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Hidden in Plain Sight cover art

Hidden in Plain Sight

Adam Spragg · 2014-07-16

Steam

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 16, 2014 (Linux), Jul 16, 2014 (Mac), Mar 12, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 16, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 18, 2011 (Xbox 360), Sep 06, 2017 (Xbox One)

Hidden in Plain Sight is a local-multiplayer stealth party game. Blend into the crowd of AI characters and eliminate the other players before they eliminate you!

0
playing now
99%
positive of 958 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 59 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (165 reviews).
  • · Top 36% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 24k–57k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 958 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.59 at Steam (2022-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16416420172026Week of 2017-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-11 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$0.592015-01-012026-07-162015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-05-11 — best price $0.992015-09-11 — best price $5.992015-12-22 — best price $2.032016-02-12 — best price $5.992016-11-23 — best price $2.992017-01-02 — best price $5.992017-06-22 — best price $1.192018-01-04 — best price $5.992018-06-21 — best price $1.492018-11-01 — best price $5.992018-12-20 — best price $1.492019-07-09 — best price $5.992019-12-19 — best price $2.992020-02-21 — best price $5.992020-10-29 — best price $0.892021-01-05 — best price $5.992021-12-23 — best price $2.992022-02-03 — best price $5.992022-12-22 — best price $0.592023-03-23 — best price $5.992023-11-22 — best price $2.992024-01-04 — best price $5.992024-06-27 — best price $1.192024-12-04 — best price $5.992025-05-23 — best price $2.032025-07-10 — best price $5.992025-12-19 — best price $1.492026-05-12 — best price $5.992026-07-16 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportRemote Play on TVRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

Co-opFunnyIndiePartyActionCasualStealthParty GameLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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