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sur · 2024-10-14

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 14, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A short walking simulator with a horror feel that recreates actual found footage, which can be related to Liminal Space and Backrooms.

86%
positive of 37 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$3.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 65% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 58% of 47,615 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620242026Week of 2024-10-15: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Census log

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