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Impostor Factory cover art

Impostor Factory

Freebird Games · 2021-09-30

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 30, 2021 (Mac), Sep 30, 2021 (Linux), Sep 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.

Impostor Factory is an Adventure, Casual, Indie and RPG game released in 2021, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 12840 reviews).

3
playing now
96%
positive of 13k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
IGDB user rating (37 ratings)
3.8h
to beat · rushed 3.5h · completionist 3.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Impostor Factory is a 2021 adventure video game developed and published by Freebird Games. Like A Bird Story, the game was a follow-up and prequel of To the Moon and Finding Paradise. The story revolves around the new protagonist Quincy Reynard, who ends up in a murder case inside a mansion but suddenly finds himself experiencing double murders and mysterious time loops. The game released on September 30, 2021, for Linux, macOS, and Windows to positive reviews.

Trailer

Impostor Factory trailer thumbnail

Impostor Factory (To the Moon 3) - Trailer

≈408,431 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 637 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~80/week).
  • · Review velocity up 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (4,021 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 29,021 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 258k–580k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,888 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 9 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.9k3.9k20212026Week of 2021-09-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3,881 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,246 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3212026-09-15 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 11 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 24 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 30 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 21 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 18 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 12 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 14 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1485Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 148 · peak 1,089Dec 2021 — avg 33 · peak 82Feb 2022 — avg 27 · peak 68Apr 2022 — avg 11 · peak 32Jun 2022 — avg 13 · peak 42Aug 2022 — avg 10 · peak 26Oct 2022 — avg 14 · peak 77Dec 2022 — avg 16 · peak 47Feb 2023 — avg 11 · peak 49Apr 2023 — avg 8 · peak 22Jun 2023 — avg 6 · peak 29Aug 2023 — avg 15 · peak 45Oct 2023 — avg 11 · peak 47Dec 2023 — avg 13 · peak 34Feb 2024 — avg 12 · peak 33Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 32Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 40Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 67Oct 2024 — avg 15 · peak 42Dec 2024 — avg 12 · peak 27Feb 2025 — avg 11 · peak 28Apr 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Jun 2025 — avg 9 · peak 24Aug 2025 — avg 7 · peak 19Oct 2025 — avg 9 · peak 27Dec 2025 — avg 10 · peak 28Feb 2026 — avg 13 · peak 34Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 28Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 27Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 18
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$2.992021-09-302026-08-122021-09-30 — best price $8.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $7.992022-02-14 — best price $7.492022-05-31 — best price $9.992022-07-12 — best price $9.992022-11-18 — best price $9.992023-02-17 — best price $9.992023-05-08 — best price $6.992023-07-04 — best price $9.992023-08-12 — best price $4.992023-10-26 — best price $4.992023-12-18 — best price $4.992024-01-29 — best price $8.892024-02-22 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $4.492024-04-12 — best price $9.992024-05-16 — best price $9.992024-06-06 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $3.992024-07-25 — best price $8.892024-08-02 — best price $7.342024-09-19 — best price $8.892024-10-21 — best price $8.892024-11-14 — best price $7.342024-12-04 — best price $7.342025-02-03 — best price $4.492025-03-08 — best price $9.992025-04-10 — best price $4.492025-04-30 — best price $9.992025-05-29 — best price $7.342025-08-13 — best price $4.492025-10-09 — best price $4.492025-12-18 — best price $3.492026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-07-17 — best price $3.992026-08-12 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

139192026-05-30 — 53 pageviews2026-06-03 — 42 pageviews2026-06-07 — 34 pageviews2026-06-11 — 39 pageviews2026-06-15 — 36 pageviews2026-06-19 — 26 pageviews2026-06-23 — 33 pageviews2026-06-27 — 81 pageviews2026-07-01 — 139 pageviews2026-07-05 — 50 pageviews2026-07-09 — 44 pageviews2026-07-13 — 45 pageviews2026-07-17 — 38 pageviews2026-07-21 — 31 pageviews2026-07-25 — 31 pageviews2026-07-29 — 34 pageviews2026-08-02 — 28 pageviews2026-08-06 — 31 pageviews2026-08-10 — 40 pageviews2026-08-14 — 42 pageviews2026-08-18 — 26 pageviews2026-08-22 — 135 pageviews2026-08-26 — 32 pageviews2026-08-30 — 37 pageviews2026-09-03 — 28 pageviews2026-09-07 — 34 pageviews2026-09-11 — 32 pageviews2026-09-15 — 24 pageviews2026-09-19 — 30 pageviews2026-09-23 — 45 pageviews2026-09-27 — 39 pageviews2026-10-01 — 36 pageviews2026-10-05 — 35 pageviews2026-10-09 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

1
achievements tracked
68.4%
earned "End the World"
68.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

13 supported languages: English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-09-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,362100%1

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGComedyMysteryTop-DownAdventureEmotionalNarrativeStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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