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Before Your Eyes

GoodbyeWorld Games · Skybound Games · 2021-04-08

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 08, 2021 (Mac), Apr 08, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 22, 2022 (Android), Jul 26, 2022 (iOS)

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

Before Your Eyes is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2021, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 23808 reviews).

7
playing now
98%
positive of 24k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (81 ratings)
83/100
opencritic · strong · 78% recommend · from 42 critics
2h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 3h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Before Your Eyes is a 2021 adventure game developed by GoodbyeWorld Games and published by Skybound Games. It was released on Microsoft Windows on 8 April 2021, followed by a port for macOS in September of the same year. Ports for Android and iOS were released in July 2022. The game is noted for its use of eye-tracking technology in its story telling, being a full imagining of the team's previous project Close Your, which was funded through a Kickstarter campaign.

Trailer

Before Your Eyes trailer thumbnail

Before Your Eyes - Launch Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,236 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~405/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 29,021 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 482k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 24,088 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
Steam$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.55 at Gamer Thor (2025-07-04) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 97 of 164 observed days · $0.44 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.8k1.8k20212026Week of 2021-04-01: 1,792 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,429 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 596 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 538 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 587 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4842026-09-15 13:00 — 17 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 12 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 10 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 28 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 9 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 21 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 23 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 13 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 30 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 24 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 33 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 36 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 17 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 20 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 25 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 25 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 11 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1097Apr 2021Aug 2026Apr 2021 — avg 109 · peak 282Jun 2021 — avg 31 · peak 81Aug 2021 — avg 17 · peak 37Oct 2021 — avg 15 · peak 44Dec 2021 — avg 27 · peak 69Feb 2022 — avg 15 · peak 42Apr 2022 — avg 21 · peak 97Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 37Aug 2022 — avg 13 · peak 38Oct 2022 — avg 10 · peak 34Dec 2022 — avg 14 · peak 39Feb 2023 — avg 8 · peak 29Apr 2023 — avg 9 · peak 21Jun 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Aug 2023 — avg 14 · peak 43Oct 2023 — avg 10 · peak 30Dec 2023 — avg 25 · peak 111Feb 2024 — avg 13 · peak 36Apr 2024 — avg 32 · peak 160Jun 2024 — avg 18 · peak 56Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 37Oct 2024 — avg 20 · peak 83Dec 2024 — avg 28 · peak 54Feb 2025 — avg 13 · peak 33Apr 2025 — avg 20 · peak 60Jun 2025 — avg 24 · peak 65Aug 2025 — avg 36 · peak 98Oct 2025 — avg 26 · peak 78Dec 2025 — avg 43 · peak 88Feb 2026 — avg 21 · peak 47Apr 2026 — avg 29 · peak 76Jun 2026 — avg 21 · peak 61Aug 2026 — avg 24 · peak 65
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.552021-03-302026-10-152021-03-30 — best price $9.992021-05-18 — best price $7.892021-07-03 — best price $7.992021-09-03 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $6.992021-12-27 — best price $4.192022-02-18 — best price $5.592022-04-07 — best price $3.992022-06-02 — best price $7.342022-07-21 — best price $5.002022-09-10 — best price $4.052022-11-29 — best price $7.982023-01-27 — best price $7.892023-03-31 — best price $3.992023-06-15 — best price $7.342023-08-30 — best price $7.342023-11-08 — best price $9.992023-12-15 — best price $4.002024-02-15 — best price $3.392024-03-28 — best price $9.992024-05-24 — best price $7.652024-08-01 — best price $7.892024-08-30 — best price $1.662024-10-26 — best price $2.192024-11-23 — best price $2.352024-12-25 — best price $9.992025-02-07 — best price $8.892025-04-25 — best price $7.652025-06-20 — best price $8.992025-08-15 — best price $8.222025-10-25 — best price $1.942025-12-08 — best price $9.992026-02-27 — best price $1.882026-04-13 — best price $1.942026-06-09 — best price $1.992026-08-15 — best price $1.992026-09-04 — best price $9.992026-09-24 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $1.992026-10-15 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

209552026-05-28 — 143 pageviews2026-06-01 — 135 pageviews2026-06-05 — 98 pageviews2026-06-09 — 147 pageviews2026-06-13 — 78 pageviews2026-06-17 — 109 pageviews2026-06-21 — 115 pageviews2026-06-25 — 89 pageviews2026-06-29 — 109 pageviews2026-07-03 — 209 pageviews2026-07-07 — 114 pageviews2026-07-11 — 139 pageviews2026-07-15 — 74 pageviews2026-07-19 — 88 pageviews2026-07-23 — 77 pageviews2026-07-27 — 101 pageviews2026-07-31 — 204 pageviews2026-08-04 — 72 pageviews2026-08-08 — 131 pageviews2026-08-12 — 74 pageviews2026-08-16 — 90 pageviews2026-08-20 — 80 pageviews2026-08-24 — 83 pageviews2026-08-28 — 103 pageviews2026-09-01 — 73 pageviews2026-09-05 — 96 pageviews2026-09-09 — 75 pageviews2026-09-13 — 120 pageviews2026-09-17 — 95 pageviews2026-09-21 — 66 pageviews2026-09-25 — 62 pageviews2026-09-29 — 70 pageviews2026-10-03 — 80 pageviews2026-10-07 — 85 pageviews2026-10-11 — 91 pageviews2026-10-13 — 55 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
63.2%
earned "Before Your Eyes"
19.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-09-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,28316%11
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)1,50541%12

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

IndieSurrealCartoonyColorfulAdventureEmotionalNarrativeHand-drawnStory RichFirst-Person

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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