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DreadOut 2

Digital Happiness · 2020-02-21

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ActionAdventureIndie

Franchise: DreadOut · Modes: Single player

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, estimated to have 100,000 .. 200,000 owners, priced at $19.99, with a Mostly Positive (75% of 2086 reviews) sentiment.

5
playing now
75%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 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
  • · 5 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 25% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 42k–94k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,086 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: $4.79 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 75 of 121 observed days (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

1532026-08-11 17:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.852020-02-212026-08-262020-02-21 — 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 $15.082026-08-26 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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

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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