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ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

ROUTINE is a singleplayer, sci-fi and psychological horror game developed by Lunar Software and published by Raw Fury.
Released on December 04th 2025 is available only on Windows in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 5,084 reviews of which 4,715 were positive and 369 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified ROUTINE into these genres:

Singleplayer Sci-fi Psychological Horror Atmospheric Cinematic Dark Adventure Horror Walking Simulator Puzzle First-Person Exploration Survival Horror Stealth Space Story Rich Thriller Action 3D Aliens

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 / Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 570
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 10 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2025

By far one of the best horror games i've played since Alien Isolation, has a ton of mechanics i've NEVER seen in any games and you can tell they put a lot of love into this. EDIT: I've finished the game with about 7 hours clocked, an hour was used on a difficult puzzle. It's way shorter than I expected but I feel it was worth the price.

Dec. 2025

Routine – Early Impressions Routine is fantastic for what it is, and honestly, the story behind its development makes it even more impressive. This game was announced back in 2012 with a vision that instantly grabbed everyone. Then everything went dark. Development stalled, radio silence dragged on for years, and most of us assumed it had died somewhere between the engine swaps and bad luck. People joke that it looks inspired by Alien Isolation… but this existed before that game was even shown. So seeing Routine finally released felt surreal. I was ready to play it purely out of respect for that old promise, expecting anything from a rough curiosity to a half-finished relic. Instead, the game turns out to be genuinely good. Better than good. You can tell they cooked this thing patiently over all those years. Massive respect to the team for pulling off what honestly felt impossible. Their resilience and grit deserve praise on its own. It’s even crazier when you remember this was built by something like 3–4 people. Because the visuals do not look like a tiny-team project. The art direction is killer. Even the simplest objects have style. The materials, the lighting, the texture work… it’s all insanely polished and beautifully optimized. This game runs smooth as butter even on older machines. The audio is on the same level. I haven’t felt this kind of immersion in ages. It genuinely brings back the era of Thief and System Shock 2, when audio wasn’t just background noise but the thing that pulled you under. Mick Gordon touched this during early development and you can feel the intensity in the soundscape. There’s also a clear Valve-like philosophy at play. Not in copying Half-Life’s gameplay, but in how it tells the story. Environmental storytelling, little details, a world that feels handcrafted with purpose. You can feel the passion baked into every corner. Overall, Routine is essential. It’s the kind of game the sci-fi horror genre desperately needed to remind everyone that atmosphere and craftsmanship matter more than budget or spectacle. And if you’re into Half-Life, System Shock, Alien Isolation, Prey, SOMA, Amnesia, or basically anything dark, lonely, atmospheric and heavy on mood… this is a blind recommendation. Don’t think. Just play it.

Dec. 2025

Years of hand-holding and blatantly telling the player what to do have done irreparable damage to gamers' critical thinking and attention spans. What's your ID? It's on your suit - look down. How do I get this thing to raise? Shoot the thing. You're a technician - how do you fix the thing? Turn it on and off. There's so many simple things with simple solutions that will filter out streamers like DSP. The game does very little hand holding. Everything is so diegetic in this game for the sake of immersion. There's no UI, but you can see relevant information directly on your CAT. You directly interact with the terminal without a secondary UI popping up. I'm liking it so far. It's definitely well made. I like the atmosphere.

Dec. 2025

This isn't horror, this game is pure terror. Man, waited years for this game to release and its wayyyyy better than I expect. For people not able to pass the starting area, please read all papers when you get the CAT. This game does not hold you hand at all and its amazing for it.

Dec. 2025

On steam deck, limit the fps to 45 and set settings to low, it runs perfectly well. Graphics look incredible, and for a team of any size (let alone 3); you can tell that a lot of love and work went into this game

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Frequently Asked Questions

ROUTINE is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.

ROUTINE is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.

ROUTINE received 4,715 positive votes out of a total of 5,084 achieving a rating of 8.95.

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ROUTINE was developed by Lunar Software and published by Raw Fury.

ROUTINE is playable and fully supported on Windows.

ROUTINE is not playable on MacOS.

ROUTINE is not playable on Linux.

ROUTINE is a single-player game.

ROUTINE does not currently offer any DLC.

ROUTINE does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

ROUTINE does not support Steam Remote Play.

ROUTINE 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 ROUTINE.

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