Horror Story: Hallowseed

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The game Horror Story: Hallowseed is a single-player story-driven psychological horror adventure game that takes place in the fictional location, Hallowseed. Viewed from a first-person perspective, the beautifully rendered environment not only contains various puzzles but is also controlled by an advanced AI that reacts to the player’s choices and actions, activating random scare events.

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254 reviews
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Developer:
Jeff Winner
Publisher:
Fulqrum Publishing
Engine:
Unreal Engine 4
Release date:
28 October 2021
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (254)

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Description

The game

Horror Story: Hallowseed is a single-player story-driven psychological horror adventure game that takes place in the fictional location, Hallowseed. Viewed from a first-person perspective, the beautifully rendered environment not only contains various puzzles but is also controlled by an advanced AI that reacts to the player’s choices and actions, activating random scare events.

The story

You were camping in the woods with two friends when an obscure event caused you to lose consciousness and wake up alone in an unknown, strange place. Explore your surroundings, look for clues in mysterious locations, run and hide from the dark spirits awakened by your presence. Do your best to survive, find your friends and uncover the mysteries hidden deep within Hallowseed – a place forgotten by time, damned and gripped by mysterious demonic terror!

Key Features:

  • Rich story - The player is driven by the story of a village whose inhabitants were seduced by an obscure power and condemned to darkness. While seeking to save his friends, the protagonist, Michael, will uncover what role he plays in all this tragedy.

  • Tense atmosphere - Immersive sound design and stunning visuals that will always keep you on your toes.

  • Micro-scares system - A system of random scary events that activate based on how you interact with the environment and will make you jump from your chair (or couch). Try different playthroughs with different choices to experience different scares!

  • Inspired by Horror Movie Classics - Insidious, The Conjuring and The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

  • Hallowseed is the first chapter in the Horror Story series by Jeff Winner, stay tuned for more!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bits
Processor:
Core i3
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
1GB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 4870
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
15 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible
Additional Notes:
HD 30 to 60 fps

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 64-bits
Processor:
Core i5 3.20ghz
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050ti with 6GB VRAM / Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB Video RAM
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
15 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible
Additional Notes:
Ultra HD 4k 60 fps

User reviews

fragkitten
Not recommended | 28 Apr 2024
4.9h played

It is with a heavy heart that I must give a thumbs down. I hate doing this, but unfortunately the game is virtually unplayable for me as a person with motion sensitivity. I understand that this is a 'passion' project

Helpful: 17
AlbatRose
Recommended | 25 Jan 2024
4.2h played

You were camping in the woods with two friends when an obscure event caused you to lose consciousness and wake up alone in an unknown, strange place. Explore the forest, find mysterious places, find your friends and

Helpful: 11
Sybreed
Not recommended | 18 Feb 2024
2.2h played

The power of Christ compels me to give a negative review, for 3 major reasons... 1. This game has an obsession with adding very intense camera shake any time something is going on. enjoy getting motion sick from the

Helpful: 9
Becker
Recommended | 29 Oct 2025
3.0h played

And finally I played Horror Story: Hallowseed. If I had believed the negative reviews, I would never have bought this gem. "Walk simulator with jumpscares" kiss my ass. Hallowseed is a game that I see has been unfairly

Helpful: 9
BabaYaga
Recommended | 08 Feb 2024
220h played

There arent many games that capture the atmosphere and feel of a 1980s demon Horror film. This one really does it well. And when I heard there had been some negative reviews, I was a bit baffled. It has a solid

Helpful: 3
Ken
Recommended | 22 Aug 2025
4.3h played

I LOVE THIS GAME!!, it's a masterpiece by Jeff Winner. I played DeathOmen and loved it, but compared to this one, DeathOmen is amateurish. (With all due respect, Jeff.) Seeing the work you put into this game, the amount

Helpful: 7