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I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine cover art

I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine

Schell Games · 2023-09-28

Steam

ActionAdventureSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Aug 17, 2023 (Meta Quest 2), Sep 28, 2023 (SteamVR)

Outwit your most cunning adversary to date in the latest installment of this popular, spy-themed VR puzzle series. Wield new gadgets, visit action-packed locales, and wear custom disguises as you dive back into the world of espionage in this escape room game.

I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine is an Action, Adventure and Simulation game released in 2023, priced at $12.49, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment (92% of 638 reviews).

2
playing now
92%
positive of 638 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$12.49
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 10:00 UTC (census sample)

I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine is a virtual reality action video game developed and published by Schell Games and released for Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro on August 17, and Windows on September 28, 2023. It is the third game in the I Expect You to Die series, and follows the main character Agent Phoenix who miraculously survived the events of the previous game and must once again stop the evil corporation Zoraxis, who has teamed up with Dr. Roxana Prism to unleash new world-altering technology.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–29k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 638 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2025-06-27) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 23 of 44 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11311320232026Week of 2023-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1602026-09-15 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 17:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 23:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-15 10:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$12.492023-09-282026-08-142023-09-28 — best price $22.492023-11-21 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $19.992024-02-05 — best price $24.992024-03-14 — best price $17.492024-04-26 — best price $24.992024-05-27 — best price $17.492024-07-07 — best price $24.992024-08-24 — best price $15.992024-10-07 — best price $14.992024-11-20 — best price $14.992024-12-05 — best price $14.992025-01-16 — best price $24.992025-03-01 — best price $24.992025-03-21 — best price $24.992025-05-21 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $12.492025-08-14 — best price $12.492025-09-15 — best price $12.492025-09-29 — best price $12.492025-10-24 — best price $24.992025-11-20 — best price $12.492025-12-11 — best price $12.492026-01-06 — best price $24.992026-01-31 — best price $24.992026-03-09 — best price $12.492026-03-27 — best price $24.992026-05-07 — best price $12.492026-06-02 — best price $24.992026-07-02 — best price $12.492026-08-03 — best price $12.492026-08-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2452026-05-15 — 19 pageviews2026-05-19 — 11 pageviews2026-05-23 — 7 pageviews2026-05-27 — 15 pageviews2026-05-31 — 22 pageviews2026-06-04 — 9 pageviews2026-06-08 — 11 pageviews2026-06-12 — 12 pageviews2026-06-16 — 16 pageviews2026-06-20 — 16 pageviews2026-06-24 — 15 pageviews2026-06-28 — 5 pageviews2026-07-02 — 11 pageviews2026-07-06 — 12 pageviews2026-07-10 — 8 pageviews2026-07-14 — 24 pageviews2026-07-18 — 13 pageviews2026-07-22 — 14 pageviews2026-07-26 — 15 pageviews2026-07-30 — 11 pageviews2026-08-03 — 14 pageviews2026-08-07 — 17 pageviews2026-08-11 — 5 pageviews2026-08-15 — 13 pageviews2026-08-19 — 5 pageviews2026-08-23 — 12 pageviews2026-08-27 — 16 pageviews2026-08-31 — 15 pageviews2026-09-04 — 9 pageviews2026-09-08 — 7 pageviews2026-09-12 — 12 pageviews2026-09-16 — 21 pageviews2026-09-20 — 17 pageviews2026-09-24 — 16 pageviews2026-09-28 — 11 pageviews2026-10-02 — 15 pageviews2026-10-06 — 9 pageviews2026-10-10 — 9 pageviews2026-10-12 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
76.6%
earned "Home is Where the Robot is"
13%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsVR OnlyColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSubtitle OptionsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Player tags

VRCo-opRetroActionComedyHorrorPuzzleMysteryCold WarStylized

Census log

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

Recent updates

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