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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!

Hidden in Plain Sight is an Action, Casual, Indie game released in 2014, priced at $5.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (99% of 965 reviews).

0
playing now
99%
positive of 965 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 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 15% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 24k–58k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 965 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 3 of 6 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

1502026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
41Jul 2014Aug 2026Jul 2014 — avg 2 · peak 10Oct 2014 — avg 1 · peak 9Jan 2015 — avg 1 · peak 18Apr 2015 — avg 1 · peak 10Jul 2015 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2015 — avg 2 · peak 14Jan 2016 — avg 3 · peak 24Apr 2016 — avg 2 · peak 12Jul 2016 — avg 3 · peak 15Oct 2016 — avg 2 · peak 12Jan 2017 — avg 4 · peak 26Apr 2017 — avg 2 · peak 12Jul 2017 — avg 4 · peak 17Oct 2017 — avg 2 · peak 14Jan 2018 — avg 3 · peak 27Apr 2018 — avg 2 · peak 15Jul 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 10Jan 2019 — avg 2 · peak 24Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 10Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 18Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 12Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 14Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 13Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 20Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 14Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2022 — avg 1 · peak 11Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 15May 2023 — avg 1 · peak 10Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 16Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 11May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 11Jun 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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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