The Crooked Man

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

The Crooked Man is a 2d, horror and psychological horror game developed by Uri Games and published by PLAYISM.
Released on January 16th 2018 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 1,012 reviews of which 938 were positive and 74 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Crooked Man into these genres:

2D Horror Psychological Horror Multiple Endings Story Rich Pixel Graphics Anime Casual Mystery Sci-fi Atmospheric Adventure RPGMaker Survival Horror Dark Singleplayer Indie Gore RPG Action-Adventure

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7 or Greater
Processor: Intel Core 2 1.06Ghz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated graphics
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 100 MB available space

Reviews

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Jan. 2025

Such a strong intro to a great series! The story of this game is truly a gem and deals with complex issues such as identity, depression, and self-acceptance. I fell in love with the central characters of this game as their stories unfurled.

Jan. 2025

I really like this game so far, it’s very unsettling at times and has the good decent but not hard puzzles of survival horror. The only thing I think I dislike is that the game commits the cardinal sin of an adventure game in not letting you pick up objects before events in the game dictate that you need them. This is not a huge deal but it is one of my pet peeves with certain adventure games.

Aug. 2024

The Crooked Man is a captivating horror game with a deep and emotional narrative that keeps players engaged. The pixel art and atmospheric music create a haunting ambiance, perfectly complementing the game’s themes. The well-crafted puzzles offer a satisfying challenge, and the multiple endings add significant replay value. A must-play for fans of psychological horror.

July 2024

I bought the game a while ago and kinda sat on it for a second and I regret doing that. this was a great game with an awesome story, and yes I cried at the end. For only three dollars you really cant go wrong with this.

May 2024

The first game in the 'Strange Men' series. Playing them somewhat out of order, as I've played The Boogie Man prior. Good stories, that mostly are key hunts/walking simulators, however the games do have combat in them (at least The BM and CM games do) Good CG's/art as well.

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2.99€

8.7

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Developer

Uri Games

Publisher

PLAYISM

Release 16 Jan 2018

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