Agonize

Horror· Indie· Survival Horror· Psychological Horror

Released Sep 2022

Once a mad scientist's lab, now an abandoned manor haunted by miscreations. Work as a 1-4 player team in this online co-op, psychological horror game and discover what lurks within. Find a cure before it's too late...

62% positive · 145 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $4.99

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Evaluation

Agonize launched on September 16, 2022 and received a wave of bug-fix patches in its first week, followed by a feature patch on September 23, 2022. On November 26, 2022, Vault Interactive announced their first major content update — "The Nightmare" — teasing a new map, monster, and puzzles. That update shipped on February 24, 2023 as the V2.0 update, delivering the new map, monster, playable characters, and medium difficulty mode as promised. The V2.0 post notably closes with "This is our first release and we're excited to see what the future holds" — a sentiment that expresses enthusiasm but does not announce or commit to any specific additional content. Since February 24, 2023, there have been no further developer communications of any kind: no patch notes, no announcements, no roadmaps, and no DLC listings. The game has no unreleased DLC on its store page. The developer's silence since February 2023 — now well over three years — combined with only two major content drops total (both relatively close to launch), and no stated plans for further updates, indicates the game reached its completed state with the V2.0 update.

Evidence

V2.0 'The Nightmare' update launched with a new map, monster, playable characters, and medium difficulty mode. The post closes by noting this is the studio's first release and expressing excitement for the future, but makes no specific content commitments.

news post · Feb 24, 2023 source content shipped

high

Vault Interactive announced 'The Nightmare Update' as their first major content update, teasing a new map, monster, gameplay, and puzzles.

news post · Nov 26, 2022 source content planned

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Vault Interactive

Publisher

Vault Interactive

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

Horror Survival Horror Psychological Horror Indie Dark Puzzle Difficult Atmospheric Action First-Person Thriller Violent Stealth Adventure 3D

About this game

Story

Agonize, set in the 1950s, follows the story of a mad scientist named Charle's Dwyer. After the passing of his wife and children, he began to perform unusual experiments in an effort to bring life back to his home. But not all went as planned for Charles. He instead created uncontrollable beasts, beyond anything he could have ever imagined.

The surrounding neighbors began to report demonic screams coming from the direction of Charles's home, nobody had seen or been in contact with him for weeks...

As a curious group of teenagers, it's up to you to find out what happened to Charles and to take down what lurks within...

Gameplay

Discover Charles's left behind information for clues on his miscreation. Make sure to use this to your advantage...
Split up or work as a team to search the house on a quest to locate his serums, you'll need these if you want to get out alive...
Make sure to locate any tools in the house that will keep you safe and out of danger while you craft the correct concoction for the beast you're against.
Becareful not to make any mistakes with Charles's potions. Providing the monster with the incorrect serums could be fatal to you and your team's survival.

Features

1-4 Player online co-op
Play with friends or join an online lobby for horrifying 1-4 player co-op gameplay.
Replayability & Challenging gameplay
New game, new problems to face. With randomized spawns and interactions, Agonize keeps you constantly on your toes for unpredictable and extremely challenging gameplay.
Immersive visuals
Realistic graphics, eerie environment and a minimalistic HUD create the most immersive experience for you and your friends.
Radio and proximity voice chat
Local voice chat takes working as a team to a whole new level. It's time to mute your private chat and immerse yourself in the horror that Agonize has to offer.

Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026