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BAD END THEATER

NomnomNami · 2021-10-26

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

Simulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Text

Releases: Jul 10, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 10, 2025 (Xbox One), Oct 26, 2021 (Linux), Jul 10, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 10, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Jul 10, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

BAD END THEATER is a Simulation game released in 2021, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 10020 reviews).

4
playing now
97%
positive of 10k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
94/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
4.81★
PlayStation Store rating (153 ratings)
2h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 2h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Bad End Theater is a 2021 visual novel video game developed and published by indie developer NomnomNami. In the titular theater, the player controls the actions of four characters to explore different bad endings from the perspectives of each respective character. It was released for Windows on 26 October 2021 via Steam and for consoles on 10 July 2025 by Serenity Forge. Bad End Theater has received generally positive reviews, with reviewers praising the characters, gameplay, and story.

Trailer

BAD END THEATER trailer thumbnail

BAD END THEATER - steam trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 766 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~96/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 16,650 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 202k–454k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,086 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2025-09-30) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 58 of 77 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
61461420212026Week of 2021-10-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 614 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1112026-09-15 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 11 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
254Nov 2021Aug 2026Nov 2021 — avg 14 · peak 99Jan 2022 — avg 9 · peak 32Mar 2022 — avg 13 · peak 43May 2022 — avg 7 · peak 17Jul 2022 — avg 12 · peak 32Sep 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Nov 2022 — avg 9 · peak 26Jan 2023 — avg 10 · peak 23Mar 2023 — avg 8 · peak 19May 2023 — avg 9 · peak 36Jul 2023 — avg 12 · peak 28Sep 2023 — avg 6 · peak 15Nov 2023 — avg 9 · peak 34Jan 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Mar 2024 — avg 8 · peak 27May 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Jan 2025 — avg 7 · peak 27Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 32May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2025 — avg 9 · peak 27Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 35Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 24Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2026 — avg 11 · peak 31Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$4.992021-10-262026-10-142021-10-26 — best price $8.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $7.992023-02-08 — best price $8.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-06-30 — best price $7.992023-08-28 — best price $8.492023-11-02 — best price $9.992023-12-13 — best price $6.992024-01-29 — best price $7.992024-03-06 — best price $6.992024-04-18 — best price $6.992024-06-15 — best price $9.992024-07-25 — best price $9.992024-09-25 — best price $6.992024-11-26 — best price $7.492025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-10 — best price $9.992025-05-01 — best price $7.992025-08-18 — best price $6.492025-10-07 — best price $6.492025-10-28 — best price $9.992026-01-23 — best price $8.992026-04-11 — best price $9.992026-06-01 — best price $7.992026-07-13 — best price $4.992026-08-14 — best price $7.992026-08-31 — best price $7.992026-09-05 — best price $7.992026-09-10 — best price $7.992026-09-15 — best price $7.992026-09-20 — best price $7.992026-09-25 — best price $7.992026-09-30 — best price $7.992026-10-05 — best price $7.992026-10-10 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

57102026-05-30 — 28 pageviews2026-06-03 — 24 pageviews2026-06-07 — 36 pageviews2026-06-11 — 27 pageviews2026-06-15 — 22 pageviews2026-06-19 — 35 pageviews2026-06-23 — 18 pageviews2026-06-27 — 41 pageviews2026-07-01 — 24 pageviews2026-07-05 — 23 pageviews2026-07-09 — 28 pageviews2026-07-13 — 57 pageviews2026-07-17 — 33 pageviews2026-07-21 — 24 pageviews2026-07-25 — 21 pageviews2026-07-29 — 18 pageviews2026-08-02 — 29 pageviews2026-08-06 — 18 pageviews2026-08-10 — 18 pageviews2026-08-14 — 19 pageviews2026-08-18 — 21 pageviews2026-08-22 — 23 pageviews2026-08-26 — 27 pageviews2026-08-30 — 27 pageviews2026-09-03 — 12 pageviews2026-09-07 — 23 pageviews2026-09-11 — 10 pageviews2026-09-15 — 25 pageviews2026-09-19 — 28 pageviews2026-09-23 — 52 pageviews2026-09-27 — 38 pageviews2026-10-01 — 21 pageviews2026-10-05 — 21 pageviews2026-10-08 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
97.3%
earned "WELCOME TO BAD END THEATER"
72.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing2 DLC

24 supported languages: English, French, German, Korean, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Italian, Japanese…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-11-30, latest 2022-02-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,90464%48
PS5 (PlayStation)12480%48
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)11367%48
PS4 (PlayStation)1580%48
Switch (Nintendo)140%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteAnimeDemonsLGBTQ+FantasyRomanceColorfulStylizedSimulationStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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