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Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

Draugen is a story rich, mystery and atmospheric game developed and published by Red Thread Games.
Released on May 29th 2019 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Norwegian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 2,012 reviews of which 1,496 were positive and 516 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 9.79€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Draugen into these genres:

Story Rich Mystery Atmospheric First-Person Singleplayer Indie Adventure Detective Short Puzzle Psychological Horror Cinematic Point & Click Historical Horror Exploration Realistic Emotional Drama Investigation

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 670/AMD HD 7870 2GB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Yes

User reviews & Ratings

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9 hours played
May 2026
Great walking sim / mystery game! Environment was great looking and well made, and story was descent. Maybe slightly short time to really get to know the characters well enough. Also a couple of achievements that were a bit unfriendly to collect.
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3 hours played
March 2026
This is a neutral review, not a recommendation per se. Draugen is an extremely short walking sim about a man looking for his sister in a secluded Norwegian village. It ends too soon just as it was about to get interesting. The culmination is not powerful enough. Technical state of the game leaves much to be desired.
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4 hours played
Dec. 2025
Interesting mythology and atmosphere, but you could see the twists coming a mile off and compared to other walking sims like Edith Finch or Everybody's gone to the Rapture it's all a bit bland, for me. Worth a punt if under a fiver.
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4 hours played
Aug. 2025
Draugen tell's a story of loss and acceptance all while ignoring the more interesting aspect of the mystery. It's a shame considering how beautiful and interesting the world is around you and I couldn't help but think of the wasted potential this game has the whole time I played. It's still an interesting experience albeit a tad shallow.
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4 hours played
July 2025
Needs a neutral option, but I'll pick the closer of the two and recommend it. It's a beautiful game which allows for a nice bit of clashing against the rather grisly, macabre narrative that unfolds before you. I also enjoyed the Alice character in theory, especially the later developments of her. But there's only so much you can get out of this game. It seems unwilling to really stretch with its ideas. You have an unreliable narrator at times, but it never digs deep there. You have detective machinations, but you're railroaded and just have to point Edward forward and hold W until you win. It's a walking sim but the developers call this a mystery. And yet you don't solve the mystery at all. You have no real agency as Edward. It's not incorrect to lack agency in a walking sim. Edith Finch had more even so, but it wasn't swathes more. Instead, Edith succeeds better here through the strength of writing. Draugen isn't poorly written, but it doesn't have the same amount of meat to chew on here. It especially has some clumsy dialogues dotting its playtime, which makes me confused. If we're locked in, we need more. If we aren't locked in, we could go around a lot more with the clumsy hand. It just feels like the developers shot down the middle instead of focusing on either side of that chasm. It's not enough to sink the game. Frankly if the characters were better I'd still happily recommend this. But Edward in particular is probably the most annoying protagonist I've experienced this year. He's just so whiny and boring even when things shape into an interesting direction. Alice after a while just yells at him for this, which is valid because she's entirely right. Get your head outta your ass, Teddy. I'm happy to have beaten the game. However it feels like they set the stage quite well and just needed to finish it better, and thus didn't quite stick the landing.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Draugen is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

No, Draugen is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Draugen received 1,496 positive votes out of a total of 2,012 achieving a rating of 7.19.
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Draugen was developed and published by Red Thread Games.

Yes, Draugen is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Draugen is not playable on MacOS.

No, Draugen is not playable on Linux.

Draugen is a single-player game.

Yes, there are 3 DLCs available for Draugen. Explore additional content available for Draugen on Steam.

No, Draugen does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Draugen does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Draugen is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Draugen.

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Draugen PEGI 16
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