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Marginalia

Connor Sherlock · 2019-10-01

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 28, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 28, 2017 (Mac), Oct 28, 2017 (Linux)

Marginalia is a first-person horror game that transports you to Kestlebrook, a secluded valley where history becomes enmeshed with a strange present. Weeks ago Eric left. Days ago you got a letter telling you to come to him. Now you're here, but precisely where is here? And better yet, when?

Marginalia is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2019, priced at $5.99, with Very Positive reviews (82% of 61 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
82%
positive of 61 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$5.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 50% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 61 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.89 at Steam (2021-10-28) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720192026Week of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$0.892015-08-122024-01-042015-08-12 — best price $5.002015-12-04 — best price $5.002016-02-18 — best price $5.002016-12-18 — best price $5.002019-10-08 — best price $5.992020-03-30 — best price $5.992020-06-05 — best price $5.992020-07-09 — best price $5.992020-11-02 — best price $5.992020-12-01 — best price $5.992021-01-05 — best price $5.992021-02-15 — best price $5.992021-03-01 — best price $5.992021-05-03 — best price $5.992021-07-08 — best price $5.992021-09-06 — best price $5.992021-11-01 — best price $5.992021-12-01 — best price $5.992022-01-05 — best price $5.992022-07-07 — best price $5.992022-11-01 — best price $5.992022-11-29 — best price $5.992023-01-05 — best price $5.992023-02-20 — best price $5.992023-03-23 — best price $5.992023-07-13 — best price $5.992023-08-07 — best price $5.992023-09-18 — best price $5.992023-11-02 — best price $5.992023-11-28 — best price $5.992024-01-04 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Player tags

DarkDramaHorrorAmbientAdventureMythologyControllerStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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