Creaks
Creaks is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure from Amanita Design. Behind the wall of his room, a young man discovers a branching building where furniture turns into dangerous creatures and light holds the key to many puzzles.
- Developer
- Amanita Design
- Publisher
- Amanita Design
- Genre
- Adventure, Indie, Rätsel
- Game modes
- Singleplayer
- Steam user reviews
- 95 % positive · 6,186 reviews
- At Steam
- View store page
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What is Creaks?
Creaks is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure by Amanita Design. A young man discovers a passage behind his bedroom wall into a vast, hidden house. There, bird creatures and furniture live that turn out to be threatening creatures.
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Sources
- Amanita Design – Creaks amanita-design.net
- Steam – Spielbeschreibung store.steampowered.com
Release
Creaks was released on Jul 10, 2020 on Apple Arcade for iPhone, iPad and other Apple devices. The PC, PlayStation 4, Switch and Xbox One versions followed on Jul 22, 2020.
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iOS
Released on Jul 10, 2020.
Source
- App Store – Versionsverlauf apps.apple.com
- MacRumors – Apple-Arcade-Start vom 10. Juli 2020 macrumors.com
Updated 31.10.2026
Sources
- App Store – Creaks apps.apple.com
- MacRumors – Start auf Apple Arcade macrumors.com
- Steam – PC-Start store.steampowered.com
- Xbox Store – 22. Juli 2020 xbox.com
- PLAYISM – PlayStation 4 und Switch playism.com
Platforms
Creaks has been released for Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. A version for iPhone and iPad is also available. On newer Xbox and PlayStation consoles, the original console version can be played without becoming a separate native re-release.
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Sources
- Steam – PC store.steampowered.com
- PlayStation Store – PS4 store.playstation.com
- Xbox Store – Xbox One xbox.com
- Nintendo – Switch nintendo.com
- App Store – Apple Arcade apps.apple.com
Gameplay
In Creaks, you observe rooms, move between ladders and platforms, and combine switches, lights and machines. The goal is to get past dangerous creatures and reach new parts of the building. Instead of direct combat, the game asks you to understand the rules of the environment.
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Sources
- Steam – Gameplay store.steampowered.com
- Apple – Rätsel und Steuerung apps.apple.com
Trailer
DLCs and expansions
Music and art materials are offered separately for the game. The digital soundtrack includes the music by Hidden Orchestra. Additional puzzle chapters are not part of these bonus materials.
Updated 31.10.2026
Sources
- Amanita Design – Musik und Artbook amanita-design.net
- Steam – Bonusmaterial store.steampowered.com
System requirements
On Windows, Creaks requires at least a 64-bit Intel Core i5-class processor with 2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, a DirectX 11-capable graphics card and 5 GB of free storage. The game also supports macOS with a Metal-compatible graphics solution.
The details apply to PC.
Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 10 or later, 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 with 2 GHz or equivalent
- RAM
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- DirectX 11-compatible GPU
- Storage
- 5 GB
Recommended
- Operating system
- Windows 10, 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 with 2 GHz or equivalent
- RAM
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- DirectX 11-compatible GPU
Editorial details
Updated 31.10.2026
Sources
- Steam – Systemanforderungen store.steampowered.com
Light turns monsters into furniture
Many puzzles revolve around light sources. Certain monsters turn into harmless pieces of furniture in the light. By switching lamps on and off deliberately, you create paths that were blocked in the dark.
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Sources
- Apple – Lichtmechanik apps.apple.com
A house behind the bedroom wall
The path leads from the familiar bedroom into a winding building full of machines, stairs, shafts and unusual inhabitants. Each newly discovered area introduces further puzzle rules and hints at the size of the house.
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Sources
- Amanita Design – Handlung amanita-design.net
- Steam – Schauplätze store.steampowered.com
The puzzling bird dwellers
Alongside the shape-shifting furniture creatures, bird-like figures live in the depths of the building. Their presence is part of the house's mystery, which unfolds step by step as you explore.
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Sources
- Amanita Design – Geschichte amanita-design.net
Switches, movement patterns and logic
Creaks combines classic switch puzzles with the movement patterns of enemies. Observation matters more than reaction speed: you often have to first understand when a creature moves where in order to trigger a mechanism at the right moment.
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Sources
- Steam – Rätsel store.steampowered.com
- Apple – Spielprinzip apps.apple.com
Hidden paintings
Hidden paintings are scattered throughout the house. Some of them can be actively examined and contain small standalone puzzles or playable scenes. They expand exploration beyond the direct path to the next room.
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Sources
- Steam – verborgene Gemälde store.steampowered.com
Hand-painted images and animations
The rooms and characters are fully designed in a carefully drawn visual style. Movements and small changes in the environment convey the story even without long explanatory text.
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Sources
- Amanita Design – Gestaltung amanita-design.net
- Steam – Grafik und Animation store.steampowered.com
Music by Hidden Orchestra
Hidden Orchestra composed the soundtrack. Acoustic and electronic sound layers accompany the rooms and react to the atmosphere of exploration. Headphones are especially good for hearing the detailed sound design.
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Sources
- Amanita Design – Hidden Orchestra amanita-design.net
- Steam – Originalmusik store.steampowered.com
Controls and single player
Creaks is a single-player adventure and supports controllers on PC. The controls focus on moving through rooms and interacting with their mechanisms. The game does not require a multiplayer connection.
Updated 31.10.2026
Sources
- Steam – Funktionen store.steampowered.com
German text and more languages
The PC version supports German and many other languages, including English, French, Italian and Spanish. The story conveys much of its information through images, animation and the puzzles themselves.
Updated 31.10.2026
Sources
- Steam – Sprachen store.steampowered.com
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Game series
Creaks comes from the Czech studio Amanita Design, which also developed Machinarium, Botanicula and the Samorost series. What the games share is their distinctive visual style and puzzles that convey their rules through the environment.
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Sources
- Amanita Design – offizielle Spielseite amanita-design.net
- Steam – Studio store.steampowered.com
