Draugen

About

Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir tale of suspense, mystery and deception, set in 1920s Norway. Winner of Game of the Year and Best Audio awards at Spillprisen (the Norwegian Game Awards).

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Developer:
Red Thread Games
Engine:
Unreal Engine 4
Release date:
29 May 2019
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (11)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (1852)

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Description



Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir tale of suspense, mystery and deception, set in 1920s Norway. Winner of Game of the Year and Best Audio awards at Spillprisen (the Norwegian Game Awards). Nominated for Best Art at the Nordic Game Awards.

About Draugen


From the studio that brought you Dreamfall Chapters, and the creative team behind The Longest Journey and The Secret World, comes a first-person psychological mystery set in 1920s Norway.

The year is 1923. You play Edward Charles Harden, an American traveller — and increasingly unreliable narrator — who's come to Norway to find his missing sister. But you're never alone: every step of the way, Edward is accompanied by Lissie: a lively and enigmatic young woman with a mind of her own.

Together with Edward and Lissie, you must explore a forgotten coastal community nestled amongst the dark fjords and towering mountains of rural Norway, and unearth the terrible secrets that lie beneath the picturesque surface. And what begins as a quest for a missing woman becomes a journey into a painful past.

Key features


  • "I am not alone": explore 1920s Norway. accompanied by a living, breathing, independent companion
  • Interact with your companion through a realistic and dynamic dialogue system
  • Experience a thrilling tale through the eyes of an increasingly unreliable narrator
  • Find your own path through a scenic setting that changes with the weather and your mental state
  • "A story about what lies beneath": piece together a gripping and suspenseful narrative with unexpected twists and turns

Additional features


  • An award-winning and beautiful original musical score from composer Simon Poole (Dreamfall, The Secret World, The Park, Dreamfall Chapters)
  • Written by Ragnar Tørnquist (The Longest Journey, Dreamfall, The Secret World, Dreamfall Chapters)
  • Designed and developed by the team behind Dreamfall Chapters
  • Fully voiced in English, with motion-captured characters

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
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

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor:
Intel Core i7
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
4GB VRAM
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
10 GB available space
Sound Card:
Yes

User reviews

suzy 𐔌՞ ܸ.ˬ.ܸ՞𐦯
Not recommended | 07 Dec 2025
5.8h played

I'm really sad to choose a negative review for this game. It's not a harsh "no" from me, because I liked a lot of aspects of it and I actually enjoyed playing it for the most part. The problems came with the last

Helpful: 12
droobus
Recommended | 30 Dec 2025
3.5h played

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

Helpful: 12
chasewehrenberg
Not recommended | 22 Dec 2025
4.3h played

I've had this game on the wish list for a long time, but wanted to wait til it was on sale. I clocked about 4 hours in the game, and I was slow. The game play was set for you--choice is absent in this walking simulator.

Helpful: 11
Lia Tris
Not recommended | 08 Nov 2025
5.0h played

A note to the motion-sickness prone: this game has a fixed and low FOV, no crosshairs, and no way to turn off headbob. Do not be fooled by the game being advertised as a mystery. It's really just another pretentious

Helpful: 8
kromagnus
Recommended | 12 May 2026
8.6h played

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

Helpful: 3
Dharlequin
Recommended | 07 Mar 2026
2.6h played

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

Helpful: 7