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DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition cover art

DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

Jesse Makkonen · 2015-10-21

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 21, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

6
playing now
93%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (50 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.69
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Distraint is an indie psychological horror game developed and published by Finnish indie developer Jesse Makkonen in 2015. In November 2018, the game received an update called Distraint: Deluxe Edition.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 360 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~45/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 322k–774k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,893 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.69-86%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2019-03-26) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 30 of 51 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13813820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1202026-08-06 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.492015-10-212026-08-252015-10-21 — best price $4.492016-03-22 — best price $3.242016-12-17 — best price $4.992017-11-22 — best price $0.992018-05-15 — best price $4.992018-12-07 — best price $0.902019-02-12 — best price $4.992019-06-04 — best price $4.992019-08-26 — best price $0.992019-11-04 — best price $4.992019-12-20 — best price $0.492020-02-28 — best price $0.842020-04-26 — best price $0.852020-07-14 — best price $4.992020-11-03 — best price $0.842021-01-04 — best price $4.992021-02-23 — best price $4.992021-05-12 — best price $4.992021-07-24 — best price $4.992021-11-24 — best price $0.842022-01-20 — best price $4.992022-05-15 — best price $4.992022-08-22 — best price $0.542022-12-13 — best price $4.992023-03-23 — best price $4.992023-08-08 — best price $0.542023-11-27 — best price $1.492024-02-06 — best price $4.992024-05-08 — best price $4.992024-07-30 — best price $0.692024-10-21 — best price $4.992025-02-13 — best price $0.692025-05-08 — best price $0.692025-08-15 — best price $4.992025-11-14 — best price $4.992026-03-27 — best price $0.692026-06-15 — best price $4.992026-08-25 — best price $0.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1622026-05-30 — 3 pageviews2026-06-02 — 9 pageviews2026-06-05 — 8 pageviews2026-06-08 — 8 pageviews2026-06-11 — 8 pageviews2026-06-14 — 6 pageviews2026-06-17 — 3 pageviews2026-06-20 — 5 pageviews2026-06-23 — 5 pageviews2026-06-26 — 16 pageviews2026-06-29 — 6 pageviews2026-07-02 — 11 pageviews2026-07-05 — 7 pageviews2026-07-08 — 9 pageviews2026-07-11 — 4 pageviews2026-07-14 — 4 pageviews2026-07-17 — 7 pageviews2026-07-20 — 4 pageviews2026-07-23 — 8 pageviews2026-07-26 — 9 pageviews2026-07-29 — 8 pageviews2026-08-01 — 4 pageviews2026-08-04 — 11 pageviews2026-08-07 — 7 pageviews2026-08-10 — 2 pageviews2026-08-13 — 6 pageviews2026-08-16 — 4 pageviews2026-08-19 — 8 pageviews2026-08-22 — 13 pageviews2026-08-25 — 9 pageviews2026-08-27 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
27.7%
earned "The First Distraint"
17.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

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

12 supported languages: English, Italian, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Korean, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,90833%16
PS4 (PlayStation)2,09192%17
PS4 (PlayStation)1,54791%17
PS Vita (PlayStation)1,53592%17
PS Vita (PlayStation)1,14090%17
Xbox One (Xbox)1,09285%16
PS4 (PlayStation)93492%17
PS Vita (PlayStation)78097%17
PS4 (PlayStation)66397%17
PS Vita (PlayStation)63497%17
Switch (Nintendo)30%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

2DDarkIndieShortHorrorPuzzleMysteryAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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