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FILMECHANISM

Chemical Pudding · Phoenixx Inc. · 2021-12-15

Steam

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Dec 15, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 15, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

RECORD and RESTORE are the keys!Use your puzzle brain and action brain to complete the the puzzles!

FILMECHANISM is a $6.99 Action, Casual, and Indie game released in 2021, with Positive reviews from 97% of 38 reviews and an owner estimate of 0 .. 20,000.

97%
positive of 38 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$6.99
steam price (US)

"RECORD" .There are numerous gimmicks hidden in each stage! Control your character to capture the films that fall on the stage and "RECORD" the state of the stage! RESTORE .You can "RESTORE" a recorded stage at any time. Record falling footholds and pushable blocks in advance! Then "RESTORE"! Use "RECORD", "RESTORE", and your action skills to clear the various gimmicks! Play through the game over and over again, and feel the exhilaration when you clear it! Enjoy the retro but stylish world of FILEMECHANISM, with its beautiful dots and 8-bit sound!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 58% of 27,712 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620212026Week of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-01-05 (Steam store data)

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