Veneficium

Veneficium

Quarter Moon Games · 2021 · Horror, Survival Horror, Gore, Stealth, Atmospheric

PC
Mostly Positive73% · 444
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About Veneficium

Being on your guard will become second nature in Veneficium, a survival-horror game developed by a passionate team. Play as Abigail Vandran, a witch who has only one goal in mind: to find her grandmother Willow and escape a forest of death... Only if she survives the wrath of the demons lurking in the mist.

⛧ 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: Explore a realistic environment set deep in the woods, filled with hair-raising sounds that are sure to hold you spellbound.

⛧ 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩: Be careful where you step and use your environment to your advantage in escaping unpredictable enemies, or it may cost you your life.

⛧ 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘈𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦: Find your way in foggy surroundings strewed with trees and mysterious locations, with your lantern as your only light. Step upon traces of dark and wicked practices that will chill you to the bone.

⛧ 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: Gather ingredients and create spells from your book of shadows that will help you escape your enemy's notice.

What Steam players say

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

Not recommended Aug 26, 2025
"Veneficium" is one of literally thousands of student projects infesting Steam. It's from UQAT in Quebec, Canada. While student projects tend to be better quality than most "amateur" made games, we must still question what value such projects have for gamers. As with all student projects, this isn't really a fully fleshed out game, it's just the result of an academic exercise, and as such it has much more limited value as a game than a professionally developed game would have. Educational institutions should not be using Steam as a dumping ground for homework assignments (especially if the students didn't even pass the course). Sure, it helps their marketing and helps the students feel good about themselves, but this is another case of a business putting themselves before the needs of gamers. While this game visually looks great, there's nothing under the hood... almost a walking simulator, this horror themed "adventure" has you take over Abigail, a witch searching for her grandmother in a cursed forest. You use spellcasting abilities to avoid enemies and survive the night, which involves, well, walking through a pretty much straight line in a spooky forest. There's a mons…
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Recommended Jun 30, 2026
This game was very promising, and for what it was, it was great. I think visual it captures the horror element perfectly, and even had a unique concept. Unfortunately, this may be just a demo, and development has possibly been abandoned. Really sad for such a promising game.
Recommended May 2, 2026
easy
Recommended Nov 18, 2025
Игра 'Veneficium' оказалась неожиданным открытием! Атмосфера мрачного средневековья погружает с головой, а моральные дилеммы, с которыми сталкиваешься в роли травника, заставляют задуматься о последствиях каждого решения. Сбор ингредиентов, изучение рецептов и варение ингредиентов реализованы интересно и интуитивно, хотя иногда не хватает подробных объяснений эффектов редких трав. Сюжетная линия захватывает, предлагая несколько концовок, зависящих от твоих поступков. Персонажи прописаны достаточно хорошо, чтобы ты переживал за их судьбы, даже если они не всегда поступают правильно. К недостаткам можно отнести некоторую монотонность геймплея в середине игры, когда приходится выполнять множество похожих заказов, чтобы продвинуться дальше по сюжету. Графика приятная, хоть и не поражает воображение, но она хорошо передает атмосферу времени. В целом, 'Veneficium' - это добротно сделанная игра с интересной механикой и захватывающим сюжетом, которую можно рекомендовать любителям мрачных RPG и игр с моральным выбором.
Not recommended Sep 29, 2025
A walking sim version of Blair Witch if you're into that. I'm not
Recommended Aug 23, 2025
dont ask me how ive played 71 minutes of this because i dont even remember the name of this game. I think i probably got stuck on the main menu or something. Someone play it and tell me what happens

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