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The Ghosts of Hackney Mills

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The Ghosts of Hackney Mills is a Adventure, Casual, Simulation game from Sapphire Dragon Productions with a 57% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by dark, tense, open world, story rich.

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Developer
Sapphire Dragon Productions
Release year
2017
Playtime
Varies by player
Price
$3.99
Review signal
57% positive

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended specs

PC

Minimum
OS *: Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8/ 8.1/ 10
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster processor
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated Graphics Chip
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
OS *: Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8/ 8.1/ 10
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster processor
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated Graphics Chip
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 2 GB available space

macOS

Minimum
OS: Mac OS X 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8 / 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12
Processor: 1.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated Graphics Chip
Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended
OS: Mac OS X 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8 / 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12
Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated Graphics Chip
Storage: 2 GB available space

From Steam reviews

Review notes

The Ghosts of Hackney Mills is worth a closer look if you want narrative mystery, strong atmosphere, exploration, and narrative adventure.

Best for players who want strong atmosphere, narrative mystery, exploration, and narrative adventure.

Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness.

narrative-mystery

Play style

A useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.

strong-atmosphere

Tone

The mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.

exploration

Play style

The draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.

buggy

Friction

Technical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.

narrative-adventure

Play style

The experience is more story-and-place driven than systems-heavy.

short-game

Pacing

It is better understood as a compact experience than a long hobby game.

Steam review snapshots

Only get if you are really die hard mystery fans and like everything read to you.[/h1] Just a walking simulator to find…
Narrative Mystery
Only get if you are really die hard mystery fans and like everything read to you.[/h1] Just a walking simulator to find…
Narrative Adventure
You need to explore a ghost town to find three generators and then a way out.
Exploration
Like I wrote earlier, it's a very short game.
Short Game

Why it fits

Check it if you want adventure, casual filtered by dark, tense, open world.

Who might skip it

Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.

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