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HROT cover art

HROT

Spytihněv · 2023-05-16

SteamGOG

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 29, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

8
playing now
97%
positive of 6.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
98/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Hrot is a 2023 first-person shooter video game developed by a Czech game developer Spytihněv. The game is a homage to the 3D shooters of the 1990s and is primarily inspired by Chasm: The Rift and Quake. The early access version was released on 29 January 2021, and included the first of three episodes. The full version was released on 16 May 2023. It has received positive reviews; being singled out for its level design and atmosphere.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 483 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~60/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 130k–293k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,502 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.79 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 35 of 57 observed days · $1.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
47947920212026Week of 2021-01-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 479 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1812026-08-07 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 13 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$6.792021-01-292026-08-302021-01-29 — best price $16.992021-08-16 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $14.992022-06-22 — best price $15.592022-09-06 — best price $19.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992022-12-02 — best price $19.992023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-08-03 — best price $16.992023-10-16 — best price $14.992023-11-29 — best price $19.992024-02-14 — best price $14.992024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-05-27 — best price $13.992024-08-02 — best price $12.992024-09-25 — best price $11.992024-11-18 — best price $19.992025-01-03 — best price $19.992025-03-06 — best price $9.992025-05-01 — best price $9.992025-06-18 — best price $9.992025-08-11 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $9.992025-11-25 — best price $7.992026-01-23 — best price $7.992026-03-19 — best price $6.792026-05-06 — best price $7.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-27 — best price $7.992026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

85162026-05-29 — 22 pageviews2026-06-01 — 34 pageviews2026-06-04 — 24 pageviews2026-06-07 — 35 pageviews2026-06-10 — 30 pageviews2026-06-13 — 25 pageviews2026-06-16 — 25 pageviews2026-06-19 — 29 pageviews2026-06-22 — 29 pageviews2026-06-25 — 24 pageviews2026-06-28 — 45 pageviews2026-07-01 — 35 pageviews2026-07-04 — 32 pageviews2026-07-07 — 38 pageviews2026-07-10 — 31 pageviews2026-07-13 — 85 pageviews2026-07-16 — 27 pageviews2026-07-19 — 33 pageviews2026-07-22 — 58 pageviews2026-07-25 — 43 pageviews2026-07-28 — 16 pageviews2026-07-31 — 23 pageviews2026-08-03 — 34 pageviews2026-08-06 — 31 pageviews2026-08-09 — 37 pageviews2026-08-12 — 32 pageviews2026-08-15 — 28 pageviews2026-08-18 — 36 pageviews2026-08-21 — 26 pageviews2026-08-24 — 39 pageviews2026-08-26 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
57.9%
earned "Butchery"
15.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultySave AnytimeStereo Sound

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,8178%55

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

Player tags

FPSDarkGore1980sIndieRetroActionHorrorShooterViolent

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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