The Children of Clay
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
98.8Rating
0Content
6Achievements
About This Game
The Children of Clay is a adventure/indie game designed for single-player, developed by Balazs Ronyai and released in 2025. With 3.5k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 98.8/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 0.3 hours, with side content bringing that to 0.36 hours, and a completionist run can reach 0.39 hours. Players commonly describe it as Horror, Atmospheric, Detective, Adventure and Lovecraftian.
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98.8
Overall Score / 100
9.9/10
Steam (3499 rev)
Playtime Estimates
0.3h
🎯 Main Story
0.36h
⭐ Main + Sides
0.39h
💯 Completionist
Based on 8 player submissions
DLCs (1)
The Children of Clay - The Making Of
$1.99
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Game Information
Release Date
March 7, 2025
Developer
Balazs Ronyai
Publisher
Balazs Ronyai
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Price
Free to Play
Analytics & Metrics
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Adventure
Indie
Simulation
Free To Play
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Tags
Horror
Atmospheric
Detective
Adventure
Lovecraftian
Puzzle
Simulation
Point & Click
Typing
2D
First-Person
Cinematic
Dark
Demons
Mystery
Supernatural
Linear
Free to Play
Singleplayer
Story Rich
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
Spanish - Spain
Hungarian
Japanese
Portuguese - Brazil
Simplified Chinese
Korean
Catalan
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM)
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200); AMD FX-4350 (4 * 4200)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM
Minimum:
- OS: Mac OS X 10.13 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i5-5350U (2 * 1800) or equivalent; Intel Core i5-2400S (4 * 2500) or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 6000 or equivalent; Radeon HD 6750M (512 VRAM) or equivalent
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Mac OS X 10.13 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 (4 * 3200) or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M390 (2048 VRAM) equivalent
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04+
- Processor: Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM)
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04+
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200); AMD FX-4350 (4 * 4200)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM
- Storage: 100 MB available space