Restless Grounds

Restless Grounds

Released Dec 2024

Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?

87% positive · 164 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

Restless Grounds launched on December 12, 2024 as a free-to-play horror investigation game by solo developer Zirael. On December 11, 2025 — the game's one-year anniversary — the developer posted a candid update explaining that, while they love the project, they no longer wish to work on it and will not be providing further post-release support or patches. They described the game as a "proof of concept" and acknowledged it shipped in an unpolished state. The developer explicitly stated they are done with Restless Grounds itself. Any future work they mentioned is a separate, new project — not additional content for this game. Since the game launched as a complete (if rough) standalone product and the developer has clearly stated development on it is finished, the game is considered content-complete as of its original release date.
Evidence
On the game's one-year anniversary, the developer apologized for the lack of post-release support and stated they 'absolutely don't want to touch it anymore,' confirming no further updates are planned for Restless Grounds.
news post · Dec 11, 2025 source development ending
high
Developer described Restless Grounds as a 'proof of concept' and said they are working on a separate, expanded follow-up project — not additional content for this game.
news post · Dec 11, 2025 source development ending
high

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Zirael
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Story

Poland under martial law. There has been an accident in a secret soviet base near Krzyżowiec. Monsters came out and started terrorizing the town. If you don't stop them to spread out, this will increase the tension between the west and east. You will meet the residents of Krzyżowiec

Reload mechanic

Due to the limited budget of Polish army, you are issued with one magazine. You will need to load the round manually so better be prepered before the fight!

Key features

  • Cold war horror investigation story
  • Manual reloading mechanic
  • Enemies with diffrent behaviours
  • Unique setting
  • Retro stylized graphics
Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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