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Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love cover art

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love

Artifex Mundi · 2019-05-16

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 27, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), May 16, 2019 (Mac), May 16, 2019 (Linux), May 16, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 28, 2019 (Xbox One), Jun 28, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a satirical point and click inspired by the classic adventure games. It smuggles you out of your comfort zone and throws you into the middle of a Cold War spy intrigue - where there’s an even bigger game being played …

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a 2019 Adventure and Indie game priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 430 reviews).

2
playing now
87%
positive of 430 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
100/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.27★
PlayStation Store rating (106 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 29,510 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 11k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 430 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
Steam$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2021-10-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 66 of 93 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
303020192026Week of 2019-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek 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

502026-09-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 14:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
181May 2019Jun 2024May 2019 — avg 18 · peak 63Jul 2019 — avg 6 · peak 22Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 12Jan 2020 — avg 4 · peak 20Mar 2020 — avg 4 · peak 21May 2020 — avg 7 · peak 38Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 16Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Nov 2020 — avg 4 · peak 17Jan 2021 — avg 3 · peak 17Mar 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 8Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 17Nov 2021 — avg 3 · peak 15Jan 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 21May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 18Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2022 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2024 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.992019-05-092026-10-152019-05-09 — best price $17.992019-08-05 — best price $19.992019-11-01 — best price $19.992020-01-06 — best price $13.992020-03-23 — best price $19.992020-06-15 — best price $19.992020-11-27 — best price $5.992021-02-10 — best price $3.992021-05-10 — best price $19.992021-09-13 — best price $19.992021-11-26 — best price $3.992022-01-27 — best price $1.992022-05-02 — best price $1.992022-06-28 — best price $19.992023-03-06 — best price $1.992023-06-12 — best price $19.992023-11-07 — best price $3.992024-01-05 — best price $19.992024-03-05 — best price $1.992024-05-24 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $5.992024-10-28 — best price $4.992024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-03-11 — best price $4.992025-05-16 — best price $19.992025-08-26 — best price $3.992025-10-20 — best price $3.992026-01-03 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-05-25 — best price $3.992026-08-12 — best price $19.992026-08-21 — best price $3.992026-09-01 — best price $3.992026-09-09 — best price $3.992026-09-17 — best price $3.992026-09-25 — best price $3.992026-10-03 — best price $3.992026-10-11 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
81.9%
earned "The Adventure Begins"
41.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

2 supported languages: English, German

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2019-05-16, latest 2019-05-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)58778%43
Steam (Steam)54625%42
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)38054%42
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

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

Player tags

2DFunnyIndiePuzzleSatireParody Cold WarColorfulAdventurePolitical

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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