Action · October 21, 2013
Eldritch (2013)
Eldritch is a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft. Unearth ancient secrets and find your way to freedom! Sneak, fight, and explore strange worlds! Invoke mystical powers to augment your play style! Randomly generated levels provide fresh challenges and opportunities! Unlock shortcuts to jump directly to deeper dungeons! Now includes the free Eldritch: Mountains of Madness expansion! Explore a 10-story dungeon beneath the mountains of Antarctica! Face frightening new monsters! Wield new weapons, powers, and tools! Uncover grave secrets in the depths and live to tell the tale!
Action releases from 2013
104 Action titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Action Roguelike · 202
- Rogue-like · 195
- Lovecraftian · 186
- Indie · 163
- First-Person · 160
- Horror · 120
- Action · 115
- Rogue-lite · 111
- Adventure · 99
- Singleplayer · 94
- Stealth · 79
- RPG · 79
- Procedural Generation · 71
- FPS · 65
- Female Protagonist · 53
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.2k Steam reviews | Top 94% in Action |
| Positive rating | 88% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 46% |
| Metacritic | 77/100 | Genre average 77 — top 56% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 3 h average | Top 91% for session depth among Action |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Danish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Italian
- Finnish
- Ukrainian
- Hungarian
- Polish
Reception Metrics
Steam community
88%Very Positive · 2.2k reviews
1.9k positive · 264 negative
Metacritic
77/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.6/10
Curator recommendations
1.7k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 21, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Minor Key Games |
| Base price | $1.49 -90% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
3h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
2h
Typical completion time
Achievements
15
Steam unlocks available
Editions & Packages
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