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Monochroma cover art

Monochroma

Nowhere Studios · 2014-05-28

SteamMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: May 28, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 28, 2014 (Mac), May 28, 2014 (Linux), Jun 24, 2016 (Xbox One)

Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

Monochroma is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2014, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 725 reviews).

0
playing now
74%
positive of 727 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
46/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
61/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle-platform video game, and the first title by Istanbul-based developer Nowhere Studios. It was released on Xbox One on June 24, 2016.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 727 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2017-09-06) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420162026Week of 2016-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.01$1.992015-01-012026-10-092015-01-01 — best price $6.592015-06-11 — best price $4.992016-01-12 — best price $19.992016-08-06 — best price $19.992016-11-14 — best price $19.992017-02-23 — best price $5.992017-05-18 — best price $19.992017-10-24 — best price $19.992018-02-19 — best price $5.992018-07-16 — best price $19.992019-01-03 — best price $19.992019-07-23 — best price $19.992020-01-23 — best price $19.992020-06-14 — best price $19.992020-07-16 — best price $14.692020-08-12 — best price $19.992020-09-23 — best price $17.882020-11-01 — best price $17.882020-12-03 — best price $16.882021-01-02 — best price $16.882021-02-04 — best price $19.992021-03-12 — best price $19.992021-04-14 — best price $19.992021-05-19 — best price $16.882021-06-22 — best price $14.692022-07-21 — best price $6.112022-09-14 — best price $19.952022-10-19 — best price $19.712023-01-06 — best price $16.892023-02-17 — best price $17.132023-05-12 — best price $17.522023-08-16 — best price $5.992024-12-23 — best price $2.492026-10-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1702026-05-31 — 3 pageviews2026-06-04 — 3 pageviews2026-06-08 — 3 pageviews2026-06-12 — 6 pageviews2026-06-16 — 4 pageviews2026-06-20 — 4 pageviews2026-06-24 — 7 pageviews2026-06-28 — 3 pageviews2026-07-02 — 6 pageviews2026-07-06 — 2 pageviews2026-07-10 — 5 pageviews2026-07-14 — 3 pageviews2026-07-18 — 4 pageviews2026-07-22 — 2 pageviews2026-07-26 — 7 pageviews2026-07-30 — 4 pageviews2026-08-03 — 4 pageviews2026-08-07 — 1 pageviews2026-08-11 — 6 pageviews2026-08-15 — 2 pageviews2026-08-19 — 2 pageviews2026-08-23 — 8 pageviews2026-08-27 — 10 pageviews2026-08-31 — 4 pageviews2026-09-04 — 4 pageviews2026-09-08 — 7 pageviews2026-09-12 — 10 pageviews2026-09-16 — 10 pageviews2026-09-20 — 8 pageviews2026-09-24 — 9 pageviews2026-09-28 — 9 pageviews2026-10-02 — 2 pageviews2026-10-06 — 7 pageviews2026-10-09 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

5
achievements tracked
54%
earned "New Beginning"
17.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

23 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2014-08-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,68720%5
Xbox One (Xbox)1,26850%13

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

Player tags

2.5DDarkIndieShortHorrorPuzzleMysteryAdventureDifficultDystopian

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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