Sophie's Curse
Released Mar 2016
You got a job, which is to take care of an old man during the night in a recently purchased house; this house does not have electricity and you have to rely on some kind of hand crank generators to light the place up, but there is something in the darkness draining their power, don’t let it happen!
81% positive · 507 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
Sophie's Curse launched on Steam on March 16, 2016 as a small solo-developed indie horror game. Following launch, the developer shipped a series of patches throughout 2016 — adding settings, balancing difficulty, improving the story, and culminating in Update 3.0 on July 24, 2016, which added Steam achievements, 60 FPS support, animation improvements, and code optimizations. The developer explicitly noted in that post that they were "before fully committing to another project," signaling that active work on Sophie's Curse was winding down. No further updates to Sophie's Curse have been posted since July 2016. Since then, TrerPlay has moved on to developing and releasing other games: Last Neighbor (November 2019), JoY (September 2024), Desktank (June 2025), and Asvara (December 2025). Sophie's Curse appears to have launched and been polished to a finished state, with the developer's attention having shifted entirely to new projects for nearly a decade.
Evidence
Update 3.0 released with Steam achievements, 60 FPS, animation and graphics improvements. Developer noted they were finishing up before 'fully committing to another project,' indicating development on Sophie's Curse was concluding.
Sophie's Curse launched on Steam on March 16, 2016, developed by a single developer.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Edco Games
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
You are a nurse and you got a small job, which is to take care of an old man for just one night, the house where you are working was recently purchased, in fact it’s their first day in there. They purchased the house for a really good price, but there was a catch… the house doesn’t have electricity, the wires are very old and need to be replaced.
The individual that bought the house has been working on some kind of hand crank generators for many months and now it’s a great opportunity to test them out, he set 4 devices around the house, that’s all you have to rely for lighting during the night.
These devices had been pretty stable during the development, but there is something in the house that’s making them unstable. No matter what, don’t let them run out of power, there is something hiding in the darkness!
The individual that bought the house has been working on some kind of hand crank generators for many months and now it’s a great opportunity to test them out, he set 4 devices around the house, that’s all you have to rely for lighting during the night.
These devices had been pretty stable during the development, but there is something in the house that’s making them unstable. No matter what, don’t let them run out of power, there is something hiding in the darkness!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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