Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century occult horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of demons - and outwitting the Devil himself.
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SteamScope Score
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From the makers of The Blackout Club and The Magic Circle comes The Killing Stone. A card battler with beautiful stylized art, animated figurines, dazzling effects, haunted sound and music, and an original first-person narrative set in the 17th century in a remote region of the Arctic circle.
At the center of the ceremonial board is the Fanghella, the Killing Stone. A collection of magical creature figurines, spells, and incantations allows for a variety of clever tactics. The game pieces are full of life and character, giving a very tactile and responsive experience while still allowing players to deliberate their every move.
A novel Reserve System allows for more strategic plays, letting you stack units and buffing incantations above the battle line for later deployment. Creature placement, spellcasting, and bargaining to add powerful banes and boons to your deck all affect your chances of success.
In between matches, the story plays out in first-person with a painterly stylized presentation. You are a Maven, master of the dark arts - and Mariken's final friend. Explore the mansion and talk with family members - and animal familiars - to learn the circumstances of her final days.
The eerie tone of the game and setting are further enhanced by the game being told in two styles: a period 17th century English, and a more modern prose. Players will be allowed to switch both text and VO to enjoy the game in the version they prefer. Branching dialogues let you dive deeper into the story, learning the origin of the familial curse, and shedding light on the characters' motives and fears.
Simplified Chinese 中文, Latin American Spanish, French, and German are supported for all UI and text. You can still choose whether to listen to Modern English or 17th Century Period English for the VO when these languages are selected.
Battles feed into a Ritual bargain against the Devil’s minions for the soul of each family member. Like a cat with a mouse, Demons love to play with their victims. Their pride cannot resist a wager if they think they can tilt the outcome to their advantage - but you can call their bluff.
Each Svangård has their own card deck representing their souls, cursed with debts left by their Matriarch. The outcomes of a Bargain offer powerful effects which permanently affect the family member you are helping with helpful Boons or heavy Banes.
You only have a few rounds to negotiate before the Ritual is completed, and only a few Rituals to make a difference and alter a family member's fate before the final Reckoning is due.
These bargains and the opposing demons change as you progress. No two playthroughs are identical. Replays grant you new dark miracles, and ways to change the ending.
Purge the Svangård family’s hereditary curse before the devil arrives. Hopefully, without losing your own soul.
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96%Very Positive
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Live concurrent player volume
12
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50
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Peak-to-current player ratio
100
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20
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The Killing Stone is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a SteamScope activity score of 42/100. Search for "The Killing Stone player count" or "The Killing Stone steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.
The Killing Stone is developed by Question, released 18 Feb 2026, a Casual, Indie, Strategy, Early Access title. Available on Windows.
The Killing Stone currently reports 4 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 4 and an all-time peak of 4.
Among tracked Steam titles, The Killing Stone ranks #9609 of 12,825 by momentum score.
The Killing Stone has lost momentum recently. Retention sits at 100/100, suggesting fewer players relative to its all-time peak of 4.
The Killing Stone has 15 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.
The average global unlock rate across all achievements is 15%, giving a baseline for overall completion difficulty.
The most common achievement is "Marginalia" with a 37.9% unlock rate.
The rarest achievement is "A Personal Accounting" — only 0.2% of players have unlocked it (Very Hard).
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SteamOS status: Playable
Last checked Aug 3, 2026
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Controller support: Full controller support
Steam achievements: 15
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The Killing Stone - 12,79€
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The Killing Stone is currently €12.79 on Steam. The lowest tracked store price is €12.79 (recorded Aug 3, 2026).
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The Killing Stone has 96% Steam reviews across 85 user reviews. Steam labels this as "Very Positive".
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Achievements
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15% avg unlock
40 peer games
19.8% median
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Achievements
13 standard · 2 hidden · Updated 4h ago
15%
average global unlock
Most Common
Marginalia
37.9% unlock rate
Rarest Achievement
A Personal Accounting
0.2% unlock rate
10_MaxForge
37.9%
global unlock
Fully Modify a Pact using the Forge
0_Win5
32.6%
global unlock
Successfully complete 5 Rituals of any kind.
7_PurgeCursedCards
32.0%
global unlock
Extract all of Mariken's Inheritance from your client.
1_MaltheWin
21.5%
global unlock
Finish negotiating Malthe's contract with One Eye.
12_WinAfterContinue
19.3%
global unlock
Win a Ritual after accepting a demon's price to stay.
6_AscendCleansed
18.5%
global unlock
Create a fully cleansed Ascended Deck.
4_MarikenWin
18.4%
global unlock
Face the Herald of Litanu in a Ritual, and survive.
14_5CardBundle
17.7%
global unlock
Craft a Pact that contains 5 cards.
3_RasWin
10.7%
global unlock
Finish negotiating Ras's contract with One Eye.
2_VollemWin
7.4%
global unlock
Finish negotiating Vollem's contract with One Eye.
9_PerfectBargain
4.9%
global unlock
Bargain with a Demon and gain everything you desire, and nothing you don't.
5_ReckoningWin
0.6%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
11_AllOptionalUnlocks
0.3%
global unlock
Wrest all hidden Pacts from the Herald of Litanu
8_SaveMariken
0.2%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
13_SwapAllBundles
0.2%
global unlock
Ascend a deck containing no cards that match the ones you started with.
