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Hermitage: Strange Case Files

Arrowiz · Giiku Games · 2021-10-26

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Side view

Releases: Oct 26, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 26, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 26, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 26, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Oct 26, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.

Hermitage: Strange Case Files is an Adventure, Casual, Indie and RPG game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a Positive review sentiment (81% of 42 reviews).

81%
positive of 42 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.89★
PlayStation Store rating (28 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 58% of 28,748 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 0 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520212025Week of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$19.992026-09-012026-10-132026-09-01 — best price $19.992026-09-08 — best price $19.992026-09-15 — best price $19.992026-09-22 — best price $19.992026-09-29 — best price $19.992026-10-06 — best price $19.992026-10-13 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-10-26, latest 2022-03-07 (Steam store data)

Census log

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

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