The Empty Inn overview

Overview

The Empty Inn comes from Candlelight Studios and is published by Candlelight Studios. It arrived on Steam on Jul 28, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Empty Inn's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 22:29:27 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 27% positive across 11 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Empty Inn is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Empty Inn has sold up to 660 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,823. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Empty Inn overview details

The Empty Inn combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Empty Inn is a 2D, exploration game with 8-bit, NES-style, pixel art and puzzle gameplay. With only a small lamp in hand, the player is required to solve puzzles and explore the vacant inn, ensuring they keep their lamp lit along the way. If your light goes out then the monster will show its face… and I’m not just talking about the monster who’s watching you. A thrilling game which provides the player with nothing more than a lamp and darkness to explore. Relying less on jump scares, and more on atmospheric and environmental tension, The Empty Inn is an unnerving experience. Solve fiendish puzzles whilst ensuring you keep your lamp lit. You’ll be forced to scavenge the once populated inn to survive and to get to the bottom of its current existence. Experience a shocking story as you play under a watchful eye which constantly judges and belittles you as you uncover more of the mysteries which haunt The Empty Inn. Three difficulty modes, including an EXTREME mode which significantly alters gameplay, as well as a secret ending with additional gameplay and puzzles. Made by one developer, The Empty Inn is an untainted vision which experiments with the elements that define horror gaming by creating an experience which is attempts scare the player in a more meaningful way. "Something about The Empty Inn's presentation makes it look very uncomfortable... The sound of the rain, the dim glow of your candle, and the quiet inn build a powerful dread, even just from the trailer." - Joel Couture, IndieGames "The Empty Inn provides brief shelter from the high-res multiplayer mad…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Empty Inn is listed as a game with $3.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 22:29:27 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 27% positive reviews.

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