Steam app 483980 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:24 UTC
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
340 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
121 months, September 2016 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, 181 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, 159 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Mad Father was released on 22 Sep, 2016.
In this game, there are scenes in which a crazed father attempts to uses a chainsaw to cut up the main character. (Actual cutting is not depicted.)
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21 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Mar 2018 to Oct 2024 · times in UTC
池袋PARCO（東京都）にて開催中のホラーゲームにフォーカスしたマーケットイベント『Horror Game Market "ARCADE"』にMad Fatherが参加しております。 入場は無料で、Misaoやゆめにっきといった名作インディーゲームなど全6作品が展示され、コラボレーショングッズも販売しております。 ぜひお立ち寄りください！ ＜イベント期間＞ 2024年10月18日(金)～10月28日(月) 11:00～21:00 ※最終日は18時閉場 ＜会場＞ 池袋PARCO…
OHARA (PLAYISM){STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26245179/72cf31a1db9355778adf1d35b7614444c574c8bf.png Mad Father developer sen's other horror classic Misao: Definitive Edition was released 7 years ago in October 2017, and today, it has been reborn again into Misao…
PLAYISM_SS诸位玩家。 前日对游戏进行更新时，由于我们的疏忽，发生了主角会在浴室卡住导致游戏无法继续进行的问题。我们已经对问题进行了修复。给大家造成不便我们深感抱歉。希望大家能继续在本作中玩得愉快。
Patch notes諸位玩家 近日對遊戲進行版本更新時，由於我們的疏忽，出現了部分繁體中文玩家無法啟動遊戲的問題。現已對遊戲進行了緊急修復。請無法啟動遊戲的玩家將遊戲更新到最新版本，然後再度嘗試啟動遊戲。 為大家帶來不便深表歉意。希望今後大家也能在本作中玩得愉快！
Patch notesDear Fans, Thank you for playing Mad Father. This message is to inform you that a new update has gone live. Fixed minor bugs. Again, thank you for your continued support.
Patch notesDear Fans, Thank you for playing Mad Father. This message is to inform you that a new update has gone live. Fixed bug that the sausage could not be cooked in the Basement 2F Kitchen. Again, thank you for your continued support.
Patch notesThank you for playing Mad Father. The updates for Ver 3.08 are as follows: Option settings will now preserve changes even after closing and reopening the game. This change also means that all changes made to option settings will be shared…
Patch notesDear fans, Mad Father Remake is now available to play in Spanish (Latin America), Traditional Chinese and Korean! We hope this gives more people from around the world the opportunity to enjoy this title.…
playism_kido大家好！ P酱来了！ 大家对《MADFATHER 狂父》的重制版感到满意吗？ 前阵子看到某UP主直播时，才发现有数处地方在导入文本时出现错误， 让大家见笑了……(无言) 今天为大家做了该数处中文文本错误的更新。 修正 中文简体文本更正，包括『否』 如发现什么错误，或是需要改善的地方， 欢迎到STEAM社区/加入PLAYISM的QQ群组或到PLAYISM微博留言。 请大家继续支持PLAYISM的独立游戏啊！ --- PLAYISM STEAM社区 PLAYISM官方网页…
Patch notesDear Fans, Thank you for playing Mad Father. We fixed a bug where the achievements were not unlocking in the English and Simplified Chinese versions of the game. We apologize deeply for any inconvenience caused by this issue. We hope you…
Patch notesDear Fans, Thank you for playing Mad Father. This message is to inform you that a new update has gone live. Update Details Fixed bug in the Incubation Room that sometimes made it impossible to advance. Fixed bug that inadvertently switched…
Patch notesDear Fans, Thank you for playing Mad Father. This message is to inform you that a new update has gone live. We apologize if you have run into any bugs during play. Update Details You will now be able to fix the error caused by the original…
Patch notesDear fans, We have added an option that allows you to play the Original Version (pre remake) of Mad Father on startup. When you click play on Mad Father in Steam you should see a dialog option for “Play Original Version”.…
Patch notesDear fans, Finally, the Mad Father Remake has been released! If you already own the original on Steam it will be updated free of charge. Remake version features below. Changes New Elements Updated graphics (characters/maps/some skills/etc.)…
PLAYISMDear lovers of Mad Father, At long last, the remade version of Mad Father is finally getting released! Update available from midnight on November 5th (Thu.)! Additionally, in accordance with the release of this remake, the price of the game…
