SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Released Oct 2019
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
80% positive · 3,099 reviews Definitive edition
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Song of Horror was developed and released episodically, with all five episodes now complete. The game launched on October 31, 2019 with Episodes 1 and 2, followed by Episode 3, Episode 4 (January 30, 2020), and the final Episode 5 on May 28, 2020. The Episode 5 launch post explicitly describes it as "the last episode of Song of Horror" after "6 years of development." The product being assessed here is the Complete Edition, which bundles all five episodes into a single package — the definitive way to experience the full story.
Following the final episode's release, the developer shipped three promised post-launch updates through June 25, 2020, adding the H.P. Lovecraft difficulty, a new playable character in Episode 5 (Erica), new scare events, and bug fixes. These updates fulfilled all commitments made in the June 5, 2020 post-launch roadmap. The last meaningful content addition was Update 1.22 on June 25, 2020. A later update on March 11, 2022 added Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language support — a localization effort, not new story content.
No further content has been announced or released since March 2022, and the developer has made no statements suggesting additional story content or updates are planned. The game's story is fully told across its five episodes, and the Complete Edition represents the finished, definitive package.
Evidence
Update 1.22 delivered all three promised post-launch additions: H.P. Lovecraft difficulty, Erica as a playable character in Episode 5, and new paranormal events — fulfilling all commitments from the June 5 post.
Episode 5, described as 'the last episode of Song of Horror,' launched after 6 years of development and 4 prior episodes — explicitly marking the conclusion of the game's story content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Protocol Games
Achievements
44
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
The famed writer Sebastian P. Husher has gone missing, along with his entire family. Worried, his editor sent an assistant to his house in order to look for him – but he never came back... These disappearances spark a set of events that will soon reveal something dreadful: a nameless, dark entity known only as The Presence seems to be responsible.
Song of Horror offers a truly dynamic terror experience: its antagonist, the supernatural entity known only as The Presence, is controlled by an advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence) that adapts to your actions and decisions. Experience unbearable fear as this otherworldly being responds to your way of playing and hunts you down in unexpected ways, offering a unique experience to every player and gameplay where tension builds up naturally instead of coming from scripted sequences.
As a player, you will live this story through the eyes of a varied set of characters related to the story in their own way. Every character is different, and brings their unique point of view to the investigation, allowing them to approach clues and items differently. Their actions and decisions will shape the world: some of them will know more or less of certain aspects of the story; some will be more effective against supernatural manifestations, but all of them can die if the Presence gets to them – and death is permanent. If they die, you will have to pick the story up with another one, and continue the investigation so their deaths are not in vain.
A mysterious antique shop, a forgotten abbey, an abandoned mental hospital... Each location in Song of Horror is inspired by the classics of the genre. Explore and investigate these haunted places to gather clues and items that will help you solve challenging puzzles while enduring the agonizing tension of the game's atmosphere.
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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