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.

Game snapshot
- Developer
- Sapphire Dragon Productions
- Release year
- 2017
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $3.99
- Review signal
- 57% positive
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System requirements
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 styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
narrative-adventure
Play styleThe experience is more story-and-place driven than systems-heavy.
short-game
PacingIt 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…Only get if you are really die hard mystery fans and like everything read to you.[/h1] Just a walking simulator to find…You need to explore a ghost town to find three generators and then a way out.Like I wrote earlier, it's a very 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.