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Alternative Software

Alternative Software The Quivering PC Steam downloadable game

SKU CH-39CE-J5DY9

A comedic point-and-click adventure set in the spooky village of Warty Hollow, where you battle ghoulish monsters to rescue your transformed uncle

  • Product nameThe Quivering
  • Published byAlternative Software
  • Developed byCharybdis
  • Supported platformPC
  • Game genreAdventure
  • Packaging typeDownload
  • Adventure genre delivers a spine-chilling story set in Warty Hollow
  • Steam DRM provides instant PC activation via a third-party account
  • Download format means no physical media to store or lose
  • Published by Alternative Software with development by Charybdis
  • English menu language ensures full accessibility for English speakers

A point-and-click adventure from 1998

The Quivering is a downloadable PC adventure game originally released in 1998 and delivered via a Steam activation code. It places players in the role of Spud, a young hero navigating the gothic village of Warty Hollow to rescue his uncle from a demonic antagonist. The title targets fans of classic inventory puzzles and dark humour who want a preserved version of a late-nineties point-and-click experience.

Runs on modest hardware without sustained-load

As a 2D adventure built for 1998 specifications, the game imposes negligible demand on modern processors or graphics subsystems during extended play sessions. There are no real-time rendering spikes, background streaming tasks, or thermal envelopes to manage; performance remains stable for the duration of the campaign on virtually any contemporary Windows machine connected to Steam.

Delivered as a Steam code with English menus only

The product arrives as a digital licence that activates on an existing Steam account, requiring no physical media, optical drive, or additional launcher installation. Menu text is provided in English alone, so players needing localised interfaces will not be accommodated. The package contains the base game only; no supplementary soundtrack, art book, or bonus content is included in this edition.

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Price $1.99
Cheaper than about 94% of the 5,961 comparable items (median $14.99).

Specifications

Product
Product nameThe Quivering
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2015
Size & build
Shipping weight0.45 kg
Package size25 × 25 × 25 mm
Software
Published byAlternative Software
Developed byCharybdis
Supported platformPC
Game genreAdventure
Activation platformSteam

Questions about this item

Will running The Quivering all day make my PC noisy or hot?

The Quivering is a 1998 adventure game with modest 2D graphics, so it places very little load on modern CPUs or GPUs and will not noticeably increase fan noise or temperatures.

What do I need to own already to activate and play The Quivering?

You need a Windows PC with an internet connection and a free Steam account to redeem the supplied code and download the game.

Will The Quivering run on the older Windows 7 machine I still keep?

The game was released on Steam in 2015 and targets legacy Windows versions; it installs and runs on Windows 7 without extra configuration.

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