The Rules
In this first-person horror survival game, you must Follow the Rules, keep a clear head, and be attentive. Only then may you live to see the end of the night. Relying on ambient horror and speech recognition to keep the player on their toes, this is a horror game like you've never played before.
Last Updated: 8/22/2025
The Rules
In this first-person horror survival game, you must Follow the Rules, keep a clear head, and be attentive. Only then may you live to see the end of the night. Relying on ambient horror and speech recognition to keep the player on their toes, this is a horror game like you've never played before.
Last Updated: 8/22/2025
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About The Rules
The Rules is an Action, Indie, and Adventure game developed by The Zoo. It was released on the Steam Store by The Zoo.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, The Rules supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
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The Rules data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 22). The Rules on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 22). The Rules. Steam Community Hub.