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BAD END

Arai Koh Create Office · YOX-Project · 2015-11-25

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Nov 25, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 24, 2026 (Nintendo Switch)

It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

BAD END is an Adventure, Casual and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $5.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 397 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
83%
positive of 397 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
4h
to beat · completionist 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 9.9k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 397 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.89 at Steam (2023-10-26) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920162026Week of 2016-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 1 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 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$0.892015-11-252026-07-092015-11-25 — best price $1.182016-01-04 — best price $1.982016-10-28 — best price $1.182016-11-29 — best price $1.982017-06-22 — best price $1.182017-11-01 — best price $1.992017-12-21 — best price $0.992018-02-19 — best price $1.992018-10-30 — best price $1.192018-11-27 — best price $1.992019-02-04 — best price $1.192019-04-29 — best price $1.792019-07-09 — best price $2.992019-11-26 — best price $1.642020-01-02 — best price $2.992020-03-03 — best price $1.492020-05-06 — best price $2.992020-10-29 — best price $1.792020-12-01 — best price $2.992021-02-11 — best price $1.792021-05-06 — best price $2.992021-10-28 — best price $1.492021-12-01 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $2.492022-07-07 — best price $4.992022-12-22 — best price $2.492023-03-16 — best price $1.492023-07-13 — best price $2.992023-10-26 — best price $0.892023-11-28 — best price $2.992024-03-14 — best price $0.892024-07-11 — best price $2.992024-11-07 — best price $4.992025-03-03 — best price $2.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-07-11 — best price $5.992025-10-27 — best price $2.032026-01-05 — best price $5.992026-06-25 — best price $2.032026-07-09 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
28.5%
earned "Urban Myth"
22.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsGamepad RecommendedKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed Input

4 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)97376%14

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

Player tags

CuteAnimeIndieMemesHorrorMysteryColorfulAdventureStory RichVisual Novel

Census log

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

Recent updates

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