DREADTOME

DREADTOME

Tinfoil Rats · June 12, 2025 · Action-Adventure, FPS, Exploration, Horror, Boomer Shooter

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Very Positive94% · 336
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About DREADTOME

Enter a corrupt and hostile library with the task of extracting forbidden knowledge from its tomes. Triumph over the entities that linger within, in this Action-Adventure FPS.DREADTOME is a short game made by a team of third-year university students.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • Use your repulser, firearm, and environmental hazards in strategic ways to dispatch the corrupted creatures that roam the library.
  • Overcome trials of the mind in order to upgrade your tools.
  • Explore the labyrinthian library to replenish resources and uncover the story that unfolded before your arrival.
  • Battle varying enemy types, each with their own unique dangers.

DREADTOME — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Sep 28, 2026
its great! wish it was longer..
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Recommended Sep 10, 2026
DREADTOME is a fantastic little horror shooter that immediately stood out to me because of its setting. I enter a corrupted library filled with forbidden knowledge and hostile creatures, and the whole place feels like something has gone horribly wrong with a location that should normally be quiet and safe. I loved the contrast between the familiar idea of a library and the surreal horror inside it. The shooting is fast and satisfying without becoming too complicated. I have a repulser and a firearm, but I can also make use of hazards in the environment to deal with enemies. I liked having more than one way to approach encounters because it encourages me to look at the room itself rather than simply aiming at whatever is closest. Exploration is a major part of the game as well. The library is laid out like a maze, and I have to move through it to find resources, discover what happened before I arrived and locate the information I need. I enjoyed searching the environment because the story feels tied to the place rather than simply being delivered through cutscenes. The upgrade system gives the adventure another nice layer. Mental trials can improve my tools, while different enemy…
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Recommended Aug 30, 2026
I rate it positively because it’s free and was made by university students. A 20 minutes FPS in a repeated library. The most interesting part is the library rotates upside down and the atmosphere becomes unsettling. Yet it is clearly not a polished game, the most noticeable issues is no gun zoom and the weak feedback when shooting or hitting enemies. I won’t go into more detail, but considering this game is a student's project, I think it's of good effort so thumbs up.
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Recommended Oct 12, 2026
Currently stuck about halfway through the game but overall this gives the retro fps feel of a game from 2004-2009. I mean this as a compliment. Game pulls elements from Prey 2006 and Prey 2018. Shooting is good even if so far i've only discovered one gun. You have a pretty useful Force Push mechanic and mobility is of the slightly below average stamina run style of the mid 2000's. Fun atmospheric shooter Score- 7.5 out of 10
Recommended Sep 4, 2026
really good reminded me of metro and metroid prime
Recommended Aug 11, 2026
6/10 - Clean game

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