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Mad Father

sen · PLAYISM · 2016-09-22

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 10, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 10, 2012 (Mac), Nov 04, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

8
playing now
97%
positive of 6.7k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6,710
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
IGDB user rating (59 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Mad Father is a survival horror role-playing puzzle video game. The game was developed by Japanese developer Sen, published by Miscreant's Room and released on 10 December 2012. The game centers around an 11-year-old girl named Aya, who breaks into her father's secret laboratory to uncover the horrifying truth of his research. A light novel adaption was published in 2014. A Steam version, published by AGM Playism, was released on 23 September 2016.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 626 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~78/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 11,421 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 169k–405k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,743 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2019-04-30) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22622620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3002026-08-06 23:00 — 30 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 12:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 20:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 16 players2026-08-11 12:00 — 19 players2026-08-12 08:00 — 21 players2026-08-13 15:00 — 21 players2026-08-14 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-16 07:00 — 21 players2026-08-17 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-18 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 13:00 — 20 players2026-08-22 20:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 9 players2026-08-25 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-26 20:00 — 11 players2026-08-28 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.492016-09-232026-08-062016-09-23 — best price $4.492016-11-29 — best price $4.992017-03-20 — best price $3.492017-05-31 — best price $4.992017-10-26 — best price $3.492017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-02-15 — best price $3.492018-05-21 — best price $4.992018-09-19 — best price $2.992018-11-27 — best price $4.992019-02-18 — best price $2.992019-05-06 — best price $4.992019-06-26 — best price $2.492019-10-21 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $2.492020-01-27 — best price $4.992020-04-30 — best price $2.492020-07-09 — best price $4.992020-11-05 — best price $9.992021-04-29 — best price $7.992021-06-07 — best price $9.992021-09-27 — best price $6.992021-11-12 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $6.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $5.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-05-20 — best price $4.992023-08-07 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $4.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-04-13 — best price $4.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-12-04 — best price $4.992026-05-24 — best price $9.992026-08-06 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
82.6%
earned "Mother's Portrait"
53.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,55835%21
Switch (Nintendo)580%0

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

Player tags

2DAnimeIndieHorrorPuzzleViolentRPGMakerAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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