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Explore the most prestigious occult school in North America, The Miskatonic University, in a hilarious dark comedy set after the Lovecraft canon, in which the greatest threat to mankind is its own ambitions.

The Miskatonic is a lovecraftian, indie and visual novel game developed and published by Rapscallion.
Released on July 19th 2018 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 415 reviews of which 321 were positive and 94 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 0.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Miskatonic into these genres:

Lovecraftian Indie Visual Novel Casual Female Protagonist Gore Dark Comedy Adventure Cute Horror Comedy Point & Click LGBTQ+

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP+
  • Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
  • Memory: 400 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 1920 X 1080
  • Storage: 530 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.6
  • Processor: Any 64 bit processor
  • Memory: 400 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 1920 x 1080
  • Storage: 530 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
Finished the stream recently, which I have archived here https://youtube.com/live/uLfGaGP7-WE I decided to stream this after seeing it getting support on Kickstarter and seeming to be one of those good ones that actually fucking finished their products! The story follows a witch girl from the coven devoted to Shub-Niggurath in this post-lovecraftian world where many of the horrors in the stories have been exposed and it's written in a cute way with cute characters that makes the entire story entertaining. The main character, Charlotte LeStrange, has a strange magical ability with her eyes that seems to randomly alter the memories of those she uses her powers on, accidentally erasing her parent's knowledge of her middle name! The story and adventure were quite fun, however, I felt that when the game was wrapping up, it felt like I should've only been half-way through the game and it was suddenly rushed. Not a bad game and it's got a cute story to it, albeit morbid and dark, but really is a lot of fun.
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Dec. 2024
It's real short, and not super expensive, but fun. Worth your time, I promise.
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Oct. 2024
If You want to spend time in someone else's world, meet their fun and interesting characters, You like dark and Lovecraftian themes, but don't need to take it seriously all the time, and/or You dig the art-style presented on screens, this game is for You! The most common criticism I see in other reviews is thus - the game has literally no choices (beyond essentially the order of speaking to people in the room). And that is true. However I have to push back a little on it, as a be-all, end-all. I really, really love meaningful choices in the games, and VN's are really great for that. However... I played games that masquerade their singular story with choices that are pretty meaningless, or make the story actively worse. And I also played VN's with no choices at all, but characters, story, or art-style made them great experiences anyway. And "The Miskatonic" is squarely in the second camp for me. So if lack of choices is a deal-breaker, that one is probably not for You. But would it necessarily be better to be given choices? That depends. I would like to have some too, if they were well made, but I'd rather see someone's singular vision, than badly implemented, uninteresting branches that kill the immersion, and lead to a lesser experience. The way I see it - this one can really be taken as a webtoon. And a pretty cool one too. It literally costs a dollar and it's really forth the prize. Why not just make it a comic then? Well, (and I say it as someone that has some experience trying to create both games, and comics) making a comic is usually a waaay bigger task, because it is fine to repeat assets in a game. This story could be one of those that were to either be told in this form, or not at all. And that, would be a real shame and a loss. I adore the artwork, I think it's really charming. The music (though there is only 1 track, and the ambience) is fitting and got a very nice beat to it. I like the characters. Some of them are really fun, and some have a great chemistry between them. And they can be a little silly, but that's comedy here. The story is logical (for this setting), and I had no problems following people's motivations, which already puts it above a lot of triple A titles XD The ending was described by some as "open", but I really don't see it this way. It closes a big chapter in all the characters' lives, and at least for me - was satisfying. You learn who went where, to do what, and have an idea of how their lives will look from now on. There is a possibility of further events that may lead to conflict... but isn't that in every story, unless all the characters die, or something? The only thing I really don't like is... I don't know what engine the game was made in, but it defies a lot of conveniences, I'm used to in a typical RenPy' visual novel. No options menu, limited save slots, mouse-only input, no scrolling back to see the previous text. And I just see no reason for it to be this way.
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July 2024
A humorous and comedic interpretation of the Cthulhu Mythos, featuring charming and entertaining characters set against a dark, madness-filled atmosphere. Although the short story length and sudden endings, which leave players wanting more, are somewhat disappointing, the intriguing plot and witty dialogue make for a thoroughly enjoyable experience. 광기 가득한 크툴루 신화의 희극적 해석.
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June 2024
A pretty good game. Has a cliffhanger ending tho. But still good, love it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Miskatonic is currently priced at 0.79€ on Steam.

The Miskatonic is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 0.79€ on Steam.

The Miskatonic received 321 positive votes out of a total of 415 achieving a rating of 7.29.
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The Miskatonic was developed and published by Rapscallion.

The Miskatonic is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Miskatonic is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Miskatonic is not playable on Linux.

The Miskatonic is a single-player game.

The Miskatonic does not currently offer any DLC.

The Miskatonic does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Miskatonic does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Miskatonic 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.

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The Miskatonic
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