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Alan Sharp

Mystive Studios · 2021-05-23

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 14, 2021 (Linux), May 14, 2021 (Mac)

Alan Sharp is a Detective, Mystery/Horror video game driven by immersive storyline and character development, focused on exploration, survival, puzzles, and open-world investigation.

Alan Sharp is a 2021 Adventure and Indie game priced at $12.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 74 reviews).

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playing now
78%
positive of 74 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$12.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Get into the shoes of Alan Sharp, a private detective in the 1970s, retired and shattered due to the murder of a beloved one. A single call by an old friend takes Alan back on his track, leading you to a small town where a boy was butchered. The parents are missing, strange rumors spread among the folk talking of madness that consumed the father. Furthermore, others foretell of peculiar events and occurrences in the Regans’ home. As you dwell deeper and deeper into the mystery, Alan will come to face with some of his worst nightmares, the demons of his past which consumed his previous life o(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 46% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 74 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.89 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120212026Week of 2021-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$3.892021-05-232024-12-042021-05-23 — best price $12.992021-07-31 — best price $10.392021-08-09 — best price $12.992021-10-28 — best price $6.492021-11-01 — best price $12.992023-01-16 — best price $5.192023-01-23 — best price $12.992023-03-16 — best price $4.412023-03-23 — best price $12.992024-06-27 — best price $3.892024-07-11 — best price $12.992024-11-27 — best price $3.892024-12-04 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Greek, French

Player tags

3DGoreIndieActionHorrorPuzzleMysteryViolentSurvivalAdventure

Census log

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

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