I am really glad that I found these again and now get to see the story to its conclusion. Great story, great puzzles, great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm cummmingggg
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game really surprised me with it's ability to capture the gravity and atmosphere of each new situation and environment with very limited graphics. It almost as if the graphics are actually helping the atmosphere. Would definitely recommend if you point and click horror
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is just season 1 so prepare for a cliffhanger however I enjoyed the story and will be doing season 2 next Saturday
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You wouldn't expect much looking at the store page, but this game absolutely nails atmosphere. This is a short experience, but a well crafted one. Even if you don't like point and click games, if you enjoyed games like resident evil or silent hills this is for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay itself is extremely convoluted and important items for story progression often blend into the background. certain parts are also extremely tedious and time wasting due to contentedness and general slow character. I understand wanting to pace the game but having an option to at least speed up walking would be nice.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →you get to hang yourself so that's a win
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't get me wrong, this game was great and the story and immersion was top. However, I certainly cannot understand why they decided to make it with these 40-year old graphics. Ok, I get you cannot/need to do it with top notch graphics, fair enough, but really, do you have to do it in such a way where you actually are not even able to distinguish or tell apart objects, or recognize what things or people are because they are so pixeled?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short narrative point and click that leans heavily into its atmosphere. I felt that jangly jumpscare chords were used too much and it took away from the oppressive dread that most of the game has, which is unfortunate since that is its strongest point. The puzzles are mostly fine and not very complicated.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably a harsh call, but I don't feel like recommending this game...mostly because of the subpar execution on the art direction that never stopped being distracting, to me --- So this is what the masterminds behind the amazing Blasphemous were doing...well the art was not there yet, that is clear. I know this reads like a d*ckish statement (and I'm not going to stop there); but for the life of me, I cannot figure out what they were thinking with this pixel art. Every clue I can gather…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved this game ever since I found the series as a kid online, the story is intriguing and the puzzles intuitive. I enjoy the 8-bit style and the whole feel and inspiration from Oriental tales.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really fun simple point and click puzzle solver. Spooky enough for me as I get fr scared easy. love the art and look of it too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I overall liked the game but was not blown away by it either. I liked the unique radically pixelated art style, the music and the gothic atmosphere. The story was ok but, for me, not really captivating and -especially towards the end- a bit overdramatic. The puzzles were overall ok, but not really thought-provoking or original. Some of them were also rather illogical with far-fetched solutions.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't help but compare it to the Rusty Lake franchise, which I personally prefer. With that said, this game is great too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Speaking from experience, this game is an excellent simulation of meddling with forces beyond human comprehension.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely fantastic point n click series, set in Victorian England inspired by the tales of H P Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe. Episodic format works great for adventure games as each self contained episode only has a limited amount of locations and objects, so it's never too hard to work out what to do. Puzzle's are all pretty logical, so you should be fine with no guides for a first playthough, but you'll need another run through with one to get all achievements, the secrets are pretty damn…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An engaging Lovecraftian horror story. Like all Lovecraft stories, the ending is a little anticlimactic. I wish there were fewer jumpscares in the last episode, but overall would recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Last Door - Collector's Edition Low-resolution Horror Game with Amazing Storytelling Really worth trying! The Last Door - Collector’s Edition is the compilation of the first four games from this old but beloved series. Originally released as an episodic story, these titles helped to define a distinctive approach to horror through minimalistic pixel art, strong narrative focus, and an emphasis on atmosphere over jump scares. Gameplay: Engaging point and click horror game with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Also saw that you had The Last Door - Collector's Edition on there. That is honestly the best HP Lovecraft inspired game I have played. It captures that essence very well. Darkwood is another worth grabbing too.
positive · AI labelView post →Perfect, down to every minute detail.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved the story in this game - the pacing and storytelling were great! The pixelated style of the game can making seeing all the relevant details a bit difficult at time, but the game doesn't make it too difficult to find what you need to find. Looking forward to playing Season 2!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember I bought this game because I saw a YouTuber play it when I was a teenager, and I thought it reminded me of Edgar Allan Poe's writing. Now having played it, it truly does! You can see that the game took a lot of inspiration from classic horror, and I believe that the translation into the gaming genre was done really well. The story is intriguing and each chapter leaves you with an even bigger thirst to unravel the truth about what Devitt was REALLY up to in that boarding school.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I never finished this game on steam, but I have played it on various flash sites back when i was a teenager. This is a game both my younger cousin and I deeply loved. It has fantastic story and engaging puzzles. Seeing it on steam filled me with joy. Anyway, i hard recommend this game. definitely a favourite of all time, partly because of the nostalgia value it holds for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fine-ish but I got bored after completing the second chapter. The way to progress is usually to solve what item to use at some place, and its sometimes very unintuitive so I need to have a youtube playthrough open to progress at an acceptable pace. around 2/5 for me
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The soundtrack is INSANE
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to play in this world forever, it's so cozy and engaging
