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They Who Dwell Below
Dhuavuin Interactive · Published by Dhuavuin Interactive
Content notice: This game attempts to achieve a frightening and suspenseful horror experience throughout. It contains many scenes of implied violence, references to drinking alcohol, and some crude language.
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
They Who Dwell Below is an exploration horror game set within the crumbling ruins of a lost dwarven city. The player is tasked with escaping the long abandoned vestige and along the way uncovering the truth of its fall. But be wary, spirits are not all that haunt these ancient halls.
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Adventure, Indie · More free games
Dive into They Who Dwell Below, an indie adventure where you explore crumbling dwarven ruins, solve puzzles, and face spectral threats. Uncover the truth behind a city’s fall as you navigate its haunted halls.
About this game
They Who Dwell Below is an exploration horror game set within a semi-open world. Investigate the city and solve its puzzles and mysteries all while avoiding a hostile pursuer.
Let what was once buried be once again uncovered. Learn the fate of the lost dwarven city of Drau-Dumar and ensure you do not share its same end. Navigate the damaged city, remove obstacles in the environment to open new paths and discover hidden regions, solve puzzles and ancient trials as you search for an escape. All the while, tread carefully, these ancient halls may not be as abandoned as they seem.
EXPLORE
Traverse the shattered halls of Drau-Dumar, the legendary city entombed in stone. Discover writings of the past that reveal the story of the fall of Drau-Dumar and its citizens. Navigate the branching tunnels as you gather tools and blessings that will help you on your journey.
SURVIVE
Evade the Shadow of Drau-Dumar as it pursues you on your quest for salvation. Utilize your environment and stealth to distract and avoid your persistent foe. Explore and experiment to learn their means and behaviors.
ESCAPE
There are many ways to escape these collapsing tunnels and passages but the task of discovering and executing your escape is entirely up to you.
KEY FEATURES
- Cat and mouse chase gameplay with an enemy designed not to cheat when navigating the world or detecting the player.
- Semi-open world map filled with secrets and unlockables for the player to discover.
- Multiple endings for increased replayability.
- Arguably more dwarven lore than anyone asked for.
Interested in learning more? Check out the news for the game to find posts relating to development as well as behind the scenes!
Let what was once buried be once again uncovered. Learn the fate of the lost dwarven city of Drau-Dumar and ensure you do not share its same end. Navigate the damaged city, remove obstacles in the environment to open new paths and discover hidden regions, solve puzzles and ancient trials as you search for an escape. All the while, tread carefully, these ancient halls may not be as abandoned as they seem.
EXPLORE
Traverse the shattered halls of Drau-Dumar, the legendary city entombed in stone. Discover writings of the past that reveal the story of the fall of Drau-Dumar and its citizens. Navigate the branching tunnels as you gather tools and blessings that will help you on your journey.
SURVIVE
Evade the Shadow of Drau-Dumar as it pursues you on your quest for salvation. Utilize your environment and stealth to distract and avoid your persistent foe. Explore and experiment to learn their means and behaviors.
ESCAPE
There are many ways to escape these collapsing tunnels and passages but the task of discovering and executing your escape is entirely up to you.
KEY FEATURES
- Cat and mouse chase gameplay with an enemy designed not to cheat when navigating the world or detecting the player.
- Semi-open world map filled with secrets and unlockables for the player to discover.
- Multiple endings for increased replayability.
- Arguably more dwarven lore than anyone asked for.
Interested in learning more? Check out the news for the game to find posts relating to development as well as behind the scenes!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1 GB
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Introducing: They Who Dwell Below
Howdy! My name is Jamie and I'm the developer behind They Who Dwell Below. Since I've just posted the game publicly on Steam, I felt it might be useful to include some information on the game that didn't fit on the store page, just in case anyone was interested and wanted to know more. The Whats What is They Who Dwell Below? They Who Dwell Below is a game that I am solo developing with the help and guidance of some close friends. It's a mix of my strange love of horror, puzzles, exploration games, dwarves, secret lore, and world building. It is very much an indie title and I want anyone interested in the game to be aware of that fact. What kind of game is it trying to be? As said on the store page: "They Who Dwell Below is an exploration horror game set within the crumbling ruins of a lost dwarven city. The player is tasked with escaping the long abandoned vestige and along the way uncovering the truth of its fall." The target of the game is to have a strong focus on exploration and discovery by setting the player in a small but dense environment and letting them navigate the space as they see fit. As they do, they'll discover puzzles to solve, items to help them unlock new areas/shortcuts, and plenty of notes and journals to reveal lore and hints. During all this, the player is searching for a means of escape from the situation they've found themselves in. There are multiple ways for the player to end their journey in Drau-Dumar but it is up to the player to find them. All the while, they're not alone in the ruins and so must balance everything mentioned above with struggling to survive against a hostile entity. What is the entity? I intend to stay vague on the specifics of the entity and it's behaviors in order to avoid what I view as "spoilers" but I can share a bit on my inspirations for the creature. Personally, I love creature feature horror games. Some of my favorites include Alien Isolation, to a certain extent Resident Evil 2, and more recently Amnesia: The...Read full article on Community Announcements (Jamison)
