Down the shaft

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Down the shaft

Short description

Down the Shaft is a first person horror game where you take on the duty to keep an Elder God forever contain within the cave. In order to do that, you must keep the machines that maim them active. But beware, their minions are on the loose and they won't let you do your job so easy.

Developer
MissCasandra_DEV
Publisher
MissCasandra_DEV
Release
Wed, Jul 24, 2024
Price
Free
Reviews
2
Positive
100%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Tags
Horror Exploration Psychological Horror Dark Underground Psychological Supernatural First-Person Singleplayer 3D Realistic Time Management Linear Walking Simulator Mythology Sci-fi Atmospheric Mystery PvE Adventure

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History

Tracking started Aug 16, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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±?? Horror + Exploration + Psychological Horror

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