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Just Sauce Studio · Published by Just Sauce Studio
Content notice: This game contains: General Mature Content, Strong Language, Gore, Violence, and may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.
Positive — 100% positive (41 reviews) · 16 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Mary Thorne retreats to Valley View Escape to focus on her project while waiting for her friend Carly. What begins as a calm week starts to feel… off.
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Adventure, Indie · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Explore the unsettling twists of Gaze of Dread as Mary Thorne navigates Valley View Escape, where calm quickly gives way to eerie questions.
About this game
Story:
Mary Thorne books a week-long getaway at Valley View Escape with her friend, Carly, to escape family chaos and focus on her project. When Carly is delayed, Mary spends the first few days alone and soon senses an unnerving presence around her. Can she uncover the source of that strange feeling and survive the week, or will she succumb to the Gaze of Dread?
Gameplay:
Gaze of Dread is an atmospheric first-person horror walking simulator featuring an interactive world, rising suspense and tension, and an immersive narrative. Focus on your photos and some quiet time before Carly gets there. Each day–night cycle brings dreams that blend with what you’ve seen and grow more intense, as the unease builds and you work to stay calm.
Features:
Day/Night Progression: Experience sunlit days and hushed, uneasy nights around Valley View Escape.
Photography: Capture the local scenery with your camera; photos are saved to a scrapbook.
Paranormal Activity: Experience strange events and otherworldly encounters.
Dream Interludes: Brief, unsettling dreams that grow more intense as the story unfolds.
Fully Voiced: A fully voice-acted story that carries the emotion and tension.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64bit Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G; Intel I3-9100F
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64bit Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700x; Intel I7-7700
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Localization
Hey everyone, Happy new year! Just a quick update on localization. It's a very text heavy game so localization costs are more than we can afford at the moment. We don't want to use A.I or translating machines since they wouldn't provide the quality that we're looking for. In the future should a new game or Gaze of Dread perform well then we'll revisit this topic. We apologize to anyone that was looking forward to the game getting localized and we're grateful to those who played the game anyways. Hopefully this year goes well for us all, take care.Read full article on Community Announcements (Just Sauce Studio)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.0.2: WTF two Bills?!
Hey everyone. Just a few things we're fixing. Changed how the 150 coins achievement triggers. Instead of having to leave the Slot Machine you'll automatically get the achievement when you hit 150. Fixed Bill appearing twice at a certain point in the game. Fixed some interactions during Night 1.Read full article on Community Announcements (Just Sauce Studio)AnnouncementsOfficial
Gaze of Dread is out now!
Hey everyone! Gaze of Dread is out now. It's been a long two years and we're super excited to finally share the game with everyone. As always, please let us know if you encounter any issues. There's a lot of moving parts in this game so there's a chance we overlooked something. We hope y'all enjoy this one thank you for your support :DRead full article on Community Announcements (Just Sauce Studio)AnnouncementsOfficial
The state of the game.
Hey! We’ve been pretty radio silent this year, but we’re back now. We’ve updated the store page, added the official trailer, and are in the final stages of the game. Story is done; events are set up. We’re bug-fixing and polishing at the moment. So we have two exciting features that we’re working on that we have not implemented in our previous game.Controller support.Localization. Controller support should be available on release, and we have an option to toggle which icons to show for those on Xbox or PlayStation controllers. It’s our first time implementing it, so please let us know if there are any issues with it or anything we could improve on. Localization is to be determined. We’re setting up the foundation for it, and the first language we’ll have available is Spanish. After that, we’ll determine, based on request or data, what languages we should work on adding next.We appreciate everyone who’s added the game to their wish list, and we hope you enjoy the game on release. We’re aiming for end of October (I know. We're horrible with dates, but trust me. This time for sure lol)Read full article on Community Announcements (Just Sauce Studio)
