Steelkrill Studio is a solo independent game development studio specializing in psychological horror games for PC and consoles. Founded in 2021, the studio has built a distinctive library of immersive, atmospheric titles, all conceived and developed by a single developer, with contributions from select artists.
Creator of the NYX Award-winning The Backrooms 1998, Trenches, and more, Steelkrill Studio combines technical creativity with a deep passion for the horror genre, consistently delivering fresh mechanics and unsettling experiences across platforms including PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and VR.
Games
The 18th Attic (2026)
A psychological horror game where you hunt paranormal anomalies with a camera, uncovering buried memories with every photograph.
Trenches VR (2025)
A VR psychological horror experience where your microphone becomes part of the terror — enemies can hear your real breathing and whispers.
The Backrooms 1998 (2025)
NYX Award winner. A first-person found footage survival horror game set in the infinite liminal spaces of The Backrooms. Don't scream.
Baby Blues Nightmares (2024)
A survival horror stealth game where you play as a toddler. Paddle, hide, and survive — but try not to cry.
The Stairway 7 (2024)
An endless loop anomaly hunt where you must spot differences in a recursive stairway nightmare before the anomalies find you.
Rotten Flesh (2024)
A cosmic horror survival game where you shout your lost dog's name into your microphone — and something else in the sewers hears you too.
The Voidness (2023)
Sci-fi psychological horror set in total darkness, where survival depends entirely on scanning your surroundings with a LiDAR device.
Trenches (2023)
A WWI survival horror game available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. Escape the trenches — and your own unraveling sanity.