PLAYISMMad Father has been remade and is better than ever. In this remake, not only have the graphics been updated, but there are new events in game and an added new game plus dubbed ""BLOOD Mode"" where the story changes dramatically. Discover…
PLAYISMhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/7a269c0439022c7fa31d9863141ba3c84df5733d.jpg Dear Fans, Golden Week is about to start in Japan and so Steam will once again be holding a Golden Week Sale. PLAYISM…
PLAYISMDear Fans, Steam recorded the largest ever number of concurrent users over the weekend. Over 20 million users! It is great to see everyone making the best of a bad situation. So, in the hopes that we can expand everyone's game collection…
PLAYISMhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/2d9eb2ea75c15a5e4a0bec0ac4e350d1a6c3daf5.jpg The Yumenikki Followers Sale starts today on Steam! Yumenikki was originally released by kikiyama in 2004. Ten "Follower…
playism_kidoDear PLAYISM fans, We are writing to inform you that today marks the release of our newest title. Heartfelt 3D Action+Rhythm Action game, Giraffe and Annika. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122100/Giraffe__Annika/…
PLAYISMDear Fans, Thank you for playing Mad Father. This message is to inform you that a new update has gone live. The following changes have been made in this patch. If you clear the game with the True Ending, the NEW GAME option on the title…
Patch notesDear Fans, One of Steam's biggest sales, the Chinese New Year Sale has begun! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/1a858fff361c560d008e2ddd23c06e7fd2540d04.gif Deeeer Simulator, currently getting memed…
PLAYISMDear Fans, The Steam Winter Sale has finally begun! Season's Greetings from all of us here at PLAYISM. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/4625762bb1cbc91d02ca1f47f1c0412cba8900c0.png This year we have…
PLAYISMhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/deac35795be4f01e401ebbc38eb815e058d4daaf.png Dear Fans, The Autumn Sale is drawing to a close. Have you bought everything you wanted? We seem to publish a lot of…
PLAYISMhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/3d37cb1af7160c2bbea3e96fbe027634fb779c57.png Dear Fans, Are you all enjoying perusing the Autumn Sale? There are plenty of other titles in our line up on sale than…
PLAYISMDear Fans, The Steam Autumn Sale is here! PLAYISM is going all in this year with some of our major titles on sale! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/b19e110df8c06d650a09ebaa4112d6937284de5f.jpg…
PLAYISMDear all, It’s Singles’ Day, so there will be a 48 hour exclusive sale on Steam! How about some ruin exploration on those long Autumn nights? La-Mulana 67% OFF! https://store.steampowered.com/app/230700/LaMulana/ Pixel Game Maker MV is 33%…
PLAYISMDear Fans, The nights are getting longer, and Halloween draws near. It's the perfect time to stay in and get some gaming done. PLAYISM titles are up to 80% this sale and below are some examples that you can snag for a great price! The…
PLAYISMHello everyone, https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/5063e9f11e0d7186674f4118450f0768365be75f.jpg To celebrate the release of Gensokyo Night Festival and the soundtrack of Touhou Luna Nights on October…
PLAYISMDear Users, Get all your favourite PLAYISM titles with up to 80% off in our weekly Steam sale starting today! Below are a list of our top picks. With the weather heating up why don’t you let some of our brilliant horror games send a cold…
playism_kidoHi All This is a general notice to all Playism titles. From June 14th onwards, I (Cheru) will no longer be Playism's community manager. After over 4 years of working passionately in Playism, I have decided to leave and change direction. I…
cheruWe are finishing off our 8th anniversary month with a huge sale on Steam! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/0e63abf3500d91e3951fcfa0fb63c7833c216a7c.jpg We want to thank everyone who has been a part…
cheruIn celebration for the new Era "Reiwa" in Japan, we are taking part in the Golden Week Sale on Steam! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/645b6f1d4d89cc377fd0610fdd3f6306af82e092.jpg We have up to 80%…
