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Oriseus Studios · Published by Oriseus Studios · Official site ↗
Content notice: This game contains horror themes and strong language.
Positive — 93% positive (14 reviews) · 18 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
The Nefargad is a thriller, puzzle, storytelling and horror game that offers a true first-person perspective. The game narrates the story of an archaeologist named Mert, who is kidnapped and imprisoned in a dungeon and his efforts to escape.
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Action, Adventure, Indie · 2023 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a tense first-person journey as archaeologist Mert navigates the eerie corridors of captivity, piecing together clues to break free from The Nefargad.
About this game
You've been abducted completely defenseless from your home and brought to a dungeon. You have no idea who did this to you or why. You must find your way out of this dungeon, where you were forcibly brought, by solving puzzles. Luckily, there have been others before you who came into this dungeon to explore it. They have previously solved the mysteries you now have to solve, and left notes about the solutions. With these notes, you can progress more efficiently. Thanks to the left messages, you will also learn about what happened here before you, but you are determined not to trust anyone.
Dynamic Tension and Horror
The dungeon seems to respond to your every move. Sometimes it might feel like someone is watching you. If you’re not using your torch, you should extinguish it. Staying in the darkness for too long might not be a good idea either. You must balance the dark and light well. Also, don’t forget that puzzles may sometimes have alternative solutions. Random and unpredictable events will make the experience in this dungeon unique and irreplicable!
Your Knowledge, Insight, and Patience Will Be Tested
As you progress, the fundamental mechanics of the puzzles in the dungeon will change. Sometimes your knowledge about a subject will be tested. Sometimes how you approach problems will be examined. When you can’t find a solution, you will test your patience through trial and error!
Multilayered Story
As you progress through the dungeon, you will not only write your own story but learn about the stories of the researchers who entered this dungeon before you. What happened to those researchers? Did they share the same fate as you? Were they brought here forcibly? Were they able to get out? This dungeon is ready to tell you all this and more!
Warnings
The Nefargad includes profanity and slang in its game content.
The Nefargad contains flashing and/or rapidly blinking lights in both game content and promotional materials. Consult your doctor before viewing any content related to the game or playing it if you have a history of epilepsy.
Dynamic Tension and Horror
The dungeon seems to respond to your every move. Sometimes it might feel like someone is watching you. If you’re not using your torch, you should extinguish it. Staying in the darkness for too long might not be a good idea either. You must balance the dark and light well. Also, don’t forget that puzzles may sometimes have alternative solutions. Random and unpredictable events will make the experience in this dungeon unique and irreplicable!
Your Knowledge, Insight, and Patience Will Be Tested
As you progress, the fundamental mechanics of the puzzles in the dungeon will change. Sometimes your knowledge about a subject will be tested. Sometimes how you approach problems will be examined. When you can’t find a solution, you will test your patience through trial and error!
Multilayered Story
As you progress through the dungeon, you will not only write your own story but learn about the stories of the researchers who entered this dungeon before you. What happened to those researchers? Did they share the same fate as you? Were they brought here forcibly? Were they able to get out? This dungeon is ready to tell you all this and more!
Warnings
The Nefargad includes profanity and slang in its game content.
The Nefargad contains flashing and/or rapidly blinking lights in both game content and promotional materials. Consult your doctor before viewing any content related to the game or playing it if you have a history of epilepsy.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 - 64 Bit
- Processor: 2.5 Ghz Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950 / AMD R9 270
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Minimum system requirements target 60 fps at low graphics settings and 1920x1080 screen resolution.
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 - 64 Bit
- Processor: 2.5 Ghz Quad Core CPU or faster
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060-6GB / AMD RX 590
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Recommended system requirements target 60 fps at epic graphics settings and 1920x1080 screen resolution.
Supported Languages
English*, Turkish*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Major Update - v1.0.6
DYNAMIC ATMOSPHERE: The dynamic events you can experience while playing The Nefargad have been improved. The probabilities of dynamic events have been adjusted. Increased the accuracy of dynamic fog. Bloom setting improved. EASTER EGGS: Some easter eggs have been updated. We are waiting for you to find and share now. :) OTHER: Torch lighting animation has been adjusted. Edited a typo in an English note. "Muzik Sesi" text in the menu has been updated to "Müzik Sesi". The lighting of movable objects used in solution of puzzles has been improved. Improved player movement experience in some puzzles. Improved camera movement in a puzzle. Some door sounds have been updated. Improved the solution of a puzzle. Adjusted the flame sounds in a puzzle.Read full article on Community Announcements (Ori)Patch NotesOfficial
Major Update - v1.0.5
ACHIEVEMENTS: The Nefargad now has achievements! You will now receive achievements after certain actions. NOTES OVERHAUL: All notes have been revised. They have been shortened as much as possible and their readability has been improved. In the notes, there will be a star symbol at the beginning of the paragraphs explaining the puzzle solutions. There will be no signs in the paragraphs that provide information about the story. This way, you can read the parts you want without reading the entire note. OTHER: Some easter eggs have been updated. Dynamic fog atmosphere has been strengthened. Improved the rotation animation when the player's camera is forced to rotate in some directions. The informational text at the beginning of the dungeon has been updated. We recommend that our new players read it.Read full article on Community Announcements (Ori)Patch NotesOfficial
Minor Update - v1.0.4
After the feedback we received from our players: A general information screen has been added to the beginning of the dungeon. Player's walking speed has been increased. The walking speed of other things has also been increased. :) The credit screen at the end of the game has been updated. Dynamic atmosphere has been improved in some areas. Updated some movable objects.Read full article on Community Announcements (Ori)Patch NotesOfficial
Minor Update - v1.0.3
After the feedback we received from our players: Updated alternative solutions to some puzzles. Added in-game hint system. The system will give hints about the general gameplay of the game every 15 minutes. Updated some door/stone block sounds. Dynamic fog system updated. Ensured fog dynamically adapts to surrounding light sources. Adjustments were made to some moveable objects.Read full article on Community Announcements (Ori)Patch NotesOfficial
Minor Update
After the feedback we received from our players: * Sentences that would cause confusion were edited in some in-notes. * Improvements have been made to increase the player experience. * The volume of the music at the end of the game has been reduced. * Improvements have been made to the dynamic torch system.Read full article on Community Announcements (Ori)
