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Corpse Party: Book of Shadows

MAGES. Inc. · XSEED Games · 2018-10-29

SteamGOG

Adventure

Franchise: Corpse Party · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 17, 2013 (iOS), Sep 01, 2011 (PlayStation Portable), Oct 29, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows is an Adventure game released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with Very Positive (85% of 521 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners.

1
playing now
85%
positive of 521 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows is a 2011 survival horror visual novel video game developed by Team GrisGris and 5pb. and released by 5pb. for the PlayStation Portable. Xseed Games localized the game and published it in North America on January 15, 2013.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 36 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–31k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 521 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2024-02-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 57 of 84 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
393920182026Week of 2018-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
122Nov 2018Aug 2026Nov 2018 — avg 12 · peak 38Feb 2019 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2019 — avg 7 · peak 23Feb 2020 — avg 4 · peak 10May 2020 — avg 6 · peak 16Aug 2020 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 20Feb 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2021 — avg 6 · peak 13Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2021 — avg 6 · peak 14Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 10Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Feb 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$7.492018-10-292026-10-142018-10-29 — best price $13.492019-02-11 — best price $14.992019-06-18 — best price $14.992019-11-01 — best price $8.992019-12-05 — best price $8.992020-01-27 — best price $14.992020-05-06 — best price $14.992020-11-25 — best price $8.992021-02-11 — best price $8.992021-06-09 — best price $8.992021-11-19 — best price $8.992022-01-10 — best price $14.992022-05-24 — best price $14.992022-08-22 — best price $8.992022-11-18 — best price $8.992023-01-20 — best price $8.992023-03-21 — best price $8.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-10-26 — best price $8.992024-02-20 — best price $8.992024-04-26 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $7.492024-09-20 — best price $7.492024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-02-13 — best price $14.992025-05-23 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-12-11 — best price $7.492026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-06-17 — best price $7.492026-08-31 — best price $7.492026-09-10 — best price $7.492026-09-20 — best price $7.492026-09-30 — best price $7.492026-10-10 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

48152026-05-22 — 30 pageviews2026-05-26 — 29 pageviews2026-05-30 — 38 pageviews2026-06-03 — 23 pageviews2026-06-07 — 27 pageviews2026-06-11 — 33 pageviews2026-06-15 — 33 pageviews2026-06-19 — 27 pageviews2026-06-23 — 24 pageviews2026-06-27 — 35 pageviews2026-07-01 — 21 pageviews2026-07-05 — 37 pageviews2026-07-09 — 20 pageviews2026-07-13 — 25 pageviews2026-07-17 — 24 pageviews2026-07-21 — 31 pageviews2026-07-25 — 20 pageviews2026-07-29 — 22 pageviews2026-08-02 — 24 pageviews2026-08-06 — 18 pageviews2026-08-10 — 24 pageviews2026-08-14 — 34 pageviews2026-08-18 — 38 pageviews2026-08-22 — 24 pageviews2026-08-26 — 23 pageviews2026-08-30 — 38 pageviews2026-09-03 — 48 pageviews2026-09-07 — 26 pageviews2026-09-11 — 23 pageviews2026-09-15 — 27 pageviews2026-09-19 — 23 pageviews2026-09-23 — 25 pageviews2026-09-27 — 34 pageviews2026-10-01 — 21 pageviews2026-10-05 — 32 pageviews2026-10-09 — 23 pageviews2026-10-12 — 27 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
54.2%
earned "Hard Feelings"
19.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)53937%33
Switch (Nintendo)170%0

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

Player tags

RPGDarkGoreJRPGAnimeHorrorViolentRPGMakerAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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