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HazmatWithAHat · 2021-06-10

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jun 10, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A small, survival horror game with retro style graphics similar to consoles from the past. Explore, collect items, and hide from any possible danger.

0
playing now
63%
positive of 24 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$1.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-09-30 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 73% of 38,714 Indie games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2021-06-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220212024Week of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

IndieRetroHorrorStealthAdventureExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurvival Horror

Census log

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

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