Decay: The Mare

Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare…

Decay: The Mare is a adventure, horror and indie game developed by Shining Gate Software and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on February 13th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 1,905 reviews of which 1,455 were positive and 450 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 0.74€ on Steam and has a 85% discount.

The Steam community has classified Decay: The Mare into these genres:

Adventure Horror Indie Point & Click Psychological Horror Puzzle Singleplayer Multiplayer Atmospheric Psychological First-Person Story Rich Escape Room Dark

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8
Processor: 2.2 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 205, Radeon HD 3400
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 2100 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with the latest drivers

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X Version 10.8 or higher
Processor: MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, iMac or Mac Pro release year 2009 or later
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, Radeon HD 3450
Storage: 2100 GB available space
Sound Card: 16Bit

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or newer
Processor: 2.2 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 205, Radeon HD 3450
Storage: 2100 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with the latest drivers

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

This game is not a walking sim, though it is a point-and-click adventure, and it does a fantastic job of keeping the experience engaging. With three episodes to play through, it’s a great game to revisit, especially for achievement hunters. The story might not be its strongest point, but the real charm comes from solving riddles and exploring the eerie world. The puzzles aren't overly difficult, but they're enjoyable and keep the pace steady. Plus, there are some delightful surprises that add a bit of flair to the game. A single run will take about an hour, but the experience is worth it. It's a fun, atmospheric horror adventure with just the right balance of exploration and puzzle-solving. Definitely worth playing through, especially if you love a good mystery with a spooky twist!

Aug. 2024

This game is pretty awesome. Good story, horror feel, and gameplay. Since it's "mouse only" you can eat queso dip while you play which is pretty cool. 8.5/10 Good Price and Random Queso.

July 2024

Considerable Horror Adventure, not a walking sim as all is point and click but does not downgrade the game, 3 Episodes to beat, worth replaying not only for gathering all achievements, story is a bit low but the highlight goes after finding and solving riddles what arent that difficult and to explore the whole thing, certain fancy surprises are included too. A single run takes an hour but worth doing so.

June 2024

Episodic, myst-style point-and-click adventure of (without walkthrough or much use of the builtin hint system) 2-ish hours per each of its 3 episodes. Episode 1 and 2 both quite good and atmospheric; 3 goes off in a few too many random directions for my tastes (time travel? colored balls? the painting?) but ties things up narratively. Well-advised at a sale price.

June 2024

Decay is an odd game but I love point-and-click with a passion so I though id try it out. The story is the best kind of bizarre and told from the most obtuse angle. It's not as much scary as it is kinda funny with the innate scuffness of the Mares model. The puzzles are fun and the secret unlocks are not that bad to get overall, and unlock some cool horror concept art. The Bag is the best character, give it a try if you have 3 hours to kill.

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-85% 4.99€ 0.74€

7.4

1,455

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Developer

Shining Gate Software

Publisher

Daedalic Entertainment

Release 13 Feb 2015

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