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I first played The Last Door series years ago, and I still fire it up to replay, wishing that every time was the first time all over again. The sound design and music, the deceptively simplistic graphics, the plot that knits itself into a map of questions and answers and more questions --- I've never experienced another game quite like it, let alone one that can top it. Believe you me, I'm still looking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Admittedly I dropped it before finishing. The music, setting and atmosphere is very nice in this game. I then realised it was Carlos Viola doing the music, the guy who did Blasphemous 2's score. Talented man. I like that this point and click doesn't resort to logic puzzles and is just about exploring, reading and combining items (well, with at least one exception). I stopped 3/4 of the way through the game. One thing that would have helped was if it was voice acted. It is a good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played these games when they were flash games, loved the series and would recommend it to those who love Eldritch Horror but don't want to just face off against the basic Lovecraft deities. On top of that the horror is probably the closest I'd call to subtle, little to no jump-scares and mostly a mounting dread of what could be around the corner. The story is close to quite a few Eldritch horror stories. Though the description is wrong, you're not trying to stop the horror but trying to figure…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought the game on a discount, along with Season 2. Plowed through the story-line of Season 1 in about eight hours or so. I was rushing through this game because the story is so good! It reminds me of the old Kings Quest games, just more macabre. Big shout outs to the music and the love put into the audio detail of this game also.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ominous but great! P.S. These links might help you to 100% it. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=791343730 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=300714235
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good, with very little in the way of "moon logic'. I appreciate the episodic nature of it as it let me go through it in a few short sessions without feeling like I was stopping in the middle of something. My one gripe is that it's not a complete story on it's own, not even close. If I didn't have season 2 already I would be more put out but I still have to run that to see any kind of conclusion to what's happening, so take that into account if you decide to pick this up. My 4 hour run time has…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting story, beautiful attention to detail, and great puzzles. Just enough weird plus spooky. What makes this point and click special is it keeps the adventure vibe with the exploration and puzzles but doesn't fall into the trap of obscure logic to fill in some play time that other point and clicks do. Dense with no filler <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There have only really been two puzzles I had to look up for this game. I'm not an incredible puzzle gamer. So, when I only need to look up 2 puzzles, then you know it's a good entry level puzzle game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was raised on classic Sierra and LucasArts adventure games, where you had to actually TYPE instructions instead of just pointing and clicking. Because of that, the pixel art in The Last Door was immediately appealing to me in a deeply nostalgic way. Unfortunately, nostalgic visuals can only carry a game so far. What I really can't stand is a chaotic, erratic narrative that ultimately leads nowhere. This isn't a brilliant, Memento-style puzzle twist—it's just a simple, cliché story about…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely recommend this game. It's slow burning, but the atmosphere that it creates is bleak but thick. It's an immersive story, with a very Edgar Allen Poe vibe. It has plenty of Gothic stapes: Secret Societies, empty mansions, desolate countryside, graveyards, crypts and a mystery at this game's core. Will you be able to solve it?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really good short and effective horror game. A little bit Lovecraft and a little bit King in Yellow-- I can't wait to play the sequel and get some more answers! My biggest critique is that it's hard to see what items are clickable sometimes because of the low pixel density (I missed a few that are literally only a pixel or two large), but the puzzles are generally forgiving and the areas are small enough that you won't waste much time backtracking. The music is also very beautiful, and the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a kid I grew up playing all sorts of point + click adventure games, and only a couple have really stuck with me for life. The Last Door is one of them. I remember playing this on my family computer with Flash, RIP, and I fell in love. Seriously this game is amazing, and I don't want to spoil ANYTHING, cause that would ruin the fun. But this game is a masterpiece. The music is great, the puzzles are fun, and the atmosphere + horror are f*cking amazing. Great, great story you have made, Game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great game! My favorite horror game. I'm not even into horror games at all but this game is so unique in a way and the story is very interesting also the music and sound design is amazing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Last Door - Collector's Edition is a very well made game, released as four episodes. The main strengths of the game are the music, the audio design, featuring unsettling ambient sounds, and the story. The puzzles are fun, and can be solved logically. I recommend this to point and click adventure fans.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is good. And keep in mind, this review is only for this game, not taking the sequel into consideration. The story is inspired by the works of writters like Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe, not as good, but decent enough to intrigue and introduce you to this world. The story doesn't end in this game, so i'll let to speak more about it on the second one's review. The pixel art style in this game is... kinda ugly. Not ugly "poorly done", but ugly "small game made by a small studio with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great music, nice atmosphere, something edgar alan po like, it even startaled me couple of times, puzzles is allright (nothing difficult, but some times you can think, that you can not do something), but visualy it is somewhat lacking. I do not mind pixel artstile, but here it is more pixels, than art in a lot of cases. But still it is a nice dark atmospheric not quite horror quest with great music, if you can give some slack to visuals, and like mystical quests, so why not try it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That which avoids description, the unknown, provides men with a reason to exist.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Last Door: Collector’s Edition delivers a gripping gothic horror story with simple pixel graphics and outstanding orchestral audio. The atmosphere is powerful, the pacing steady and every episode feels worthwhile. The puzzles never get in the way of the plot, and the narrative kept me playing just to uncover one more secret. If you enjoy story-focused adventures with a dark, emotional edge, this is absolutely worth your time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely amazing game. Reminds me of the Hugo Trilogy but much simpler with an awesome creepy Poe like story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Perfect classic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Much mysteries to be had here. Good gameplay though, if you enjoy point-and-click games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Last Door Review Update: I'm giving this a positive review right now encase I never play the game again, which would doom it to be forever a negative review. The experience has been improving and I'm up to the 3rd chapter. My original review I rant about movement speed I enjoy some point and click games - not this one. The scenes from the trailer and screenshots I've seen look great, but I shouldn't have to suffer before getting to decent parts. The movement is torturously…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the last door has an intriguing way of storytelling and captivates you in its atmosphere with its impeccable soundtracks. i, personally really love pixel art games, and i really love how the environments are designed and used in the last door. the way the story develops right before your eyes masterfully makes you question and curious about the rest of it. this is my childhood game and i still find it amazing. thank you for this masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is really good, I was going to 100% it but I got a new laptop and my data from previous chapters erased. Besides that, the game had a good and interesting story, fun and a little difficult puzzles too. I wouldn't blame anyone if you use a guide as some of the things you have to do for progression can be quite tricky. Overall, I like this game, and onward to season 2.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played it back when it was a flash game only, I'm a big sucker for horror-y point-and-click games.
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