The Miskatonic
Released Jul 2018
Explore the most prestigious occult school in North America, The Miskatonic University, in a hilarious dark comedy set after the Lovecraft canon, in which the greatest threat to mankind is its own ambitions.
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Steam $0.99
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Evaluation
The Miskatonic launched on July 19, 2018. Four days before launch, on July 15, 2018, the developer announced plans for a series of free short story episodes to be added after release. The first of these, titled "Curse of The Underdown," was described in detail and explicitly stated to be "being worked on right now" and free for all owners. However, there has been no developer communication of any kind since that announcement — no patch notes, no status updates, no confirmation that "Curse of The Underdown" or any subsequent episode was ever completed and released. The developer has been entirely silent since July 15, 2018. With an outstanding commitment to free post-launch content that was never confirmed as delivered, and nearly eight years of silence from the studio, there is real uncertainty about whether this promised content will ever arrive.
Evidence
Developer announced 'Curse of The Underdown,' the first in a planned series of free 10-15 minute post-launch story episodes, and stated it was actively being worked on at the time of announcement.
Store description presents the game as a complete kinetic visual novel experience with no mention of post-launch episodes or ongoing content.
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Developer
Publisher
Rapscallion
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Platform
Windows, macOS
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Explore the most prestigious occult school in North America, The Miskatonic University, in a hilarious dark comedy set after the Lovecraft canon, in which Innsmouth is demolished, Cthulhu is perpetually immobilised, England is overrun with cannibals, Antarctica is plundered, and the greatest threat to mankind is its own ambitions.
Charlotte LeStrange, a former member of the Chesuncook witch cult blessed with magically mind-altering eyes, has been recently hired by The Miskatonic to perform errands for the mutated faculty and patrol the Occult Science wing of the university. A bubbly and inquisitive sort, Charlotte is fascinated with the monsters and mutants of the stories and spells, and a job at The Miskatonic seems like a dream come true! Though behind the supernaturally disfigured staff, the unusually invasive science teachers, and the adorably horrifying cosmic abominations known as the Dunwichers, hides a vast, nightmarish conspiracy that only Charlotte herself is equipped to solve!
- A dark comedy kinetic visual novel set in a post-Lovecraft universe.
- Interact with dozens of strange characters in a multitude of open hub areas.
- Follow Charlotte LeStrange's story from simple witch girl to soft-boiled occult detective.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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