The Stairwell
Release date: Aug 22, 2025
Developers: Hidden Palace
Publishers: Hidden Palace
Genres: Simulation
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Indonesian

It's your first day as a security officer in a mysterious building designed by an unknown architect. Within its vast stairwell, you are tasked with inspecting the floors for reported strange phenomena. Make your way through the building and carefully choose which way to go based on your findings. How to Play If everything is normal, proceed upstairs. If you notice an anomaly, go downstairs, quickly. Do not miss too many anomalies. The Stairwell is a psychological horror game inspired by anomaly loop games such as The Exit 8 , with a new vertical dimension of massive scale. There are over 50 anomalies to uncover between all difficulties. You can see how many are left to find after you win a game. Anomalies that you haven't seen will usually appear first. Leaderboards Compete against the world for the fastest game completion time and see how you rank against your friends. Find your name highlighted on the leaderboard in the color according to your ranking. Choose Your Difficulty Customize the difficulty of your playthrough. In nightmare mode, beware: the lights are out. Can you find anomalies in total darkness with your candle? Weekly Challenge With a new challenge appearing every Friday, play a variation of the game with different environments and anomalies. Your score will go on the weekly leaderboard. Options Game: Toggle jump scares on or off Camera: Motion blur toggle, camera shake/movement and reticle toggle, FOV slider Controls: Customize input bindings, mouse sensitivity slider, invert vertical or horizontal mouse look Graphics: Customize the graphics settings to play on a variety of hardware Music Features music from Avith Ortega and Cerulean . Streaming and Video Content You are free to live stream the game and upload video content. It is appreciated if you mention the game's title in any descriptions and link the Steam page. Thank you!