Digital Happiness

DreadOut

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2014

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Series

  • DreadOut

Localized titles

  • DreadOut

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Adventure*
  • Indie*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Indonesian*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Indonesian*

Community tags · historical

  • Horror*
    Votes · historical
    413*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    187*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    185*
  • Female Protagonist*
    Votes · historical
    160*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    129*
  • Survival Horror*
    Votes · historical
    114*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    105*
  • Supernatural*
    Votes · historical
    64*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    64*
  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    61*
  • Survival*
    Votes · historical
    54*
  • Psychological Horror*
    Votes · historical
    50*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    37*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    36*
  • Zombies*
    Votes · historical
    19*
  • Mystery*
    Votes · historical
    13*
  • Dark*
    Votes · historical
    12*
  • Nudity*
    Votes · historical
    9*
  • Sexual Content*
    Votes · historical
    8*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    7*

System requirements

  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Ubuntu 14.04*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, OpenGL 2.1*
    Storage
    5 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    OSS Compatible*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    OSX 10.7 Lion*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel CPU only, Core 2 Duo minimum*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 supporting OpenGL 2.1 or later with 512 VRAM*
    Storage
    5 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    OSX Standard*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 / 8*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, 512 MB VRAM*
    Graphics API
    Version 9.0c*
    Storage
    5 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    DirectX Compatible*
    Conditions
    32-bit Windows is supported but known to have problem running DreadOut if it has less RAM available*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 or AMD Radeon HD 7750 with 1 GB VRAM or better*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or better*
    Memory
    8 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    8 GB*
    Video memory
    1 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    3*
    Community confidence
    low*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Partial*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Digital Happiness

Publishers

  • Digital Happiness

Release history

  • 2014-05-15
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2014-08-21
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    macOS
  • 2014-08-21
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Linux
  • 2014-05-14 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2014-05-14*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    May 15, 2014*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, 512 MB VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
DreadOut*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 or AMD Radeon HD 7750 with 1 GB VRAM or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
8* GB
Release year
2,014*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, 512 MB VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 or AMD Radeon HD 7750 with 1 GB VRAM or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Digital Happiness
Digital Happiness*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
adventure game
adventure game*
horror game
horror game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Digital Happiness
Digital Happiness*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2014-05-14 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2014-05-14*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
42*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
177* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Digital Happiness*
DLC count · historical
1*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200000 - 500000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Indonesian*
Store genres
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
113* min
Metacritic score
55*
Name
DreadOut*
Negative reviews · historical
1,266*
Peak ccu
8*
Positive reviews · historical
4,187*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
7.49*
Publishers
  • Digital Happiness*
Recommendations
4,393*
Store release date · historical
May 15, 2014*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Indonesian*
Game website · historical
http://digitalhappiness.net/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Digital Happiness
Digital Happiness*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Indonesian*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Digital Happiness
Digital Happiness*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
May 15, 2014*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Indonesian*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
253* min
Ccu
8*
Developer
Digital Happiness*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Historical US original list price
1,499* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Indonesian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
136* min
Name
DreadOut*
Negative reviews · historical
1,266*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200,000 .. 500,000*
Positive reviews · historical
4,187*
Historical US price
1,499* US cents
Publisher
Digital Happiness*
Community tags · historical
  • Horror*
  • Indie*
  • Adventure*
  • Female Protagonist*
  • Third Person*
  • Survival Horror*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Supernatural*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Puzzle*
  • Survival*
  • Psychological Horror*
  • Action*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Zombies*
  • Mystery*
  • Dark*
  • Nudity*
  • Sexual Content*
  • Open World*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Languages
  • English*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Indonesian*
Community tags · historical
Horror
Horror*
Indie
Indie*
Adventure
Adventure*
Female Protagonist
Female Protagonist*
Third Person
Third Person*
Survival Horror
Survival Horror*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Supernatural
Supernatural*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Survival
Survival*
Psychological Horror
Psychological Horror*
Action
Action*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Zombies
Zombies*
Mystery
Mystery*
Dark
Dark*
Nudity
Nudity*
Sexual Content
Sexual Content*
Open World
Open World*
Tags votes
Horror
Votes · historical
413*
Indie
Votes · historical
187*
Adventure
Votes · historical
185*
Female Protagonist
Votes · historical
160*
Third Person
Votes · historical
129*
Survival Horror
Votes · historical
114*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
105*
Supernatural
Votes · historical
64*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
64*
Puzzle
Votes · historical
61*
Survival
Votes · historical
54*
Psychological Horror
Votes · historical
50*
Action
Votes · historical
37*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
36*
Zombies
Votes · historical
19*
Mystery
Votes · historical
13*
Dark
Votes · historical
12*
Nudity
Votes · historical
9*
Sexual Content
Votes · historical
8*
Open World
Votes · historical
7*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Digital Happiness*
Store genres
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 14.04 Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, OpenGL 2.1 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: OSS Compatible *
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: OSX 10.7 Lion Processor: Intel CPU only, Core 2 Duo minimum Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 supporting OpenGL 2.1 or later with 512 VRAM Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: OSX Standard *
Metacritic score
55*
Name
DreadOut*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / 8 Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, 512 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: 32-bit Windows is supported but known to have problem running DreadOut if it has less RAM available *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$14.99*
Publishers
  • Digital Happiness*
Recommendations total
4,376*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
May 15, 2014*
Interface languages
English (full audio), Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Digital Happiness
Digital Happiness*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Operating system
Ubuntu 14.04*
Processor alternatives
Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, OpenGL 2.1*
Storage
5 GB available space*
Audio hardware
OSS Compatible*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
OSX 10.7 Lion*
Processor alternatives
Intel CPU only, Core 2 Duo minimum*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Intel HD Graphics 4000 supporting OpenGL 2.1 or later with 512 VRAM*
Storage
5 GB available space*
Audio hardware
OSX Standard*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7 / 8*
Processor alternatives
Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, 512 MB VRAM*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c*
Storage
5 GB available space*
Audio hardware
DirectX Compatible*
Conditions
32-bit Windows is supported but known to have problem running DreadOut if it has less RAM available*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Digital Happiness
Digital Happiness*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
May 15, 2014*
Interface languages
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
Specifications 6 · 20 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
partial*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Adventure|Indie*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
3,191*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
low*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
3*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
8* GB
Windows recommended video memory · 2026-06-27
1* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,014*
Title
DreadOut*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Partial*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
3*
Community confidence
low*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
8 GB*
Video memory
1 GB*

* Provisional data