The Crooked Man

The Crooked Man

Released Jan 2018

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

The Crooked Man is the first entry in Uri Games' four-part "The Strange Man" series. It launched on Steam on January 16, 2018 as a complete, standalone horror-adventure game. Within weeks of its launch, the developer released the remaining three games in the series — The Sand Man (January 30, 2018), The Boogie Man (February 13, 2018), and The Hanged Man (February 27, 2018) — completing the full series. The Hanged Man was explicitly announced and described as "the fourth and final title in The Strange Man Series." Since completing the series in early 2018, post-launch activity for The Crooked Man has been limited to maintenance: a large-scale system update with Simplified Chinese support in February 2020, a Chinese language addition for The Hanged Man celebrated with a series-wide sale in March 2022, and minor bug fix patches in August 2024 and May 2025. None of these represent new story content for The Crooked Man itself. No DLC has been announced or listed, and no roadmap or future content plans have been communicated. The game launched as a finished product and the series it belongs to has been explicitly concluded.
Evidence
The Hanged Man released, completing the full Strange Man series. A series bundle was created to mark the occasion.
news post · Feb 27, 2018 source development ending
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The Hanged Man announced as 'the fourth and final title in The Strange Man Series,' releasing February 27th
news post · Feb 20, 2018 source development ending
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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
PLAYISM
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

"There was a crooked man,
and he walked a crooked mile.
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat,
which caught a crooked mouse,
and they all lived together
in a little crooked house. "

This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games.
Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

In The Crooked Man, you play as David Hoover, who has recently moved to a new apartment during a rather rough time in his life. In the midst of him struggling to deal with his current situation, David starts to experience some odd occurrences in his apartment, and decides its best to ask a little about the former tenant.

However, he learns little.

Strangely compelled to learn more about this man, David sets off in search of him, hoping to find answers to his questions.

In commemoration of the game's Steam release, achievements, and multi-language localization have been added.

Features

  • 2D horror-adventure featuring exploration and action elements

  • Wide range of hardcore expressions of violence

  • Multiple endings

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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