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Inexistence

Jonathan BRASSAUD · 2016-04-18

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 17, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

Inexistence is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2016, priced at $2.99, with an estimated owner base of 50,000 to 100,000 and Mixed reviews (66% of 372 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-27

0
playing now
66%
positive of 372 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$2.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Hald and his sister are "Keepers", chosen by the gods, their existence maintains order and balance in the world. But peace is not something everyone desires... Claos, a man filled with dark purpose, decides to plunge the girl in a deep slumbers, in order to break the balance and made evil. His younger brother, Hald, decides to find Claos and break the spell, regardless of the means used. For this it will have to cover a vast world full of mystery and danger...(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (27 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-07

Estimated sales: 9.3k–22k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 372 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.29 at Steam (2023-06-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120162026Week of 2016-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

34802026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$0.002015-01-012025-11-072015-01-01 — best price $0.002016-04-20 — best price $5.992016-06-29 — best price $5.992016-08-12 — best price $5.992016-09-09 — best price $2.092016-11-13 — best price $5.992016-11-23 — best price $0.592017-01-02 — best price $5.992017-05-15 — best price $0.592017-07-05 — best price $5.992017-10-26 — best price $0.592018-01-07 — best price $5.992018-02-19 — best price $2.992018-04-20 — best price $5.992018-06-18 — best price $0.502018-07-06 — best price $2.992018-08-13 — best price $2.992019-06-26 — best price $0.592020-07-09 — best price $2.992020-12-23 — best price $0.502021-10-07 — best price $2.992022-05-02 — best price $0.592022-07-07 — best price $2.992022-11-22 — best price $0.502023-01-05 — best price $2.992023-06-29 — best price $0.292023-11-28 — best price $2.992024-03-04 — best price $1.552024-07-11 — best price $2.992024-12-19 — best price $0.502025-04-03 — best price $2.992025-06-27 — best price $0.502025-10-06 — best price $2.992025-11-07 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
12.7%
earned "Killer"
7.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-04-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)62515%10

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

Player tags

2DRPGIndieRetroActionAdventurePlatformerMetroidvaniaPixel Graphics

Census log

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

Recent updates

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