Arruyo
Released Jun 2022
Arruyo is a 3D first-person horror game, where the player is inside a farmhouse with different monsters that will try to kill him/her. To survive and discover the mystery of that place, the player will have to hide from these monsters while investigating the farmhouse.
55% positive · 181 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Arruyo is a free-to-play first-person horror game developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe - Bilbao, released on June 11, 2022. The store description explicitly states it was "developed as a student project" and "created for educational purposes only." There are no DLC listings, no announced future content, no post-launch news posts, and no roadmap. The game was released as a finished, self-contained product with a defined scope: 3 levels, a specific story, and a complete feature set. There is no indication that the development team has any ongoing commitment to the game beyond its original release.
Evidence
Game explicitly described as a student project developed at DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe - Bilbao, created for educational purposes only. The description outlines a fixed scope: 3 levels, a specific story, and defined features.
Short description presents the game as a complete, self-contained horror experience with no mention of future updates, expansions, or ongoing development.
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Developer
Publisher
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Spain. In the 1950s. the memories of the civil war still tower over the country. Alone at home, shut away, Francisco paints the horrors of conflict. Remembrances of famine and death torment him, and voices of betrayal echo through the house hallways. Something is near, calling him, crawling inside the walls, deep below the foundation of his house. The heart of the nightmare awaits, for the painter to face the darkest episodes of his life.
Arruyo is a 3D first-person horror game inspired by Francisco de Goya’s “Black Paintings” and “ The Disasters of War”. The player will have to uncover the mysteries that await in the house to survive the horrors born of the disasters of the Spanish Civil War.
- Survival Horror mechanics
- 3 different levels inspired by the architecture of the country houses of Andalucia.
- Story inspired by the events that occurred during the Spanish Civil War.
- Original soundtrack inspired by classical Spanish music.
- Languages: Spanish, English, Basque.
This game was developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe - Bilbao and was created for educational purposes only. Please check out our publisher page for more information.
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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