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Mercury Elopement Syndrome cover art

Mercury Elopement Syndrome

Renka · Renka LH 1 · 2026-03-31

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Apr 01, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Short visual novel. A 24-hour romance at its worst; a 24-hour escape at its sweetest.

Mercury Elopement Syndrome is a 2026 Indie game priced at $1.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 176 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

83%
positive of 187 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 50 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 49,650 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.7k–8.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 187 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.39 at Steam (2026-09-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 3 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520262026Week of 2026-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-19: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$1.99$1.592026-04-012026-08-032026-04-01 — best price $1.992026-05-04 — best price $1.792026-05-11 — best price $1.992026-06-15 — best price $1.592026-06-22 — best price $1.992026-06-25 — best price $1.592026-07-09 — best price $1.992026-07-27 — best price $1.592026-08-03 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

1
achievements tracked
47.1%
earned "Mercury"
47.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Census log

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

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