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Exception

Traxmaster Software · 2019-08-12

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Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 12, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 13, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Aug 13, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 13, 2019 (Xbox One)

When an old woman's computer system is taken over by a virus bent on total annihilation, you assume control of an ordinary software program transformed into an elite combat machine. Retake the system and build your character into a formidable instrument of retribution.

95%
positive of 59 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
4.31★
PlayStation Store rating (16 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)
Exception is a 2.5D side-scrolling platform game developed and published by American studio Traxmaster Software. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in Summer 2019. Exception debuted at PAX West in 2017 as part of the Indie Megabooth.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 62% of 16,864 Action games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $0.39 at Steam (2023-06-29) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120192026Week of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$0.002019-08-132023-08-292019-08-13 — best price $14.992019-11-26 — best price $9.742019-12-03 — best price $14.992019-12-19 — best price $7.492020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-04-20 — best price $5.092020-04-27 — best price $14.992020-06-25 — best price $2.242020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-10-29 — best price $1.492020-11-02 — best price $14.992020-11-19 — best price $1.002020-11-25 — best price $1.492020-12-01 — best price $14.992020-12-18 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $1.492021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-05-24 — best price $1.992021-06-24 — best price $0.492021-07-08 — best price $1.992021-10-28 — best price $0.492021-11-01 — best price $1.992021-11-24 — best price $0.492021-12-01 — best price $1.992021-12-22 — best price $0.492022-01-05 — best price $1.992022-11-22 — best price $0.592022-11-29 — best price $1.992022-12-22 — best price $0.592023-01-05 — best price $1.992023-03-16 — best price $0.592023-03-23 — best price $1.992023-06-29 — best price $0.392023-07-13 — best price $1.992023-08-29 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1002026-06-22 — 2 pageviews2026-06-25 — 6 pageviews2026-06-28 — 0 pageviews2026-07-02 — 4 pageviews2026-07-05 — 2 pageviews2026-07-08 — 0 pageviews2026-07-11 — 2 pageviews2026-07-14 — 0 pageviews2026-07-17 — 2 pageviews2026-07-20 — 2 pageviews2026-07-23 — 2 pageviews2026-07-26 — 1 pageviews2026-07-29 — 4 pageviews2026-08-01 — 4 pageviews2026-08-04 — 1 pageviews2026-08-07 — 1 pageviews2026-08-10 — 2 pageviews2026-08-13 — 1 pageviews2026-08-16 — 0 pageviews2026-08-19 — 3 pageviews2026-08-22 — 2 pageviews2026-08-25 — 7 pageviews2026-08-28 — 2 pageviews2026-08-31 — 7 pageviews2026-09-03 — 1 pageviews2026-09-06 — 2 pageviews2026-09-09 — 3 pageviews2026-09-12 — 4 pageviews2026-09-15 — 1 pageviews2026-09-18 — 2 pageviews2026-09-19 — 1 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian

Player tags

2.5DIndieActionArcadeSci-fiControllerFast-PacedPlatformerAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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