I played Edge of Evil on Steam, this is how it went

It took a village to set up the hottest new horror demo on Steam, and I didn’t even complete it.

I’m a pretty inexperienced gamer. I’ve dabbled in gaming here and there, but I’m no professional like some of my colleagues.

However, I recently discovered a new horror game demo on Steam, and it transported me back to my childhood, when I would watch my dad play Resident Evil 4 on our Wii (I know).

So, I thought I’d try it out and see how approachable it is for a non-gamer.

What’s Edge of Evil about?

This first-person psychological horror game is a story of exploration.

Developed and published by WRF Studios, which has created various horror games like Lost City of Vampires and Nightfeed, the studio’s latest horror game looks like a Lovecraftian twist on horror classics like Resident Evil.

The synopsis of the game reads:

“An ancient seal has been broken upon entering a locked crypt, and now the shadows of darkness have been unleashed into the mortal world, buried among the graves and beneath the ash of a dead city.”

Edge of Evil has been described as a three-dimensional, dark, psychological horror game that does well to fully immerse the player in the Edge of Evil universe.

In the game, an elusive cult worshipped an ancient being known as “The Veiled One,” an entity that can travel between hosts.

“They built this crypt as both temple and prison. Legends say a ritual went wrong: instead of summoning the entity, they trapped it here, sealed beneath stone and sigil,” the description on Steam reads.

The demo was released on December 7th, 2025, and the full version’s release date is yet to be determined.

But is Edge of Evil a good game for someone obsessed with horror but lacking gaming skills?

Let’s find out.

Edge of Evil gameplay

Edge of Evil, Steam’s latest horror game, has exceptional graphics and is beautifully made, but it was very hard for me to execute.

Firstly, due to my own general incompetence and our office's PC setup, it took at least three people to help me download and run “Edge of Evil,” but that’s no fault of the developers, of course.

However, when running Edge of Evil, I was immediately transported to a world that was a perfect mixture of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil Village.

The first setting you’re placed in is an eerie-looking graveyard surrounded by dense greenery and odd artifacts.

Initially intimidated by the layout, I proceeded to head down the cobblestone path, where I was met by “Nightshade,” a cute little lost kitten.

By the time I’d had a look around, the cat started to irritate me, as I couldn’t pick it up or anything, despite the “missing” poster stapled to a lamp post that looked like it was straight out of The Exorcist.

The cat, however, did lead me to a book which explained all about these three screaming statues that are found in various corners of the graveyard (a graveyard with only one grave, by the way).

The script within the old book said something along the lines of “you need to find these gold coins and place them in the statue's mouth.”

Then you complete a little puzzle using the statues, and voila, you should be done. But it’s not that simple.

I next encountered a woman with white hair, babbling on about her late father while fiercely protecting a grave that had, you guessed it, gold coins on it.

I naturally went for the gold coins, and demons or spirits rose from the gravesite and began brutalizing me.

I would try to run or hide, but they’d always get me eventually.

How idiot-proof is Edge of Evil?

So, I didn’t complete the demo.

Despite the game itself feeling very intuitive and having enough mystery to leave you wanting more, I just had no idea how to execute the task effectively.

Perhaps this isn’t a developer problem and more of a me problem, as a more experienced gamer would be able to do this with no problem.

The game effectively leads you in the right direction and perhaps even gives too much away, but I felt that there was some level of guidance missing when it came to stealing coins from the gravesite without being killed off.

Others on Steam had more success than I did.

“I like and beat it,” said one gamer in a discussion on Steam.

“I was able to solve the three gold demon statue puzzles on my first try as well, which was nice.”

There’s obviously a lot more to this game, which makes it appealing. But solving puzzles while under pressure from the tense music and scary atmosphere might just not be my thing.

But if you love horror and are interested in puzzle-solving in a spooky environment, then Edge of Evil is definitely for you.

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