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DreadOut 2 cover art

DreadOut 2

Digital Happiness · 2020-02-21

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Franchise: DreadOut · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 15, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 21, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 20, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Jul 20, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jul 15, 2022 (Xbox One), Jan 18, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.

DreadOut 2 is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Mostly Positive (75% of 2100 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

3
playing now
75%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (2.4k downloads)
3.92★
PlayStation Store rating (531 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

DreadOut is a 2014 survival horror video game from independent developer Digital Happiness for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and OS X. A port for PlayStation 4 was announced but never released. The story is about a group of high school students in Indonesia who come across an old abandoned town. There they are confronted with ghosts and paranormal activities, and one of the students, the protagonist Linda, begins to uncover the secrets of the town and its surrounding area. A sequel, titled DreadOut 2, released for Microsoft Windows in February 2020, was subsequently ported to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in July 2022. A Nintendo Switch port of the sequel was released in January 2024.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 117 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (421 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 27,659 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 42k–95k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,100 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 66 of 114 observed days · $15.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
28528520202026Week of 2020-02-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-15 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 14 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1152Feb 2020Aug 2026Feb 2020 — avg 115 · peak 372Apr 2020 — avg 7 · peak 21Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 19Aug 2020 — avg 12 · peak 45Oct 2020 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2020 — avg 8 · peak 29Feb 2021 — avg 8 · peak 24Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 15Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 17Dec 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 18Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Feb 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2025 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Jan 2026 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2026 — avg 9 · peak 16Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.852020-02-212026-10-142020-02-21 — best price $17.992020-10-16 — best price $19.992021-01-01 — best price $14.692021-02-11 — best price $13.992021-03-07 — best price $19.992021-03-29 — best price $17.882021-04-22 — best price $19.992021-05-28 — best price $14.342021-10-05 — best price $14.692021-12-22 — best price $9.992022-09-06 — best price $19.992023-02-21 — best price $8.062023-06-12 — best price $6.402023-08-17 — best price $6.402023-10-18 — best price $12.992023-12-15 — best price $8.002024-02-01 — best price $7.492024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-05-24 — best price $19.992024-07-19 — best price $19.992024-09-30 — best price $13.942024-12-05 — best price $6.452025-02-17 — best price $6.092025-04-19 — best price $19.992025-06-17 — best price $13.942025-08-19 — best price $13.942025-09-30 — best price $19.992025-12-01 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $7.002026-02-13 — best price $8.502026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-11 — best price $10.002026-06-25 — best price $6.792026-08-10 — best price $15.082026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

175262026-06-01 — 55 pageviews2026-06-05 — 62 pageviews2026-06-09 — 37 pageviews2026-06-13 — 40 pageviews2026-06-17 — 40 pageviews2026-06-21 — 47 pageviews2026-06-25 — 42 pageviews2026-06-29 — 57 pageviews2026-07-03 — 55 pageviews2026-07-07 — 44 pageviews2026-07-11 — 49 pageviews2026-07-15 — 40 pageviews2026-07-19 — 50 pageviews2026-07-23 — 40 pageviews2026-07-27 — 51 pageviews2026-07-31 — 48 pageviews2026-08-04 — 44 pageviews2026-08-08 — 47 pageviews2026-08-12 — 62 pageviews2026-08-16 — 61 pageviews2026-08-20 — 47 pageviews2026-08-24 — 51 pageviews2026-08-28 — 51 pageviews2026-09-01 — 60 pageviews2026-09-05 — 75 pageviews2026-09-09 — 61 pageviews2026-09-13 — 69 pageviews2026-09-17 — 45 pageviews2026-09-21 — 73 pageviews2026-09-25 — 50 pageviews2026-09-29 — 51 pageviews2026-10-03 — 49 pageviews2026-10-07 — 175 pageviews2026-10-11 — 65 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
74.1%
earned "A Chill Wind..."
39.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-08-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)93718%15
PS5 (PlayStation)34437%16
PS4 (PlayStation)19359%16
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)13227%15
PS5 (PlayStation)6943%16
PS4 (PlayStation)2152%16
Switch (Nintendo)90%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

RPGAnimeActionHorrorSurrealSurvivalNonlinearOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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