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AdventureRPGStrategyHorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorCo-op

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Game description

The Hidden Ones is a cooperative horror puzzle game that supports four-player online multiplayer. An seemingly ordinary fire incident unravels the prologue to a cold case that has been buried in a small town , binding the fates of four protagonists into an eerie and intricate maze of mystery.

Basic info

Developer奇门互娱
PublisherIndieArk
PlatformsWindows
Release dateOct 21, 2026
Price
  • Steam store −20% $13.99 $11.19 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $11.19 · Steam
  • Historical low $11.19 · 3-month low $11.19Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10、11
ProcessorIntel i5-9400 or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 1060 or AMD equivalent
Storage8 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 295 reviews from the past 1 year

25.5/ 100
Bottom 1%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Negative (16%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 31, 2026)

With a score of 25.5, this four player co-op horror puzzle game is carried mostly by the friends people play it with.

👍 Strengths

41 reviews say playing together with friends is the best part, describing satisfying moments when clues found by one player connect with another. Some add that even a stranger from the lobby made the night fun, and Multiplayer ranks 558th of 642. 5 reviews speak well of the story, and a few feel the puzzles improve on earlier work. Some also liked the demo and the idea of four separate viewpoints coming together.

👎 Where it falls short

66 reviews call the story incoherent, with plot turns that make little sense and a weak ending. Story & World ranks 1096th of 1096. 53 report bugs, such as collisions that freeze the game, lost saves and server trouble that causes stutter and crashes. Tech & Support ranks 1341st of 1399. 30 find it boring and not fun, saying the puzzles are either trivial or pointless and the scares rarely land. Others mention repetitive hide and seek segments, a forced four player start and no controller support. Gameplay ranks 1394th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“incoherent story with nonsensical plot progression” · 66 reviews
“many bugs, poor graphics quality and optimization issues” · 53 reviews
“boring and not worth the money spent” · 30 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -3.05 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “requires four players to start, poor story and dialogue, confusing puzzles and boss fights, no progression guidance” · 23 reviews

Progression 3% · Difficulty 18% · Freedom 2% · Strategy 13% · Controls & feel 17%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 63% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Story -3.14 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Negative “incoherent story with nonsensical plot progression” · 66 reviews
Positive “story and controls executed more thoughtfully than other games” · 5 reviews

Characters 4% · World 20%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -3.48 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repetitive hide-and-seek sections and background placement with no guidance” · 19 reviews

Volume 24% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals -2.30 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “models are crude and rough” · 5 reviews
Positive “top-tier modeling and visuals are gorgeous” · 3 reviews

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together -0.84 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Negative “requires all four players to own the game; gameplay and story both fail” · 6 reviews
Positive “cooperative puzzle-solving with friends creates satisfying moments of discovery and shared fun” · 41 reviews

Community 3% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.77 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “game worth 10-15 dollars sold for 40+, requires 4 players to play” · 13 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Balance 5% · Matchmaking 2%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -1.21 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “many bugs, poor graphics quality and optimization issues” · 53 reviews
Positive “bugs were severe in beta but fixed significantly in release” · 2 reviews

Performance 12% · Developer support 13%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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