Stairs
A 2015 first-person horror game that follows a journalist investigating three missing persons through an endless descent. Atmospheric but uneven.
GamerScout Verdict
For patient players seeking atmospheric indie horror willing to accept uneven pacing over jump scares.
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About Stairs
I went in expecting Slender-like minimalism, but Stairs trades jump scares for something slower: a psychological unraveling told across three interconnected stories. You play Christopher Adams, a journalist picking through environmental clues and found footage to piece together what happened to three people. The hand-crafted atmosphere works when it works, certain hallway sequences linger, but pacing stumbles. Dialogue and narrative exposition feel stretched thin, and the horror rarely builds beyond unsettling mood. What kept me playing was the visual restraint. GreyLight didn't oversell anything. The pixel-art interludes and muted color palette suggest craft on a micro-budget. For a 2015 indie title, it's respectably made. That said, the psychological horror setup promises more payoff than the game delivers. If you're patient with slow burns and forgiving of experimental storytelling, there's something here. But it's a niche experience, and Metacritic's middling score reflects that honesty.
Indie & narrative
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- Graphics
- NvidiaGeforce 9600GT, ATI Radeon 4670HD or equivalent
- Processor
- Inter Core2 Duo, AMD Athlon64 x2 or better
- Sound Card
- DirectX compatible sound card
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 280, ATI Radeon 4870 or better
- Processor
- Intel Core i5/i7, AMD equivalent or better
- Sound Card
- DirectX compatible sound card
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Game Info
- Developer
- GreyLight Entertainment
- Publisher
- Digital Tribe
- Release Date
- Sep 28, 2015