cheru [AFK 4.27⇒5.6]Hi All We hope you are doing great and enjoying all the Playism games! As Playism is based in Japan, we wanted to notify you all that due to the extended Japanese holidays this year for Golden Week at the start of May, we will be closing…
cheruHello Playism Fans We hope that you are doing well!! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/f7510295841d45ee646334ab485371ada20270ab.jpg We are excited to announce that we have a whole range of Playism…
cheruHello Playism Fans Happy Lunar New Year! The Steam sales have kicked off and there are celebrations all around. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/5b34f11649768631e2636eedbee21fa557796632.jpg We have…
cheru ❄Hi All Today we updated Mad Father to version 3.06. Adjustment Details Adjusted the screen brightness Changed the diagonal staircase in the entrance hall to a straight staircase Added a shortcut Add hints to help with proceeding through the…
Patch noteshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/4ec4921ed38261c1e63b2b7822c53e3bb3108a59.jpg Its that time of year again, and we have set our games on sale to join in with the Winter Sales! Check out our catalog…
cheruHi All The Autumn Sales have started on Steam and we are going full on by hosting some phenomenal sales across the majority of our games! Dive into the full list of games which are up to 80% off on the Playism sale page!…
cheruHi Playism fans! We are happy to announce that this week, we'll be offering Pixel Game Maker MV - the latest entry in the Maker series, currently being distributed by Playism - at a 20% off discount for our Weekly Sale.…
PLAYISMhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/3207b80a2d1c53af0f4bcc27cac1527b193b671e.jpg Playism has kicked off the week with an exciting collection of Playism Games on sale! Dive into and explore new worlds…
cheruTokyo Game Show has started! Playism is not only exhibiting some awesome games, but we are also joining up with Steam to hold some Tokyo Game Show Sales for everyone worldwide to join in!…
cheruHi All This week we have set a huge selection of Playism games on Sale! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8438467/841006ca82f7adc7845d471903c488828be77bef.jpg Check out the full list of all the Playism…
cheruThe Steam Summer Sales have begun! Start this summer with a splash by grabbing some exciting indie games from Playism! See all the exciting Playism titles on Sale Today we have set Mad Father on sale for 30% off!…
cheruPlayism is celebrating its 7th Anniversary this year, and we are kicking off this week with a publisher sale on Steam! See all the exciting titles on Sale Today we have set Mad Father on sale for 30% off!…
cheruHi All We are starting this week with a Weekly Sale! Today you'll be able to grab Mad Father on sale! http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/483980/capsule_616x353.jpg?t=1488956399…
Patch notesHi All We are starting this week with a Weekly Sale! Today you'll be able to grab Mad Father on sale! http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/483980/capsule_616x353.jpg?t=1488956399…
playism_20Today we have updated Mad Father! Added Simplified Chinese. You can now play Mad Father in Simplified Chinese by selecting it from the Language tab in the Steam client. Thank you for your patience, and we hope that you enjoy Mad Father!…
Patch notesToday we have updated Mad Father! Added Simplified Chinese. You can now play Mad Father in Simplified Chinese by selecting it from the Language tab in the Steam client. Thank you for your patience, and we hope that you enjoy Mad Father!…
notnot2601@playismWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | Game.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | Config.exe | windows | ||
| Original Version | OriginalVersion\Game.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | OriginalVersion\Config.exe | windows |
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 | Save | *.sav |
gameinstall | OriginalVersion/Save | *.sav |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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