The Game Census
Helpless cover art

Helpless

Bonne Journée Studio · UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias · 2023-03-10

Steam

AdventureCasualFree To Play

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 10, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In the heat of deserted lands, a child and their mother weakened by sickness try to survive a harsh world. Through a kid’s perspective, take action and explore the remains of a lost past. Protect yourself from the sun’s deadly intensity and help your family get back on the road.

89%
positive of 268 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

A mother and her child are trying desperately to find shelter in order to survive harsh conditions. A tragic event makes them come together more than ever. On top of everything, their only way to travel breaks down.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (82 reviews).
  • · Top 37% of 18,097 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
777720232026Week of 2023-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

26
achievements tracked
94.5%
earned "The journey has begun "
20.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: French, English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)22231%26

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

Census log

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

Players also track

Simple Story - AlexAperture Hand Lab最后的47小时 - The Last 47 HoursDuppy Detective Tashia

Similarity via IGDB.