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Lost Cartridge - Cold Read

PureIceBlue · 2023-01-16

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 16, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.

94%
positive of 85 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

Mitch made the journey to the pharmacy one evening, underestimating the true power of the storm outside. After a car accident blocks the shorter route home, he is forced to take shelter in the local library to call for a ride. The library however is now far different than the one he remembers from his childhood. Perhaps it would have been better to freeze outside instead?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 53% of 19,295 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.7k–3.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 85 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.49 at Steam (2023-11-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020232026Week of 2023-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$6.99$3.492023-01-162024-03-212023-01-16 — best price $6.992023-11-21 — best price $3.492023-11-28 — best price $6.992023-12-21 — best price $3.492024-01-04 — best price $6.992024-02-12 — best price $5.242024-02-19 — best price $6.992024-03-14 — best price $5.242024-03-21 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DHorrorPuzzleSurrealTop-DownEmotionalLore-RichAtmosphericExplorationPoint & Click

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.