I Hate This Place

I Hate This Place

Steam Deck Playable

Rock Square Thunder · Survival Horror · Jan 29, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

On sale at $28.24, but it has been as low as $14.29.

71%
Mostly Positive
129 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Accessibility: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 129 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 67 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Exploring for new blueprints and materials felt rewarding, the story is interesting to say the least and any game that manages to jump scare me more than once is a W in my book.
33 of 67 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals and the eerie feel of the game are very good.
21 of 67 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The replayability isn't there.
19 of 67 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I also liked the voice acting, and I must admit I enjoyed my time playing that game, which I finished in 12 hours.
16 of 67 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
This is a game is still playable, but definitely it has serious optimization issues which I hope they fix soon.
3 of 67 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Make sure to check her inventory; if she carries cans, she can use them to lure the monster away by throwing them in the opposite direction.
3 of 67 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters33 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Gameplay19 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Optimization3 reviews
Interface3 reviews
Steam Deck3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty4 reviews
75%
Controls4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat20 reviews
70%
Performance5 reviews
80%
Accessibility4 reviews
25%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $28.24 (−15%). The lowest we've tracked is $14.29.

6 points recordedtoday · $28.24

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.