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DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition cover art

DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

Jesse Makkonen · 2015-10-21

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is an Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $0.69, with an owner estimate of 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (93% of 12924 reviews).

5
playing now
93%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (50 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (18 downloads)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$0.69
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 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.

Trailer

DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition trailer thumbnail

Distraint: Deluxe Edition - Launch Trailer | PS4 & PS Vita

≈12,553 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 5 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 3% of 29,024 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 323k–775k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,924 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 26 of 43 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

1402026-09-15 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 14 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.9k1Oct 2015Aug 2026Oct 2015 — avg 1 · peak 12Feb 2016 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2016 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2016 — avg 6 · peak 31Feb 2017 — avg 15 · peak 67Jun 2017 — avg 8 · peak 23Oct 2017 — avg 19 · peak 69Feb 2018 — avg 11 · peak 38Jun 2018 — avg 18 · peak 70Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 22Feb 2019 — avg 26 · peak 312Jun 2019 — avg 71 · peak 1,203Oct 2019 — avg 26 · peak 517Feb 2020 — avg 13 · peak 325Jun 2020 — avg 52 · peak 1,503Oct 2020 — avg 27 · peak 359Feb 2021 — avg 24 · peak 117Jun 2021 — avg 16 · peak 120Oct 2021 — avg 7 · peak 103Feb 2022 — avg 14 · peak 1,682Jun 2022 — avg 27 · peak 212Oct 2022 — avg 6 · peak 18Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 33Jun 2023 — avg 19 · peak 130Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 20Jun 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Oct 2024 — avg 31 · peak 884Feb 2025 — avg 10 · peak 52Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 18Oct 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

1412026-05-30 — 3 pageviews2026-06-03 — 6 pageviews2026-06-07 — 12 pageviews2026-06-11 — 8 pageviews2026-06-15 — 4 pageviews2026-06-19 — 4 pageviews2026-06-23 — 5 pageviews2026-06-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-01 — 10 pageviews2026-07-05 — 7 pageviews2026-07-09 — 5 pageviews2026-07-13 — 8 pageviews2026-07-17 — 7 pageviews2026-07-21 — 5 pageviews2026-07-25 — 7 pageviews2026-07-29 — 8 pageviews2026-08-02 — 7 pageviews2026-08-06 — 9 pageviews2026-08-10 — 2 pageviews2026-08-14 — 3 pageviews2026-08-18 — 9 pageviews2026-08-22 — 13 pageviews2026-08-26 — 9 pageviews2026-08-30 — 13 pageviews2026-09-03 — 7 pageviews2026-09-07 — 4 pageviews2026-09-11 — 4 pageviews2026-09-15 — 3 pageviews2026-09-19 — 2 pageviews2026-09-23 — 4 pageviews2026-09-27 — 2 pageviews2026-10-01 — 4 pageviews2026-10-05 — 1 pageviews2026-10-09 — 12 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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