HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising

HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising

Touched by Grace · February 19, 2025 · Lovecraftian, Choices Matter, Story Rich, Psychological Horror, Interactive Fiction

Buy the HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising key for Steam from YUPLAY at $7.60 — the cheapest of 12 stores we compare.

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Fanatical
Standard Edition · Steam
-20%
$19.99
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GamersGate
GamersGate
Standard Edition · Steam
-15%
$21.24
$24.99
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Gamesplanet
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$22.49
$24.99
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GreenManGaming
Standard Edition · Steam
$24.99
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Steam
Steam
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$24.99
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AllYouPlay
Standard Edition · Ubisoft Connect
$24.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
$24.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
$24.99
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YUPLAY
Standard Edition · Steam
-73%
$7.60
$27.69
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Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$7.78
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Kinguin
Standard Edition · Steam
$9.19
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$24.99
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HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising price by region

HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising costs £5.69 in the United Kingdom, €6.54 in Europe (EUR), $7.60 in the United States, $7.60 in Georgia (USD), CA$10.83 in Canada, A$29.20 in Australia, NZ$35.99 in New Zealand, zł36.53 in Poland and R$73.99 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £5.69 −66% £16.79 £5.69 10
Europe (EUR) €6.54 −67% €19.99 €6.54 11
United Statesyour region $7.60 −62% $19.99 $7.60 12
Georgia (USD) $7.60 −39% $12.49 $7.60 11
Canada CA$10.83 −58% CA$26.00 CA$10.83 13
Australia A$29.20 −20% A$29.20 A$36.50 12
New Zealand NZ$35.99 −15% NZ$35.99 — 9
Poland zł36.53 −59% zł89.01 zł36.53 10
Brazil R$73.99 −15% R$73.99 R$137.57 10

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising

The Roaring Twenties are dying as a cosmic threat hangs over a world already shaken by the Wall Street crash of 1929.

Take a deep dive into the twisted universe of H.P. Lovecraft with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna or Victor, surrounded by the Cult and its ilk, during the chaos of 1929, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to be reborn and enslave humankind.

An Intense, Faithful Lovecraftian Adventure


In HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising, you take on the role of one of three characters, guiding them physically and psychologically through the upcoming turmoil:
Mark, a troubled veteran of the Great War, Anna, a brilliant young artist, or Victor, a gifted student of the arcane lore.

Each has different psychic predispositions about the world around them, and your decisions drive both the fate of your current character destiny, and that of the two other characters who evolve alongside you in the story you're writing.
In your quest for the truth, you will travel the world, and other planes of reality. From London to New York, via the Suffolk lands and other mysterious places, your encounters will shake your confidence in yourself and in others. Determine your allies and enemies, and maybe even find love in the midst of all this madness.

Throughout your adventure, collect information and clues, artefacts, weapons and spells to help you face the cultists and other monsters that are never far away.

Your Choices Drive Souls and Write the Story


Your interactions with the other characters, your discoveries, your questions, your use of objects, all influence the rest of the scenario and lead to multiple possible endings.
The decisions you make affect the soul you have taken control of and its characteristics: Body, Resolution, Spirit, Insight and Charisma. The development of these characteristics determines the options available to you in the future.

As you gain knowledge, so does madness. Are you sure of what you believe, who you think you are and where your decisions are taking you?

Multiple Endings Madness


Faithful to Lovecraft's universe, you write unique stories for Mark, Anna or Victor. Ordinary people confronted with extraordinary events at a critical moment for humanity.

Each character you control evolves according to your choices, offering multiple alternate endings.
Explore the varied narrative arcs of the characters in this oversized interactive novel, and immerse yourself ever more deeply in the universe of H.P. Lovecraft.
Try to save your loved ones, fight the Mythos and its minions, or guide humanity to a new level of perception and understanding of the universe.

Your choices, your Lovecraftian stories.
HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising is a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft and his fascinating universe.

HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising draws praise for its atmospheric writing and successful capture of Lovecraftian dread, with some players finding decisions meaningfully impactful, though others feel the plot relies too heavily on generic Cthulhu Mythos tropes with limited roleplay depth beyond final choices. The game suffered from significant text rendering bugs that affected readability, though recent patches have reportedly addressed these issues, and opinions remain divided on whether the stats and relationship systems meaningfully influence the experience.

Not recommended Aug 17, 2025
Not really worth the price. Spuns a lot of references, but the plot is just so generic CoC. No meaningful decisions except standard: defy / sacrifice / save the damsel. A lot of smokescreen references to mythos tomes, creatures etc., but none of it gets into the gameplay. Stats play no role. Relations play no role. Everything boil down just to final choices, but nothing interesting on the chapters 1-5, but the fluff-filling, meaningless flashbacks. It is a shame, because I really wanted to like this one.
8 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 3, 2025
Beautifully written and interesting. Definitely captures the Lovecraft atmosphere and possibility of breaking down along the way. Decisions feel meaningful but also not always predictable. Fascinating.
5 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 5, 2026
I purchased the game as it was on my wishlist for a while. The first 5 or so minutes of the game were really good. Good storyline, nice "choice matters" selections, etc. Then suddenly the text disappeared and was replaced by the string or file name, which is bad for a text based game. I tried to move ahead a bit to just see if it was just one section of the game, but sadly it looked like it was a good chunk of at least the beginning as I couldn't progress further without knowing what was going on in the story. I checked the community comments and noticed that months ago others had mentioned the same issue, but it doesn't seem to have since then been patched or fixed. Sadly, rather disappointing as it looked like a pretty good game.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 16, 2026
If you like H.P Lovecraft and are into visual novels, this is going to be a treat. It is MORE than a visual novel though. There are game elements, stats to keep track of, unlockables, and a ton of replayability here. The writing is good, not Shakespeare, but good. You can play as 3 different characters. Well worth the money.
Recommended Jun 22, 2026
Changing my review now they’ve patched the text error where some text was not showing properly and instead just gave error codes. Havent completed the story, but it’s pretty good. It’s nothing I haven’t read before, but I’m about 5 hours into it and want to see what happens. Not sure how well the choices and affinity points matter.
Recommended Mar 19, 2026
Game has been updated and all missing text has been fixed. "I like this game but December update made it unplayable. There are multiple pages with missing text and some character names are also just lines of code, which makes it impossible to follow the story. I will update my review if game is fixed, but now I can't recommend it to anyone."

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