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Close To The Sun cover art

Close To The Sun

Storm in a Teacup · Wired Productions · 2020-05-05

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 29, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), May 02, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 29, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Oct 29, 2019 (Xbox One)

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

2
playing now
74%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
61/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (53 ratings)
4.7h
to beat · rushed 3h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

It’s 1897. Deep in international waters, the Helios stands still. Dark clouds loom overhead as unforgiving waves crash against the hull. Colossal effigies of gold, decorated with magnificent finery, stretch as far as the eye can see. Born of Nikola Tesla’s vision, the Helios serves as a haven for the greatest scientific minds. An unbound utopia for research, independent from state and isolated from the gaze of society. Free to push the boundaries of matter and time. Journalist Rose Archer steps aboard the Helios in search of her sister Ada. She quickly discovers not all is as it seems. Grand(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 82 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 27k–61k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,345 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-80%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-04-08) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 96 of 97 observed days · $2.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
787820202026Week of 2020-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-08-11 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.002019-02-232026-08-302019-02-23 — best price $29.992020-05-18 — best price $14.692020-06-16 — best price $14.892020-07-13 — best price $19.992020-08-18 — best price $19.992020-09-24 — best price $19.992020-10-30 — best price $7.502020-12-05 — best price $19.992021-02-05 — best price $6.752021-03-26 — best price $17.992021-05-30 — best price $1.002021-07-13 — best price $19.992021-09-09 — best price $6.992021-11-16 — best price $19.992022-01-06 — best price $19.992022-03-01 — best price $19.272022-05-20 — best price $7.992022-07-14 — best price $5.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992022-12-18 — best price $19.992023-03-24 — best price $14.692023-06-29 — best price $3.902023-10-09 — best price $4.992023-12-13 — best price $3.992024-02-28 — best price $19.992024-05-08 — best price $19.992024-08-23 — best price $14.692024-11-26 — best price $3.992025-01-22 — best price $19.992025-04-04 — best price $19.992025-08-15 — best price $19.992025-10-20 — best price $3.992026-01-06 — best price $14.692026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-06-09 — best price $1.992026-08-29 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
50.7%
earned "The Borders of Hermes"
27.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Polish, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)5,24018%29
Steam (Steam)1,37432%27
PS4 (PlayStation)1,01227%30
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

GoreIndieHorrorSci-fiViolentAdventureSteampunkAtmosphericFirst-PersonSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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