Realms of the Haunting on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Forged in the Beginning and protected by the Seven Seals, there lies a place where thought and creation intertwine. The center for all realms of existence, it is the balancing force between good and evil, man and spirit. A focal point for all energies, and the one element that has kept the consuming nature of darkness at bay... Until now.

Realms of the Haunting is a action, horror and fmv game developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Funbox Media Ltd.
Released on April 24th 2014 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 509 reviews of which 393 were positive and 116 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.13€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Realms of the Haunting into these genres:

Action Horror FMV First-Person Adventure FPS Retro Classic Point & Click 1990's Singleplayer Shooter Atmospheric Cult Classic Dark

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7

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Feb. 2025

Realms of the Haunting is one of those old classics that you can't help but pick up every couple of years and play it through. While the game is fairly dated, by today's standards, the story and experience are still as solid as ever. I'm going to break down this review into a few categories, because with it being an old game there are a few things you might want to know; READ THE MANUAL: We're going to start out with the basics here and say that everything you need to know can be found in the user manual. Steam actually ships this manual with the game. You'll find it in the game's installation folder. In the manual you'll find everything from the basic controls to how the interface works. It's critical that you read through this if you want to make it more than 5 minutes without becoming frustrated. This game was made back in the days of DOOM, when video games didn't baby their players with in-game tutorials. The manual IS your tutorial. CONTROLS: This is where a vast amount of negative reviews for this game come from. Too many kids out there, who have been spoiled by the WASD industry standard, are finding out how much they actually suck when faced with a real video game. Mastering the controls of RotH isn't actually difficult, you just have to get over your dependence on the WASD standard. To play this game you'll find your left hand on either the arrow keys (occasionally reaching for PGUP and PGDN) or surfing the number keypad. Your right hand will be busy on the mouse, clicking around the screen to interact with the world. Once again, read the manual. I'll give you a little tip here though. To drink a potion, open your inventory (which freezes the game) and left click the potion to pick it up, then immediately right-click. GRAPHICS: Interestingly enough, the graphics of this game are somewhat dated but that almost adds to the charm of playing the game. Think of the old-school DOOM style graphics, where you see an animated character but they are only displayed at certain angles and not truly a 3D object. The environment is first rate, bringing you both the atmosphere and anxiety of a mystery horror game. One special thing to note about this game is that every once in a while you'll run into a story scene that's done with actual live-action. I'm not going to say the acting is 5-star quality, but it's certainly good enough for the game. At the time I must admit it was probably quite the feat to put the live actors into the computer animated environment. I've gotta give them a lot of credit for that. STORY: This is, arguably, the best part about Realms of the Haunting. The story is extremely well thought out, however it constantly leaves you wondering what's going to happen next. You'll start out feeling much like the main character Adam; frustrated, just trying to survive, and having no idea what the hell you've been dragged into. Your only driving force is your father, trapped in some afterlife prison of the damned. As the story unfolds, and you meet allies along the way, you begin to realise your role is much greater than you could have ever imagined. By the time you reach the story ending you'll wish there was a sequel. AUDIO: There is a lot to say about audio done correctly in video games, and this game is the perfect example of that. The music is basically an old midi scale, without much definition of the musical instruments being played, however it's very well scored and fits the theme with perfection. As some examples; When you're wanding the dark mansion the music is low and mysterious. When you're in the catacombs the music is more adventurous and almost induces a bit of anxiety. When you enter a big fight the music kicks up into far more action-based. Some moments even see the music cutting off completely, to give you that feeling of anticipation that something is about to happen. While it's true that the midi music is fairly dated, in this game it's so well done that you won't even notice the lower quality. All in all, I would say that if you can tolerate not being able to use WASD, this is certainly a game worth having. In addition, for any 40ish year old retro gamers, this is a must-have for your collection. You're not going to regret it.

Dec. 2024

Despite having played hundreds of games in my lifetime i maintain this is the greatest horror game ever made. Despite the dated graphics and some poorly made puzzles near the end it is still great fun twenty plus years after its initial release.

Oct. 2024

Awesome old school mix up of FPS and adventure games. Sure, the story is a nonsensical fever dream, graphics are unappealing in spots, a large part of the game is just too damn dark, theres some definite BS with the way some of the puzzles are solved, and the combat gets repetitive after awhile, yet theres a whole lot to appreciate about RotH. Theres just no other games quite like this. Plus for $3 you just cant really go wrong. Especially in the month of October.

July 2024

This is an amazing gem from the 90ies if you get past the -by nowadays standards- unintuitive control scheme. Great atmosphere, weird and quirky places, awesome pixely graphics and Interplay's trademark production values. I also enjoeyd the FMV cutscenes. Played this mainly on gog, but this STEAM version is fine too. Can be had for pennies. I recommend it.

May 2024

This game is a beautiful blend of gaming styles. The Doom clone shooting mechanics are fun due to the bevy of interesting weapons. The FMV cutscenes are highly entertaining, and the story itself is a fun combination of fantasy and horror elements. The puzzle solving and exploration is mostly rewarding. There are a couple of issues with the story and level design. Although the story is a delightful combination of horror and fantasy tropes with likable characters that have chemistry, elements of the story's ending feel rushed. I like exploring the mansion and intriguing realms in the game, but the level design features one too many mazes for my liking. It is not perfect by any means, but it is a unique blend of game styles that I have never really encountered in combination before.

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