Charon's Staircase

Indigo Studios - Interactive Stories / Oct 27, 2022 / Adventure, Indie

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In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

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What's new

Charon's Staircase - Patch 1.5.9

2025-02-21

Hello, everyone! We're so excited to announce that the new Charon's Staircase update, Patch 1.5.9, is now live on Steam! This update tackles several long-standing issues, including fixes for achievement unlocking problems and bugs that caused players to get stuck due to missing boundaries. We’ve also made various other improvements to enhance your experience. Be sure to update your game and let us know what you think! Check out the Patch Notes below for more details. Patch 1.5.9 Patch Notes (Steam): Improvements: • Arabic Text: Resolved display issues in Item Information UI for better readability. • In-Game Portraits: Added a "Read" option for portraits. • Localization: Fixed missing translations in the localization file. Fixes: • Achievements: Corrected missing achievements, incorrect unlocks, and fixed "A Lonely Death" achievement unlocking issue.

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• Text Display: Fixed issue with inner monologue text staying on screen. • Flickering Lights: Addressed screen flickering caused by in-game lights. • Player Stuck Bug: Resolved issue with players getting stuck due to missing boundaries. • Key Dismiss Option: Added a dismiss option for in-game keys. • Checkpoint Restart: Fixed flashlight appearing unnecessarily after restarting in the mansion Thanks, -SOEDESCO

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What players say

Mixed

59% positive, 39 reviews

Recommended5 hrs played

Amazing game!! There's about three hours of gameplay, not five - I left mine paused for a long time lol. This is a VERY creepy game. I made it about 80% through and chickened out - I watched Gab Smolders play the rest on Youtube. The plot of this game was amazing. If you like horror (especially more sci-fi horror, because this isn't paranormal) this game is for you!

1 found this helpful, 2025-10-21

Not recommended3 hrs played

For $2? Cool. For $20? Absolutely not. I was honestly ok with this game until I saw that it was released 2022. 2-0-2-2. I thought it was somewhere around 2015, graphics and jankiness wise. The UI and scaling is not up to par with widescreen requirements (the game is fine, but the menus seem stretched and the character archive you can look at is basically unusable). There were shelves missing in the library, just...

1 found this helpful, 2026-01-05

Not recommended3 hrs played

I can't even begin to explain just how dark this game (even on max brightness) is, especially on the outdoor levels. It's so dark that it could be effectively called Blind Simulator. Trying to navigate through the inside of the cabin on the first level was one of the most frustrating and unpleasant experiences. Was literally walking in circles and using walls to guide me through the puzzle. Eventually I...

0 found this helpful, 2026-09-23