The Terrible Old Man
Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story.
- Release Date:10/10/2019
- Franchise:Cloak and Dagger Games
- Developer:Cloak and Dagger Games
- Publisher:Cloak and Dagger Games
- Last Updated:8/28/2024
- Steam App Id:1147030
The Terrible Old Man
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Terrible Old Man has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 67% lower than its previous all-time peak of 3 players achieved on 7/29/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Terrible Old Man. It has received a total of 595 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 83 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Terrible Old Man and its growth over time. It currently has 1,140 followers on its community page.
About The Terrible Old Man
The Terrible Old Man is an Adventure, and Free to Play game developed by Cloak and Dagger Games. On 10/10/2019, it was released on the Steam Store by Cloak and Dagger Games.
Players have rated The Terrible Old Man as "Very Positive" out of 595 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 527 positive reviews and 68 negative reviews — an overall 89% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play completely for free. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, The Terrible Old Man - Collector's Edition available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, The Terrible Old Man supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Terrible Old Man has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Drama
- Supernatural
- Interactive Fiction
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Short
- Story Rich
- Free to Play
- Hand-drawn
- Retro
- Lovecraftian
- Mystery
- Horror
- Crime
- Point & Click
- Thriller
- America
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Terrible Old Man and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Terrible Old Man is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Terrible Old Man - Collector's Edition | DLC | 10/10/2019 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Terrible Old Man data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, August 28). The Terrible Old Man on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147030
- Valve Corporation. (2024, August 28). The Terrible Old Man. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1147030
- Cloak and Dagger Games. (2023, July 8). The Terrible Old Man. The Terrible Old Man. http://www.cadgames.co.uk