
The Dark Rites of Arkham
A downloadable game for Windows


Detective Jack Foster rejoins the police department after a traumatic incident to take over the investigation of what appears to be mere political blackmail. Soon, however, he's faced with the discovery of a gruesome ritual murder that took place in a sealed room, from which no one could have gotten in or out without being seen. Along with his new partner, Harvey Whitman, an expert on cults, Foster dives deep into the shadows of the city of Arkham.
The case will get even darker when they find out it is related to three witches that escaped the Salem trials in 1693, and a conspiracy that could put an end to the world as we know it.


- Pulp & Click adventure based on dialogue and inventory puzzles.
- More than 90 detailed pixel art backgrounds to explore.
- A story inspired by the works by H.P. Lovecraft, where we will meet well-known characters such as Herbert West, Keziah Mason, Doctor Eric Moreland, and Henry Armitage.
- Jazzy ambient music composed by Matías J. Olmedo (An English Haunting).
- Visit the Arkham Museum of the Unusual and lose yourself in its chambers, the biggest attraction of which is the artwork of the sensation of the moment: painter Richard Upton Pickman.
- Available on English and Spanish.
- Free OST included.
| Updated | 24 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (4 total ratings) |
| Author | Postmodern Adventures |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Made with | Adventure Game Studio |
| Tags | Detective, Horror, Lovecraftian Horror, Pixel Art, Point & Click, supernatural |
| Average session | A few hours |
| Languages | English, Spanish; Castilian |
| Inputs | Mouse |
| Accessibility | Subtitles, One button |
| Links | Steam, Twitter/X, Bluesky |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $13.49 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Hot Fix Update 1.0.1.28 days ago















Comments
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Amazing game!!!! Loved it from start to finish. Please do more!
great little game!!! puzzles were fun, maybe could have a few harder ones. i didn't rage quit even once! hehe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Just started playing and enjoying it so far! Just wanted to mention that there is no information regarding the platform on this page. (FYI, I am playing it on a Mac using ScummVM and so far haven't had any problems.)
You are right. I updated the game a few hours ago and forgot to check the Windows box again. I’m sorry for having caused you this confusion!
Hi there, I'm on Mac and wanted to try the game. How do you do it with ScummVM? Can it launch a .exe on a mac?
Hi, the download is a zip-File. You can unpack it and the resulting folder has all the relevant files. Then you just need to point ScummVM to the folder ("Add Game"). ScummVM will (currently) report that the game is an "unknown game variant", but will allow it to add it (click "add anyway"). Then you can rename it from ags-fallback to the correct title. Worked for me and I managed to complete the game this way.
Congratulations! I am always amazed by your productivity! :) Who is doing your cover art btw?, looks spectacular!
Thank you very much! The artist is Paco García from https://encomplot.com/
Congrats on the release! Every Postmodern game I’ve played has been fantastically written; can’t wait to start this one soon.
Thanks!
another postmodern game, another instabuy.
Congratulations on another game! I can't wait to start this one.
I played your previous games and they are amazing as heck. Can't wait to find out what will happen in this game
Keep up the amazing work on future games!!
Thank you very much for your words!