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Released Oct 21, 2026 $19.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Killing Stone

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About The Killing Stone

The Killing Stone is a game tagged Card Battler, Card Game and Strategy by Question, released Oct 21, 2026. It has 87 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include Inscryption, Teufelskreis and Madam of Malice.

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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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Killing Stone · record updated 21 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID2781470
Release dateOct 21, 2026
Last change number40214781
Last record update21 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Question
Publisher
Question
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Franchise
The Killing Stone
Technologies
Unreal Engine detected

Platforms

Windows 64-bit
Steam Deck
Verified
Controller
Full support

Features

6
Steam CloudSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam TimelineFamily Sharing

Related apps

Prices

Price · US$19.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$19.99Oct 23, 2026
Checked20 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

8
  1. Oct 23, 2026 Small patch with a few fixes

    This patch has a few small fixes to some UI elements being visible when they shouldn't as well as a fix to a conversation that could fail to end properly. There are also a few other small polish fixes to some feedback and language. Thanks …

  2. Jul 22, 2026 Patch Notes: July 21, 2026

    This is a small hotfix, primarily intended to address an issue with a minor section of story content not playing when it should. During Rasmine's witching hour , there was a bit of narrative during a conversation that was being skipped, wh…

  3. Jul 5, 2026 Early Access Update #4: Balance Adjustments, New Narrative, Fixes and Polish

    Greetings, witches, warlocks, and magic lawyers who talk to cats!This update is a gently cursed cornucopia - we've got bug fixes, deck balance changes, reward structure changes ... and another all-new optional questline.NarrativeWe've adde…

  4. Jun 5, 2026 Early Access Update #3: New Story Content, Visual Polish, and Fixes/Tweaks

    New Story ElementsIn this update, we have added some new narrative content over the course of Rasmine's chapter, which expands the storyline of supporting characters. It is optional, and therefore modest compared to the main plot - but wil…

  5. May 10, 2026 Hotfix for April Update

    Fix for game hang that could occur when the demon is considering moves that involve the "Soul of Ras" card.Fix for an untranslated line when failing a ritual before bargaining has been introduced.New attempt to fix the "white void" bug on …

  6. Apr 30, 2026 Polish, Quality of Life, and BUGS! - Patch Notes 4/30/26

    A lot of our work this month was adjustments to The Reckoning as we continue to prepare that experience for 1.0. In addition to that, we added some quality of life improvements based on areas where we saw players becoming confused, added p…

  7. Mar 25, 2026 Balance, Bugs, and Betterment (+Steam Deck Verified!) - Patch Notes 3/25/2026

    Greetings, Masters of the Occult. Firstly, thank you all for your continued feedback and support of The Killing Stone. As an early access title, we are beholden to you, dear player, to find what our next move should be. We are proud to con…

  8. Feb 27, 2026 New Language Support and Bug Fix Patch

    Greetings, Masters of the Occult, It’s been a week since The Killing Stone launched, so before we get into today's update, we wanted to take a second to say thank you! Thank you for believing in our vision for this game, thank you for talk…

Builds

2
BuildBranchUpdated
26189737publicOct 24, 2026
26091029publicOct 21, 2026

Depots

Depots

3
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
228989 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228990 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
2781471 — All 6.91 GB 5.64 GB 9143832205603977500

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 26189737 Oct 24, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Killing Stone

Launch options

4
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
TheKillingStone/Binaries/Win64/TheKillingStone-Win64-Shipping.exe All
TheKillingStone/Binaries/Win64/TheKillingStone.exe All dev_branch
TheKillingStone/Binaries/Win64/TheKillingStone.exe All buildtest
TheKillingStone/Binaries/Win64/TheKillingStone.exe All qa_dev

Cloud saves

Space per player9.5 MB
Filesup to 60
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataLocalTheKillingStone/Saved/SaveGames/{64BitSteamID}*.qtnsaveAll

Update history

Changes to the Steam record

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  1. Oct 25, 2026 · 01:28 #40214781
    • depots.2781471.manifests.public.download 5816371584 → 6054130160
    • depots.2781471.manifests.public.gid 6767518157589539365 → 9143832205603977500
    • depots.2781471.manifests.public.size 7143984682 → 7414656369
    • depots.branches.public.buildid 26091029 → 26189737
    • depots.branches.public.timebuildupdated 1792532630 → 1792883093
    • depots.branches.public.timeupdated 1792567099 → 1792885291

News

  1. Oct 21, 2026 · Community Announcements 1.0 Now Available!

    Today is launch day for The Killing Stone! Each careful candle has been lit. The secret words, once whispered - now intoned. The summoning circle is complete! 1.0 Launches TodayWe’re so happy to shar…

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · Community Announcements The Killing Stone 1.0 Launches October 21st and Price Change Announcement

    Greetings, all ye dark academians! We have delightful news! Next week, on October 21, 2026, The Killing Stone launches out of Early Access and into 1.0. What’s NewExpanded Content and ImprovementsSin…

  3. Feb 18, 2026 · Community Announcements The Killing Stone Enters Early Access

    Greetings, Masters of the Occult, The hour is finally upon us. Today we start a journey we’re excited to walk with you, bringing to life the game we have always wanted to make, The Killing Stone. The…

  4. Feb 4, 2026 · Community Announcements Early Access Announcement - Coming February 18!

    Hello all,We want to share an update on the release plans for The Killing Stone. As development has progressed and we’ve begun receiving larger waves of feedback, it became clear that the game has ev…

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