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Perspektik · 2026-02-19

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: TBD (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An atmospheric climbing experience for solo players or up to 4 in co-op. A short, minimalist platformer about the cold, isolation, and quiet persistence.

90%
positive of 226 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$1.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 34 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 54% of 12,113 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.5k–10k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 226 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420262026Week of 2026-02-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-15: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-28: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$1.99$1.192026-02-192026-08-312026-02-19 — best price $1.692026-03-05 — best price $1.992026-04-06 — best price $1.592026-04-13 — best price $1.992026-05-18 — best price $1.592026-05-25 — best price $1.992026-06-25 — best price $1.192026-07-09 — best price $1.992026-07-13 — best price $1.592026-07-20 — best price $1.992026-08-24 — best price $1.592026-08-31 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opFamily Sharing

Census log

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

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