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Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

Pendulo Studios · Microids · 2021-12-16

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Adventure

Franchise: Vertigo · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 27, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 27, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 27, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 27, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 27, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Dec 16, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.

Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo is an Adventure game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (82% of 1060 reviews).

2
playing now
82%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
4.23★
PlayStation Store rating (700 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 8.5h · completionist 14h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo is an adventure video game developed by the Spanish company Pendulo Studios and published by Microids. It is loosely based on the films of Alfred Hitchcock, particularly Vertigo (1958). The story follows a man named Ed Miller, who enters therapy to cope with the mysterious after-effects of a car crash.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 80 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 28,693 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 21k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,060 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$2.99-85%
GOG$2.99-85%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at GOG (2025-12-03) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 167 of 191 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
343420212026Week of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.992021-08-232026-10-142021-08-23 — best price $29.992022-04-25 — best price $23.992022-07-14 — best price $20.992022-10-03 — best price $17.992022-12-04 — best price $23.992023-02-07 — best price $15.832023-04-18 — best price $15.002023-06-11 — best price $29.992023-07-27 — best price $11.002023-09-26 — best price $19.992023-11-11 — best price $8.292023-12-15 — best price $6.002024-02-12 — best price $3.992024-03-28 — best price $8.992024-05-13 — best price $3.192024-07-04 — best price $29.992024-08-15 — best price $29.992024-09-25 — best price $5.702024-11-02 — best price $19.992024-12-21 — best price $4.502025-03-04 — best price $2.992025-04-10 — best price $4.992025-06-16 — best price $14.392025-08-18 — best price $3.002025-10-07 — best price $2.992025-11-21 — best price $3.002026-01-16 — best price $2.992026-03-16 — best price $19.992026-05-04 — best price $3.992026-06-10 — best price $4.502026-07-16 — best price $2.992026-08-19 — best price $24.372026-09-11 — best price $1.992026-10-01 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

65202026-05-30 — 38 pageviews2026-06-03 — 35 pageviews2026-06-07 — 21 pageviews2026-06-11 — 28 pageviews2026-06-15 — 35 pageviews2026-06-19 — 36 pageviews2026-06-23 — 47 pageviews2026-06-27 — 31 pageviews2026-07-01 — 25 pageviews2026-07-05 — 41 pageviews2026-07-09 — 28 pageviews2026-07-13 — 43 pageviews2026-07-17 — 53 pageviews2026-07-21 — 42 pageviews2026-07-25 — 34 pageviews2026-07-29 — 47 pageviews2026-08-02 — 43 pageviews2026-08-06 — 40 pageviews2026-08-10 — 42 pageviews2026-08-14 — 36 pageviews2026-08-18 — 37 pageviews2026-08-22 — 40 pageviews2026-08-26 — 41 pageviews2026-08-30 — 41 pageviews2026-09-03 — 38 pageviews2026-09-07 — 37 pageviews2026-09-11 — 41 pageviews2026-09-15 — 41 pageviews2026-09-19 — 26 pageviews2026-09-23 — 30 pageviews2026-09-27 — 41 pageviews2026-10-01 — 30 pageviews2026-10-05 — 43 pageviews2026-10-08 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
62.9%
earned "Feed"
40.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing4 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2021-12-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)1,11865%32
Xbox One (Xbox)92338%31
Steam (Steam)82631%31
PS4 (PlayStation)26375%32
Switch (Nintendo)190%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkDramaThrillerAdventureCinematicDetectiveNarrationExplorationConversationSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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