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Alien Function

Stand Off Software · 2021-01-21

Steam

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 21, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 21, 2021 (Linux)

A suspenseful surreal comedy in the depths of space. Typhil and his companions set out to unravel the many mysteries of this enigmatic starship, facing aliens, killer robots, and more on a quest for the truth about their mission, and their lives.

85%
positive of 13 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$4.99
steam price (US)

For many years, Typhil has been working as a dirt regulator aboard this starship. After a series of strange occurrences, it becomes clear there is more to the ship than meets the eye. And Typhil himself may not be who he thinks he is. Typhil and his companions set out to unravel the many mysteries of this enigmatic starship, facing aliens, killer robots, and more on a quest for the truth about their mission, and their lives.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 600% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 92% of 23,229 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

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1120212026Week of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
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