Stockroom Syndrome Demo Out On Steam Ahead Of Q4 2026 Release
The demo turns the flat-pack assembly loop itself into the horror, with an Echo monster the creator says cannot see but can hear the player.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Indie creator HuffingtonPants released a demo for Stockroom Syndrome on Steam on October 1. The horror simulation game takes place in December 1996 Norway, where the player works night shifts at a store for the Finnish furniture giant HØLM, assembling flat-pack furniture and arranging it in the display space while anomalous events occur. The full game is scheduled for PC via Steam in Q4 2026.
The demo, out since October 1, puts the player on night shift at a HØLM furniture store. Work involves pulling furniture from boxes, reading the manual, assembling each piece, and placing the finished item in the display space.
The store does not stay ordinary. Released footage shows a mannequin with glowing eyes attacking the player, blood-like rain falling indoors, furniture floating, and unidentified objects rising from below. HuffingtonPants describes one monster, the Echo, as unable to see the player but able to hear them.
PC via Steam is the supported platform, with the full version set for Q4 2026.
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