Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

Horror· Lovecraftian· Atmospheric· Visual Novel

Released Sep 2021

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft launched as a free-to-play narrative experience on September 24, 2021. It has received three paid DLCs on Steam: The Eldritch Box (September 24, 2021), The Little Glass Bottle (August 17, 2022), and The Railway Horror (October 8, 2023), all of which are available. On October 10, 2024, the developer launched Dagon: Complete Edition on consoles, bundled with all existing DLCs plus a brand-new fourth DLC titled "What The Moon Brings." At that time, they confirmed a PC release was planned "at some point in the future." Crucially, in a news post dated September 25, 2026 — just three days before today's assessment date — the developer revisited the game's five-year anniversary and explicitly stated: "To celebrate all the amazing support from our players, we've prepared a free DLC that was previously exclusive to the console version. It'll be coming very soon." This confirms the PC release of "What The Moon Brings" is imminent. It has not yet appeared in the Steam DLC listing as of September 28, 2026, but the developer's announcement is clear and very recent.

Evidence

On the game's five-year anniversary, the developer announced that 'What The Moon Brings' — the DLC previously exclusive to consoles — will be released as a free PC DLC 'very soon.'

news post · Sep 25, 2026 source content planned

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Developer confirmed 'What The Moon Brings' DLC launched as a timed console exclusive, with plans to release it on PC 'at some point in the future.'

news post · Oct 10, 2024 source content planned

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Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content

Released

Dagon - The Railway Horror DLC

Oct 2023

Released

Dagon - The Little Glass Bottle DLC

Aug 2022

Media

Details

Developer

Bit Golem

Publisher

Bit Golem

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Horror Lovecraftian Atmospheric Visual Novel First-Person Story Rich Psychological Horror Dark VR Choose Your Own Adventure Interactive Fiction Adventure Point & Click Mystery Indie

About this game

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I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more.

Dagon is a 3D narrative experience in madness based on the cult short story of the same title by the master of cosmic horror and weird fiction, H. P. Lovecraft himself. It’s an interactive portal into the world of the controversial genius and his highly acclaimed Cthulhu Mythos, open to both newcomers and long-time devotees.

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The change happened whilst I slept.

Step into the shoes of a former ship officer and morphine fiend, and dive into the Stygian Abyss of a drug-addled mind. Uncover the unspeakable, long-drowned horrors on a distant eldritch island and wallow in Lovecraftian dread.

I think I went mad then.

So make yourself comfortable in front of the screen or put on your VR headset, and experience cosmic horror first-hand in this 100% faithful adaptation of the original story. It will only take about 30 minutes, but you may never look at the ocean the same way.

Features:

immerse yourself in a fully-voiced narrative experience in real-time 3D
discover the origin of the Cthulhu Mythos and the twisted world of H. P. Lovecraft
treat yourself to a short, free horror that can be experienced in 30 minutes
learn about the original story, its author and their impact on culture etc. while playing
buy an optional DLC to support our future projects and get additional goodies (including an audiobook and a screenshot-filled e-book)