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Released Jul 14, 2026 $19.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Incident at Galley House

By William Rous · published by Evil Trout Inc.

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Reviews 4,746 Very Positive
Players now 104 Peak today 104
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About The Incident at Galley House

The Incident at Galley House is a game tagged Mystery, Puzzle and Detective by William Rous, released Jul 14, 2026. It has 4,746 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include 炸鸡块与天使, Mohism: Battle of Words and 子归 - Blossom.

In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.
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Everything Steam lists for The Incident at Galley House · record updated 15 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID3641000
Release dateJul 14, 2026
Last change number40227983
Last record update15 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
William Rous, Evil Trout Inc.
Publisher
Evil Trout Inc.
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic
84

Platforms

Windows macOS Linux 64-bit
Steam Deck
Verified
Controller
Full support

Features

8
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$19.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$19.99Oct 23, 2026
Checked11 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

7
  1. Jul 28, 2026 Important Patch

    - There was a regression in the previous update that prevented you from viewing the ending of the game. It's fixed, super sorry about that!

  2. Jul 28, 2026 Update Notes for July 28, 2026

    - Fixes to OpenGL Renderer to make the game render better - AMD RX 5700 XT cards now default to OpenGL Renderer for stability - Added some hints and text changes for late game puzzles - Added a new sound to a scene - Make it more obvious y…

  3. Jul 20, 2026 Update Notes for July 20, 2026

    - Fixes a bug where an important hint could come out of order - Fixed a bug where navigation by keyboard could break if you were focused on a text field - Fixed a bug where dragging via mouse could be disabled if you hit the Enter key - Fi…

  4. Jul 18, 2026 Update Notes for July 18, 2026

    - Fixes an issue where voices could come through as beeps when using a headset - Better support for diacritics in non-English languages - Better keyboard support in non-English languages - Minor fixes to localizations - Fixes an issue wher…

  5. Jul 17, 2026 Update Notes for July 17, 2026

    - Add a popup with link to support website if the game doesn't close properly - Fixes an issue where if the game crashed during a cinematic you might not see it again when you reload the game. - Minor improvements to Japanese and Simplifie…

  6. Jul 15, 2026 Update Notes for July 15, 206

    Thanks for all the feedback about our game! Today we have a small patch that fixes a handful of issues: - Minor improvements to the Chinese translation - Hint System fixes - An issue where saved lines in the notebook showed incorrectly - C…

  7. Jul 14, 2026 Minor Fixes

    This patch attempts to fix an issue where the game says that it couldn't connect to steam. In case it still can't, it will output a more detailed message which hopefully will help us debug the issue.

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
24454079publicSep 18, 2026

Depots

Depots

3
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
3641001 — Windows 1.77 GB 1.02 GB 7053694967861353130
3641002 — macOS 2.34 GB 1.48 GB 4970778362635706318
3641003 — Linux 1.68 GB 996.2 MB 2077406216878623183

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 24454079 Sep 18, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Incident at Galley House

Launch options

3
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
galleyhouse.exe Windows · 64-bit
galleyhouse.app macOS
galleyhouse Linux · 64-bit

Cloud saves

Space per player5.0 MB
Filesup to 20
Save locations3
RootPathPatternSystems
gameinstall*slot1.jsonAll
gameinstall*slot2.jsonAll
gameinstall*slot3.jsonAll

Achievements

Achievements154 hidden
Most unlocked95.9%Seance
Rarest31.4%TYPE HE-L-P

Global unlock rate

share of players who have it
  • Seance Viewed your first scene 95.9%
  • Persistence Tried the same incorrect code twice 87.2%
  • Machine Supervisor Restored the power when something went wrong 84.7%
  • Researcher Restored the power for a second time 76.9%
  • Technical Engineer Restored the power for a third time 73.5%
  • Not Over Yet Hidden achievement 70.9%
  • A Shocking Revelation Hidden achievement 70.7%
  • Full House Unlocked every location in Galley House 70.6%
  • House Tour Watched a scene in every room of the house 69%
  • Hallucination Hidden achievement 64.5%
  • Inciting Incident Hidden achievement 60%
  • Death Note Marked a death on the timeline 49.8%
  • Spectronoeticist Found all of the scenes 47.4%
  • Still Alive Tried to view a scene containing only living people 44.9%
  • TYPE HE-L-P Asked the machine for help 31.4%

Update history

Changes to the Steam record

since we started watching
  1. Oct 26, 2026 · 00:02 #40227983
    • common.store_tags.18 added 1698

News

  1. Sep 25, 2026 · Community Announcements We're nominated for a Golden Joystick!

    The Incident at Galley House has been nominated for a Golden Joystick Award for Best Indie Game - Self Published. If you liked the game, please consider voting for us here: https://www.gamesradar.com…

  2. Jul 28, 2026 · Community Announcements Building Galley House

    It's been two weeks since we launched The Incident at Galley House and the reception has been incredible. We'd love to thank everyone who supported us, either by giving us a review, sharing the game …

  3. Jul 14, 2026 · Community Announcements The Incident at Galley House is out now!

    We've just released The Incident at Galley House!The Incident at Galley House is based on the critically acclaimed text game Type Help, and was made by the team behind The Roottrees are Dead.It's tim…

  4. Jun 10, 2026 · Community Announcements The Incident at Galley House is coming out July 14, 2026!

    We just released a full trailer for The Incident at Galley House, which includes our release date: July 14, 2026.We can't wait for you to visit Galley House and learn all of its secrets. This project…

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Community Announcements Anatomy of a Room

    We just published a blog post explaining how we create the background art in The Incident at Galley House. Check it out!https://eviltrout.com/blog/2026-03-23-anatomy-of-a-room/

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