Draugen on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Draugen is a story rich, mystery and atmospheric game
developed and published by Red Thread Games.
Released on May 29th 2019 is available only on Windows
in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Norwegian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 1,999 reviews of which 1,487 were positive and 512 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. đ
The game is currently priced at 19.99⏠on Steam, but you can find it for 11.22⏠on Instant Gaming.
The Steam community has classified Draugen into these genres:
System requirements
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Windows
- 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
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(spoiler-free) Draugen is a first person story-driven experience where you unravel the mystery of an abandoned Norwegian town named Graavik. It is a pretty short game, however, itâs going to bring a lot of different emotions in you and itâs going to make you crave for even more. It is a full ride. The game contains psychological as well as horror elements which only add up to the experience. The thing that makes this game unique is the fact that we have a companion. We are accompanied by a young lady going by the name of Alice. She is a lot and literally all over the place. At the beginning I wasnât very fond of her. She gave me a really bad impression. She was mean and pretty annoying with her comments. Over time she grew on me and I started to appreciate her presence. Those interactions became enjoyable. The town is spooky and will make players experience an eerie feeling. Having someone by your side whose location you can check by just shouting to them is interesting. It doesnât make this place feel strange and scary anymore. It definitely wouldnât be the same experience without her. The visuals in this game are going to take your breath away. The town where the action takes place is located by the mountains and surrounded by the body of water. It is a bright and colourful place which leaves an enormous impression. It is an eye candy. This is a place very close to nature creating a very good and mysterious vibe. I also really loved the attention to detail. Everything just looks good. It makes you want to visit or even move to a place like this. A truly unforgettable setting. The story is interesting and engaging but only in the first part of the game. The deeper we dive into the story, the less interesting it becomes in my opinion. I wasn't a big fan of what was happening later in the story. You will still experience plenty of different emotions while playing the game, however, it still feels like it is only a background to the characters and beautiful scenery of an abandoned town and the mystery surrounding it. You play this game for the experience, not the story. In summary, the game turned out to be an interesting and enjoyable experience. I completed it in a single session. I honestly expected a bit of a different experience coming into this but I am not disappointed. I feel like my expectations were actually exceeded. I was having such a good time that I overstayed and listened to the sound of paddling and Alice's humming throughout the whole credits after the game. I don't regret anything and I am unable to say a negative thing about this game. It should speak for itself. It is definitely something I can recommend with a clear conscience. If you enjoyed the review you can find more detailed reviews on my curator page [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45524725/]here .
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Beautiful landscapes and art design, great soundtrack. If you like story-based "walking simulators" then this is a really good one.
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A short experience, Draugen shines in writing, voice acting, setting and atmosphere. I would characterize it as "psychological suspense mystery". It finds very subtle ways to use game play to make psychological points. I never found walking up an incline with a heavy suitcase as compelling as in this game and it's hard to put a finger on it, why exactly it works. The mystery slowly unfolds, containing multiple reveals that are impactful. Ultimately it is a meditation on grief, death, loneliness, and philosophy of reality. And slots best into a kind of games as literature genre. Many will be turned off by it not being "game enough" but a better way to think about this genre is "did you think and feel enough", and I definitely got that from Draugen.
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The one RTG I missed out on. Finally finished in 2024. Game is a scenic tourism of a village in Norway. Lovely characters on the journey though I feel the mystery is a tad underbaked. Worth a play especially after finishing a long ass rpg.
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Draugen is an enjoyable little game that can be completed in a few hours. I think it was well worth the time spent and if you can get it on sale, it is well worth the money spent. There aren't any puzzles in this game, and I'm okay with that. And there are no convoluted expectations. Well, except for one time, early in the game, when you go outside on a dark foggy night. Youâre obviously searching for something, but itâs unclear what youâre trying to find or why youâre out there. I almost quit the game during that sequence because if thereâs anything I hate in a walking sim, itâs wandering aimlessly in dark and/or foggy conditions where I can barely see where Iâm headed and it feels like youâre going in circles. I was afraid this was going to be a regular thing in the game, but fortunately, that wasnât the case. Eventually, I figured out where I was going and where I was supposed to be. I'm glad I kept going and didn't quit because the rest of the game was much clearer and easier to navigate. To be fair, that seemingly aimless wandering in the dark was the only real annoyance, for me anyway. For most of the game, you know what you have to do and why. The only uncertainty is where the story is going, but that's a good thing. You learn little details along the way and the story progresses to a decent ending. The game is quite linear, and I like that. I like structure. It was an interesting little adventure with a good story and pretty scenery. It takes place in the early 20th century in a little seaside village in the Nordic countryside. You play as Edward, the main protagonist. However, Edward has a little sidekick named Alice, aka "Lissie." Lissie is a teenage girl, and I'm not sure if the story ever really explains the relationship between Lissie and Edward (she's neither family, nor his lover), but I've seen several reviews from people who found her character very annoying. I read someone describing her as the "worst sidekick in gaming history," lol. I didn't really feel that way. Yes, itâs true, the girl does have a sharp tongue. She's very critical and opinionated, and she can be downright abusive with her mouth, but she provided dialog that helped keep the pace of the story going and at times I even found the dialog amusing. The only thing that seemed a bit out of place for that period (1923 to be exact), however, is the way Lissie speaks and the language she uses. She's supposed to be a young woman (or older teenage girl) living in the early 20th century, but she sounds more like a smart-ass mean girl straight outta the 21st century.
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Developer
Red Thread Games
Publisher
Red Thread Games
Release
29 May 2019
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