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Chasing Static cover art

Chasing Static

Headware Games · 2021-10-14

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 12, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 12, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 12, 2023 (Xbox One), Jan 12, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jan 12, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

2
playing now
87%
positive of 512 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3h
to beat · rushed 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.49
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Chasing Static is a video game released by Headware Games, the studio of independent developer Nathan Hamley. Described as a "psychological horror short story", the game is an exploration-based horror adventure game set in an open-ended Welsh countryside. A demo of the game was released as part of the 2021 horror game compilation Haunted PS1 Demo Disc, curated by independent developer Breogán Hackett. Chasing Static received a mixed reception from reviewers, with praise directed to the game's presentation, writing and atmosphere, and criticism of its short length and ending. In January 2023, the game was ported by publisher Ratalaika Games to consoles.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 40% of 11,486 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 10k–23k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 512 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.49-50%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.09 at Steam (2025-10-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days · $9.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-12 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$5.092021-10-142026-08-272021-10-14 — best price $12.742021-11-24 — best price $12.742021-12-22 — best price $12.742022-01-28 — best price $11.992022-04-11 — best price $9.742022-06-23 — best price $8.992022-08-29 — best price $13.992022-11-01 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-09-11 — best price $14.992023-11-02 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-11-04 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-11-03 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-27 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)59511%20
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)16940%20
PS5 (PlayStation)12248%21
PS5 (PlayStation)8838%21
PS4 (PlayStation)5355%21
PS4 (PlayStation)3247%21
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

DarkHorrorMysteryAdventureCinematicNarrativeStory RichAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

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

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