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IMSCARED cover art

IMSCARED

Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks · 2016-02-03

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 12, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 17, 2024 (Android)

"I need a Heart in order to open it"

7
playing now
95%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
2h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 3h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Imscared is an independent horror game created by Italian developer Ivan Zanotti. To complete the game, players find themselves having to outwit "White Face" and "HER" — beings with the ability to manipulate the player's computer, like creating files or even crashing the game.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 423 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 99k–237k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,958 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2016-10-28) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 12 of 20 observed days · $0.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
848420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-08-11 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$3.99$1.192016-02-032026-08-302016-02-03 — best price $2.992016-07-04 — best price $3.992017-03-02 — best price $2.992017-06-10 — best price $3.992017-11-01 — best price $3.992017-12-21 — best price $1.992018-07-05 — best price $3.992018-12-20 — best price $1.992019-07-09 — best price $3.992019-12-19 — best price $1.992020-01-27 — best price $3.992020-10-29 — best price $1.192021-02-15 — best price $3.992021-10-28 — best price $1.192021-12-01 — best price $3.992022-01-27 — best price $1.992022-07-07 — best price $3.992022-11-22 — best price $2.392023-01-05 — best price $3.992023-06-08 — best price $1.592023-07-13 — best price $3.992023-10-26 — best price $1.992024-01-04 — best price $3.992024-06-27 — best price $1.592024-09-28 — best price $3.992024-11-05 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $3.992025-01-02 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $3.992025-06-18 — best price $3.992025-09-29 — best price $1.992025-11-03 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-06-02 — best price $3.992026-07-15 — best price $1.992026-08-12 — best price $3.992026-08-29 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
91.3%
earned "The first Key"
44.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, Italian, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,68836%11

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

Player tags

DarkIndieActionHorrorPuzzleAdventureDifficultJump ScareAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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