Steam app 1150760 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:34 UTC
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
49 months, September 2022 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 436 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Gloomwood was released on 5 Sep, 2022.
Game features blood and gore throughout. Enemies can be exploded into gibs and will bleed when shot.
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Early Access Launch
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Hightown Trailer
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Hive Trailer
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Underport Teaser
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Market District Trailer
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Tavern Trailer
Watch on Steam50 developer announcements, Jun 2021 to Jul 2026 · times in UTC
First National Bank.Getting in won't be easy... and getting out may prove IMPOSSIBLE.Constables can now move in formation. You won't just be able to take them out one by one... not without some serious stealthing.But you're in luck! We've…
El OshcuroAh, good doctors...Last we met we'd finally added Full Controller Support to Gloomwood.However, that still needed some cleaning up and improvement which is where this update comes in!We've expanded and improved the controller options and…
El OshcuroThis one was a long time coming, Doctors. But we think you'll agree... You're now more in control than ever before!Now this is no half-assed implementation. This is the FULL controller support you've been waiting for.Complete with…
El OshcuroBack from Hightown already, Doctors?Well good... there's a new store in the market district you may want to see!Take the new portal from Hightown back to the Market district. And head on over to The Prime Meridian. You can pick up some new…
El OshcuroSorry this took a little longer than expected, Doctor:We wanted to get some cool new toys in for ya.Good luck, Doctor!Gloomwood Merch sale!New Blood Holiday Giveaway!New bundles including System Shock 2!Happy Gloom Year!
El OshcuroHello again, Doctors. Not much longer to wait now...Will Hightown be opened for the Steam Winter sale? Yes.Will Gloomwood be on sale for the Steam Winter Sale? Yes.Are you prepared for the largest, most vertical open area we've added to the…
El OshcuroA bit of housekeeping for you, Doctors. This here is essentially everything that needed fixing, changing or improving since The Research Update: Part 2. Have a gander...…
El OshcuroWell would you look at that Doctor! Two Gloomwood updates in two months? I'd say you're on a roll!During the last update we introduced research! And gave the good doctor the ability to delve into the darkness a bit...After slicing and…
El OshcuroGeneral Improved cache handling of shader variants to reduce shader compilation stuttering Improved memory handling causing performance and stuttering issues over longer play sessions Creatures will now attack the Doctor if repeatedly…
Patch notesPatch v0.1.305.02 Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where some old saves would not load area transitions with out of date data Fixed some pickups not setting the correct loaded quantity Fixed metal crates not being destroyed by door crush triggers…
Patch notesPatch v0.1.304.28 General Research system has been added! Enter the mirror realm and take the passage to the lighthouse laboratory to start concocting A dark presence grows inside the Doctor, and it yearns to claw free The journal has…
Patch notesDoctor! The old laboratory at the lighthouse is up and running again. Time to get to work... Aye, Gloomwood research is finally here, and with it this accursed town will be changed forever... but so will YOU! Collect body parts of the foul…
El OshcuroMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We have an update for all your festive needs (and bug fixes). General Winter event has been extended to January 10th Added Winter attire for watchdogs, infected rats, crowmen, crowkings and crowbabies…
Patch notesGeneral Improved player/enemy body collision handling Improved some data handling to during scene loading Coast Cliffside Fixed several AI patrols not initiating correctly Coast Tavern Fixed transition door not correctly locking during the…
Patch notesIn addition to the Hive now being in the game - basically every single major system in the game has been altered in some way. Most notably the lighting. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37871809/794266d82e94c0e83c78492fec81de9dce42653e.png…
El OshcuroGood doctors! We know it has been quite some time since we've updated you on Gloomwood development... So please sit back as we dig into what we've been up to... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37871809/7c6950e5e1fe764e51012dbe83e82673fc2f4200.png After…
El OshcuroSorry for the slight delay, doctors. We were having some ELECTRICAL DIFFICULTIES. But today we're proud to bring you the first half of the Underport District... The Power Station.…
El OshcuroHello again, good doctors. In our last announcement we gave you an update on the progress of the UNDERPORT disrict. Well today I am here to tell you that the Underport is SO LARGE that we'll be splitting it into... TWO UPDATES. The Power…
El OshcuroHello again good doctors. Apologies for the lack of announcements over the last few months, but we've been... rather busy. And today we bring you a full report on progress of Gloomwood's upcoming Underport District.…
El OshcuroGeneral Crouch will now release you from climbable ropes and ladders AI Lure Behaviour has been improved to be more consistent and capture the target AI's attention more, allowing the player to more easily sneak by Improved consistency of…
Patch notesAh, good Doctors... We have a surprise for you this holiday season! You may now enter THE MIRROR REALM! Without spoiling too much: let's just say that this realm will allow you to more easily revisit places in Gloomwood that you've been…
El OshcuroNote: Expect an increased game file size due to the new HDR lightmaps. General Improved the fidelity and texture work for the gloves and models of the following viewmodels: canesword, revolver, shotgun, flaregun, beartrap, flashbomb…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37871809/3a9ed8046b2e696e60e22634e6aa05269abf9036.jpg Well well well - good ol' PC Gamer voted Gloomwood as one of their top 25 most anticipated games (neat) and asked if we could show off some upcoming content for the…
El OshcuroGeneral Added the ability to 'Quick Use' food items by using right click (Alternate Fire) Added flashbombs to the merchant's shop inventory and changed restock logic Improved AI search handling when the AI has some visibility or cannot…
