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Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Preface

Stately Snail · 2024-05-16

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 16, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is a small free prequel to the Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?. An old cabin deep in the dense forest, a strange computer, and a game that's trying to kill you!

98%
positive of 216 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

Well, well, it seems another traveler has wandered into my home. The night is deep outside the cabin and the rain is relentless. But don't worry, I have an idea to pass the time! You like games, don't you? I have a special one just for you! If you can pass it, a reward awaits you. Lose, and you'll have to stay with me a bit longer than you planned.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 42% of 16,862 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520242026Week of 2024-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

7
achievements tracked
91.3%
earned "First Step"
78.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)38170%7

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

Player tags

DarkRetroHorrorPuzzleMysteryAdventureAtmosphericEscape RoomExplorationDark Fantasy

Census log

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

Players also track

We Were Here TogetherLast LabyrinthFatum BetulaHello Neighbor 2Escape the BackroomsZoonomalyCannibal AbductionFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

Similarity via IGDB.

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