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Closer the Distance cover art

Closer the Distance

Osmotic Studios · Skybound Games · 2024-08-01

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 02, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 02, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 02, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.

90%
positive of 296 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4.17★
PlayStation Store rating (115 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 45 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 29% of 14,718 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.9k–13k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 296 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.79 at Steam (2025-12-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 69 of 94 observed days · $13.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
575720242026Week of 2024-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$99.99$6.792023-04-032026-09-142023-04-03 — best price $99.992024-08-03 — best price $16.992024-08-09 — best price $15.192024-10-19 — best price $13.282024-10-25 — best price $14.412024-10-31 — best price $14.412024-11-21 — best price $7.592024-11-27 — best price $12.992024-12-03 — best price $13.652024-12-19 — best price $9.992024-12-26 — best price $14.992025-01-03 — best price $11.062025-01-14 — best price $19.992025-03-10 — best price $19.992025-04-18 — best price $9.992025-04-25 — best price $15.192025-05-31 — best price $12.992025-06-25 — best price $16.522025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-07-25 — best price $9.592025-08-14 — best price $16.522025-08-29 — best price $11.992025-09-10 — best price $18.362025-10-24 — best price $9.932025-11-14 — best price $18.362025-11-24 — best price $12.022025-12-03 — best price $15.192025-12-11 — best price $6.792026-01-07 — best price $18.362026-02-04 — best price $15.192026-03-05 — best price $6.792026-04-05 — best price $15.192026-04-17 — best price $6.792026-05-07 — best price $16.572026-06-26 — best price $10.002026-07-23 — best price $8.962026-08-07 — best price $9.392026-08-23 — best price $6.792026-09-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
52.3%
earned "Cheap fabric"
24%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-08-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10315%25
PS5 (PlayStation)4030%26
Xbox Series (Xbox)378%25

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

Player tags

DramaCasualLife SimRelaxingStylizedEmotionalIsometricNarrationNarrativeStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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