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Chained: A Victorian Nightmare cover art

Chained: A Victorian Nightmare

MWM Interactive · Vertigo Games · 2019-12-19

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Dec 19, 2019 (SteamVR), Dec 19, 2019 (Oculus Rift)

Chained: A Victorian Nightmare is a haunting VR adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, A Christmas Carol. Prepare to be transported into a bone-chilling journey of self-discovery.

Chained: A Victorian Nightmare is an Adventure, Casual and Indie game released in 2019, priced at $0.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (60% of 47 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-12

60%
positive of 47 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 5 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 28,808 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520192026Week of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

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