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Released May 16, 2023 $19.99 Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

HROT

By Spytihněv

Followers —
Reviews 5,359 Overwhelmingly Positive
Players yesterday 28 at the busiest moment
Owners 200K–500K estimated

About HROT

HROT is a game tagged Retro, FPS and Boomer Shooter by Spytihněv, released May 16, 2023. It has 5,359 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Chasm: The Rift, DEAD TRASH and Anomalous.

HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for HROT · record updated 2 hours ago

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Overview

App ID824600
Release dateMay 16, 2023Early Access Jan 1, 1970
Last change number37437721
Last record update2 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Spytihněv
Publisher
Spytihněv
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Links

Languages

2 · 2 with full audio
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes

Platforms

Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Controller
Full support

Features

6
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily SharingFull controller support

Related apps

Prices

Price · US$19.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$19.99Oct 24, 2026
Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

5
  1. Dec 14, 2024 1.2 Barking fix

    A lot of people have complained about some barking, there are some negative reviews about it, but I've always thought that it's just some people who don't like the dog barking while gunfire. Today I found out that on some PC configurations…

  2. Jun 17, 2023 Patch 1.1

    Patch 1.1 fixes several minor issues reported during the first month after release. fixed: e2m1 glitch fixed: burning puppies fixed: Orloj repairing through the wall fixed: boss extra hp bug fixed: horse skull in the way (e1m8) Smaskou/Ska…

  3. Apr 6, 2023 0.9.0

    fixed a few texture glitches removed shotgun pumping fixed clean briefs bug achievement "Bestiary" increased to 40 +9 achievements

  4. Mar 7, 2023 0.7.4

    hotfix for the game crash while SMG unmount

  5. Mar 6, 2023 0.7.3

    Quick Changelog 0.7.1 - 0.7.3 e3m2 fixes: back of lockers disappears floating elevator button buffet translation hospital entrance void e3m2 improvements: radiography facility sink added shoe covers new dodge music ammo balancing e3m4: fix…

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
16799096publicDec 19, 2024

Packages & DLC

Packages

2
IDNameGamesPrice (US)
253164 HROT 1 $19.99
48863 Bundle Spytihněv's Collection 6 $44.14

Depots

Depots

1
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
824601 — All 254.9 MB 195.4 MB 6904601082991261160

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 16799096 Dec 19, 2024 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/HROT

Launch options

1
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
HROT.exe All

Cloud saves

Space per player2.79 GB
Filesup to 15
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataRoamingHROT*Windows

Screenshots

HROT screenshot 1 HROT screenshot 2 HROT screenshot 3 HROT screenshot 4 HROT screenshot 5 HROT screenshot 6 HROT screenshot 7 HROT screenshot 8 HROT screenshot 9 HROT screenshot 10 HROT screenshot 11 HROT screenshot 12 HROT screenshot 13 HROT screenshot 14 HROT screenshot 15 HROT screenshot 16

Update history

Changes to the Steam record

since we started watching
  1. Oct 25, 2026 · 12:01 #37437721
    • appid removed
    • common.ReleaseState added released
    • common.releasestate removed

News

  1. Feb 23, 2026 · Community Announcements Plush Šemík Is Here

    Friends and Supporters of Šemík, the plush Šemík has just arrived — in a limited edition, in his iconic sitting pose, ready to watch over your desk, shelf, or bedside table. This edition is available…

  2. Nov 25, 2025 · Community Announcements Šemík Plushie Petition

    Friends and Supporters of Šemík, Spytihněv and Makeship announce that the petition stand for the mass production of Plush Šemík has been ceremonially launched. According to Directive No. 11/ŠEM/2025,…

  3. Nov 19, 2025 · Community Announcements BIG BOX EDITION (sold out)

    Newbigbox-releases is once again accepting orders for the remaining original limited HROT big boxes. This time properly inspected and approved by the Commission for Control and Fulfillment. So if you…

  4. Jun 28, 2025 · Community Announcements Brno Transit | Teaser Trailer

    Brno Transit is a narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters. Comming soon! (Aiming for a Halloween release — …

  5. Apr 20, 2025 · Community Announcements Whipped Monday

    Every Easter Monday (one day after Easter), the sickle is replaced by a pomlázka - a braided willow whip used in a tradition where men whip women to ensure their health and beauty, in exchange for a …

  6. Dec 19, 2024 · Community Announcements Christmas carp

    The recent barking fix reminded me how fun updating HROT is, so I got on a roll. Ver. 1.3: fixed doubled sound when picking up a pistol player's voice de-noised (never record voices into the game whi…

  7. Dec 16, 2024 · Rock, Paper, Shotgun Boomer shooter dev discovers his dogs have been barking on an "unbearable" loop for years

    Sometimes dogs are hard to shut up. Over a year and half after releasing Hrot from early access, the developer of the Quake-inspired shooter has fixed the dogs after discovering that a few of the can…

  8. Jul 3, 2023 · Community Announcements Bombermod

    Yesterday I tried to do just an experimental HROT modification, which is played like bomberman for up to 6 players local PvP. It is available in the section Dank stuff -> Mods. Controls: Player 1 - K…

  9. May 22, 2023 · PC Gamer Hrot review

    The star of the show in Sovietcore boomer shooter Hrot is solo developer Spytihněv's levels, all of which are inspired by or directly correspond to real-life locations in and around Prague. The tenem…

  10. May 19, 2023 · Rock, Paper, Shotgun HROT review: serviceable Soviet shooter saved by scintillating level design

    "Does that pommel horse have a grenade launcher?" is one of many bizarre questions I found myself asking while playing HROT. This Slavic shooter revels in the strange, straddling the line between hyp…

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