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Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand

QZQ Studio · 2024-09-15

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 15, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The fate of exile, like an endless river, carries Ann to a distant and unfamiliar land. A flame of unwavering determination burns within Ann's heart. She knows that one day, either Sam or SU will surely find her. Until then, Ann must find a way to escape this place.

99%
positive of 81 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$2.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 44% of 28,690 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 81 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2024-11-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10210220242025Week of 2024-09-16: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-09-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$2.99$1.492024-09-162026-10-082024-09-16 — best price $2.542024-09-29 — best price $2.992024-10-21 — best price $2.992024-11-27 — best price $1.492024-12-04 — best price $2.992024-12-19 — best price $1.492025-01-02 — best price $2.992025-01-25 — best price $2.092025-02-08 — best price $2.992025-03-13 — best price $1.492025-03-20 — best price $2.992025-06-27 — best price $1.492025-07-10 — best price $2.992025-09-29 — best price $1.492025-10-06 — best price $2.992025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-01-05 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $1.492026-03-26 — best price $2.992026-06-25 — best price $1.492026-07-09 — best price $2.992026-10-02 — best price $1.492026-10-08 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal

Player tags

3DIndieHorrorPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveNonlinearStory RichCollectathon

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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