Patch notesGeneral Improved light source priority handling to improve general performance Improved AI update priority handling Area: City Market Added occlusion culling portals to many windows/archways to improve performance Added boundary clips along…
Patch notesNote: Brightness/Gamma/Contrast calculations have changed, so make sure to adjust your old configurations accordingly. General Added All Hallows' Eve jackolantern turnips to all areas Added 'Subtitles' option for both Dialogue and General…
Patch notesGood doctors. All Hallows' Eve is upon us once again. As such, it's time to get SPOOKY. What treats have we got for you on this fine night? A New weapon! The Flashbomb. Blind your enemies to sneak up on them for a kill... or simply get away…
El OshcuroGeneral Improved clipping and AI navmesh in various areas Improved accuracy of Shadow Projector renderer Improved carry object collision detection Set 'list' command to be sorted alphabetically Added 'physics_plate_wood' to entity spawn…
Patch notesGeneral Slightly reduced direct mid/near horizontal angle vision cone to prevent some unfair detections Increased AI search task priority of audio disturbances to prevent AI ignoring bottle distractions Improved AI search task handling of…
Patch notesBug Fixes Fixed various issues that caused old save files to fail to load
Patch notesAh, my favorite new patron. You've been waiting for this a while, haven't ye? Indeed, The Market District of Gloomwood is now open. But beware... This district is not only home to the Merchant's Shop where you can buy and sell goods...…
El OshcuroGeneral Pickups (like dropped rifles) can now have their loaded ammo be unloaded and collected by using the 'Reload' input Enemy corpses that cannot be carried will now pickup any attachments when highlighted/interacted with Handvalves can…
Patch notesBug Fixes Fixed issue when loading old saves that would cause save to fail loading Fixed issue where Valve item had incorrect localization tags and would not display content correctly Fixed typo in Waits Mining Log #1 document Fixed Doctor…
Patch notesGeneral Added option 'Allow Quicksave' to gameplay options to enable quicksaves on any difficulty Added option 'Developer Console' to enable developer console Added option 'Light Flares' to toggle light flares Added manual save menu list to…
Patch notesAH, GOOD DOCTORS. It's been awhile, hasn't it? We've got TWO updates for you today, One you can play NOW and one you can play SOON™ The first will cover what we've added to the game TODAY and the second will dig into our progress on…
El OshcuroBug Fixes Fixed issue where AI would phase through doors Fixed performance issue with AI door interactions Fixed more issues where loading a save or transitioning areas would cause loading to become stuck Fixed issue where fade system would…
Patch notesGeneral Improved handling of save data and legacy save loading Some optimizations to distance culler Enemy: Fishdog Now generates giblets when exploded or corpse is destroyed Fishdog giblets can also be used as scent lures Bug Fixes Fixed…
Patch notesGeneral Added 'Quicksave' and 'Quickload' to in-game keybinding menu Audible distance of "Bottle Break" effect increased to 45 meters (from 40) Audible distance of "Window Break" effect increased to 45 meters (from 40) Added the limp bone…
Patch notesFoolish doctors. You dare tempt fate yet again? The Slaughtered Goat Tavern is NOW AVAILABLE for you to enter. If you dare... Indeed, this latest update to adds the much anticipated tavern level to the cliffs of Gloomwood. And as you can…
El OshcuroGeneral Adjusted "Load Game" menu to support multiple save slots Starting a New Game will automatically select the next available slot Added 'Vision Cones' dropdown options in "Gameplay" settings to adjust huntsmen vision cones Added 'Raw…
Patch notesBe careful what you wish for, Doctors. You wanted a difficulty that would push you to your limits, test you, put the survival back into this immersive survival horror experience. Well you're about to get it.…
El OshcuroGeneral Increased stealth benefit from Lean action as long as body is obscured Tweaked AI vertical vision to reduce spotting players directly above Increased the size of safes to allow players to hide in them Added a certain special Looking…
Patch notesHello, good doctors of Gloomwood. Quite a week it's been, aye? Since releasing Gloomwood into Early Access, we are thrilled to report that it has become New Blood's fastest selling title EVER. Eclipsing the launches of DUSK, AMID EVIL, and…
El OshcuroGeneral Brightness slider maximum value increased to 5.0 (from 1.0) Gamma slider now capped at -0.5/0.5 (from -1.0/1.0) "Secondary Fire" now rotates the active inventory item clockwise in addition to "Lean Left/Lean Right" "Escape" now…
Patch notesSURPRISE, DOCTORS! We're launching Gloomwood Early Access a day... early. So what are you waiting for? EMBARK NOW: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150760/Gloomwood/
El OshcuroBe sure to wishlist and follow to know EXACTLY when Gloomwood Early Access begins. Thank you to everyone who supports New Blood and has been following Dillon and the team's progress over the years. We've said it before and we'll say it…
El OshcuroHello patient denizens of Gloomwood, I bring a bit of news. Due to some unforeseen game development issues that have cropped up over the last few months, as well as several of our developers falling sick to The Gloom (COVID) we've made the…
El OshcuroYou read that right. The time has come. Hello Doctor... Does that voice sound familiar? It should. That's Terri Brosius. Also known as the voice of Shodan from System Shock and Viktoria from Thief. The Countess of Gloomwood will be…
El OshcuroHello again, all you Gloomed ones. Today we bring you a development update courtesy of Lead Developer Dillon Rogers a/k/a the Taffer King And unless you've been living in Gloomwood itself, hopefully you've already seen our uncut gameplay…
El OshcuroWell... HERE IT IS We've also made some minor adjustments to the DEMO... and maybe even hidden a NEW SECRET in there...? Be sure to follow us on Twitter And join our Discord To get the latest updates! GOOD LUCK, DOCTOR...…
El OshcuroWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | Gloomwood.exe | any |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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gameinstall | Saves | *.sav and below |
gameinstall | Saves | SaveInfo.* and below |
gameinstall | Saves | Screenshot.* and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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