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Aonar cover art

Aonar

Austin Wolfe · 2023-08-21

Steam

IndieSimulationFree To PlayDesign & IllustrationGame Development

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Aug 21, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is an immersive cinematic storytelling experience based on Scottish folklore. Become a part of the lighthouse keeper's story, and take a journey with him on the Scottish Isles. This is an exploratory application.

Aonar is an Indie, Simulation, Free To Play and Design & Illustration game released in 2023, priced at free-to-play, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 27 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-27

78%
positive of 27 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 66% of 51,291 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720232026Week of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

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