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BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH cover art

BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH

Serafini Productions · 2025-04-24

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 24, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 18, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Aug 18, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Aug 18, 2025 (Xbox One), Aug 18, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

In BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH, immerse yourself in the haunting world of Shinji, a young hikikomori trapped in his Tokyo apartment. As his mind unravels, confront a malevolent entity lurking in the shadows. Will you uncover the truth before it's too late?

83%
positive of 471 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.19
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (129 reviews).
  • · Top 43% of 11,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.4k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 471 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.19-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.19 at Steam (2025-06-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 11 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11011020252026Week of 2025-04-25: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-04-25: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-02: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-05-02: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-09: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-05-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-16: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-06: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-15: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-28: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$8.99$7.192025-04-252026-08-222025-04-25 — best price $8.092025-05-08 — best price $8.992025-06-07 — best price $7.192025-06-10 — best price $8.992025-06-27 — best price $7.192025-07-24 — best price $8.992025-08-23 — best price $7.192025-09-06 — best price $8.992025-09-29 — best price $7.192025-10-06 — best price $8.992025-10-27 — best price $7.192025-11-03 — best price $8.992025-12-03 — best price $7.192025-12-17 — best price $8.992025-12-18 — best price $7.192026-01-05 — best price $8.992026-01-16 — best price $7.192026-01-30 — best price $8.992026-03-01 — best price $7.192026-03-15 — best price $8.992026-03-19 — best price $7.192026-03-26 — best price $8.992026-04-14 — best price $7.192026-04-28 — best price $8.992026-05-28 — best price $7.192026-06-03 — best price $8.992026-06-25 — best price $7.192026-07-23 — best price $8.992026-08-22 — best price $7.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
96.5%
earned "Home Sweet Home"
80.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)27222%22
PS5 (PlayStation)24041%23
Xbox One (Xbox)8230%22
PS4 (PlayStation)1479%23

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

Player tags

AnimeActionGothicHorrorSurrealThrillerDetectiveRealisticControllerStory Rich

Census log

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

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