The Designer's Curse overview

Overview

The Designer's Curse comes from CBGames and is published by CBGames. It arrived on Steam on Jul 29, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Designer's Curse's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 22:21:34 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 88% positive across 810 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Designer's Curse is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Designer's Curse has sold up to 30,172 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Designer's Curse overview details

The Designer's Curse combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Chapter 2 OUT NOW! From the young developer of Games such as "Overnight 2", "Buried Beneath" (Floating head game) and "Slender Adrift" comes a new experience. This was made by a 15 year old. “The Designer’s Curse”, a First Person Survival Horror Game inspired by the works of the most influential old school horror games, such as Amnesia and Penumbra, this game allows you to delve into the depths of Shaw Well Manor, finding your way through the castle reminding yourself of what you have created. With help of Original Soundtrack by Mikko Tarmia (Composer for Amnesia and Soma), this game really creates an atmosphere of fear and dread. Explore the depths of this mansion knowing the fact that you are not alone, and you’re being hunted by the most terrifying beings, created by the protagonist himself. Controls are listed in the games main menu and pause menu. Note, this game has no controller support, a mouse and keyboard is needed. (IF YOU EXPERIENCE SCREEN TEARING, TURN ON VSYNC IN THE GAMES SETTINGS) Note, this game does not have support for 21:9 ultrawide monitors. If you wish to play on such monitor, you must download the game from gamejolt.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Designer's Curse is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 22:21:34 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 88% positive reviews.

Overview tags

HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerPsychological HorrorAtmosphericActionPuzzleFirst-PersonStealthExplorationLovecraftianFree to PlayCo-opIndieGore

Content descriptors

Contains characters in frightening situations. Contains semi-realistic depictions of gore.

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.