
Strange Antiquities is a strong Adventure/Simulation that delivers where it counts.
89
Verdict
96%
Steam
80
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 2.8K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (80/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Strange Antiquities is a 2025 adventure video game developed by Bad Viking and published by Iceberg Interactive. It is a followup to Bad Viking's previous game, Strange Horticulture. Players run an occult shop and assist customers by solving puzzles.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 1d ago
It's pretty good, way harder then Strange Horticulture, definitely think some of the descriptions for the items in the book were way too vague tho to the point it made identifying antiques more frustrating then fun
A better game than Strange Horticulture in most ways (which is saying something), but I will always have love for the first. Just a great series. I can't recommend these enough for people who enjoy occult/eldritch horror combined with 'cozy' puzzle style adventure gaming. Wonderful stuff.
Lots of quality of life improvement compared to the previous game, Strange Horticulture. The index section of the book is a life-saver. It's also nice to be able to explore without waiting. However, the actual puzzle itself got more obscure, which was not fun. There were certain ones where based on one seemingly minor characteristic, you are supposed to guess what it is supposed to be. This was already a problem in their previous game, and it seems to have gotten worse in this one. The 'hints' are also quite bad. The game doesn't know exactly where you are in terms of progress, so it will start throwing you hints as if you already figured out previous puzzles, leading to some weird spoiler moments. TL;DR: The game got better in some way, but worse in other way. The game is still short and to a point, and I'll give it 7.5/10
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