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An Octave Higher cover art

An Octave Higher

Kidalang · PLAYISM · 2015-03-27

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Mar 27, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 27, 2015 (Mac), Mar 27, 2015 (Linux)

Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?

An Octave Higher is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $11.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 300 reviews).

0
playing now
82%
positive of 300 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Welcome to Overture – The capital city of a great empire that has discovered and uses magic in its daily life. Dive into this unique visual novel where you explore the workings of this magical and fantastic city. But, in a world where magic defines your status, rumors of a revolution are stirring, and the city is uneasy. Already there is unrest and talks of a rogue faction, determined to bring order and equality to the classes. Follow Elise, Franz and Frederic, all from different walks of life, working towards their different goals, but brought together by one aspect: A broken piano. In Ove(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 25% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.5k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 300 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2019-03-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720152026Week of 2015-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$2.392015-03-272026-08-062015-03-27 — best price $9.592015-07-27 — best price $11.992015-12-22 — best price $3.592016-02-12 — best price $11.992016-06-23 — best price $2.992016-11-15 — best price $11.992017-01-16 — best price $2.992017-04-03 — best price $11.992017-07-31 — best price $2.992017-11-01 — best price $11.992018-01-22 — best price $2.992018-04-02 — best price $11.992018-07-16 — best price $2.992018-11-01 — best price $11.992019-02-04 — best price $11.992019-04-29 — best price $2.392019-06-03 — best price $11.992019-09-12 — best price $2.392019-11-01 — best price $11.992019-12-19 — best price $2.392020-03-06 — best price $11.992020-05-19 — best price $2.392020-09-28 — best price $11.992020-12-22 — best price $2.392021-03-08 — best price $11.992021-06-05 — best price $2.392021-10-04 — best price $11.992021-11-24 — best price $2.392022-07-07 — best price $11.992022-12-22 — best price $2.392025-08-14 — best price $11.992026-01-17 — best price $3.592026-05-24 — best price $11.992026-08-06 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

6
achievements tracked
24.4%
earned "Egregia cum laude"
18%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2015-12-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)35183%6

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

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeIndieCasualFantasySurrealAdventureSoundtrackStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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