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FRACT OSC cover art

FRACT OSC

Phosfiend Systems · 2014-04-22

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 22, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 22, 2014 (Mac)

FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.

FRACT OSC is an Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2014, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 615 reviews).

0
playing now
86%
positive of 615 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
6h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Fract OSC is a music-based puzzle game created by independent game developer Phosfiend Systems. The game was released on 22 April 2014 for both Microsoft Windows and OS X platforms. Fract OSC allows players to explore an abstract landscape that includes puzzles using platforming and music-based game elements. Completing these puzzles creates ambient music that continues to play in the environment and unlocks portions of an in-game music synthesis that allows players to create their own music.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 15k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 615 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.74 at Humble Store (2014-12-15) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020152026Week of 2015-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$3.742015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-05-08 — best price $7.492015-06-05 — best price $3.792015-06-11 — best price $3.742015-06-21 — best price $14.992015-08-28 — best price $8.992015-09-14 — best price $14.992015-10-06 — best price $14.992015-11-12 — best price $14.992015-12-04 — best price $14.992015-12-21 — best price $14.992016-01-29 — best price $14.992016-06-08 — best price $3.792016-07-14 — best price $14.992016-11-29 — best price $14.992017-01-02 — best price $14.992017-09-21 — best price $14.992018-08-31 — best price $14.992019-01-24 — best price $14.992019-05-23 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-08-15 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-05-01 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

702026-06-02 — 4 pageviews2026-06-07 — 2 pageviews2026-06-11 — 2 pageviews2026-06-15 — 4 pageviews2026-06-19 — 1 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1 pageviews2026-06-27 — 4 pageviews2026-07-01 — 1 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1 pageviews2026-07-09 — 4 pageviews2026-07-13 — 2 pageviews2026-07-17 — 2 pageviews2026-07-21 — 1 pageviews2026-07-25 — 3 pageviews2026-07-29 — 1 pageviews2026-08-02 — 3 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1 pageviews2026-08-10 — 1 pageviews2026-08-14 — 2 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1 pageviews2026-08-22 — 1 pageviews2026-08-26 — 3 pageviews2026-08-30 — 4 pageviews2026-09-03 — 3 pageviews2026-09-07 — 2 pageviews2026-09-11 — 4 pageviews2026-09-15 — 5 pageviews2026-09-19 — 1 pageviews2026-09-23 — 4 pageviews2026-09-27 — 4 pageviews2026-10-01 — 5 pageviews2026-10-05 — 1 pageviews2026-10-09 — 0 pageviews2026-10-12 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
89.1%
earned "No turning back now"
9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,0586%18

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieMusicCasualPuzzleSurrealAbstractAdventureOpen WorldAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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