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N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure

Storm in a Teacup · 2016-04-29

SteamMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 29, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 24, 2016 (PlayStation 4), May 15, 2015 (Xbox One), Oct 26, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

N.E.R.O. is a wonderful journey in a world of incredible beauty, a story driven first-person game with puzzles and intuitive controls where the environment is connected to the characters and their past. The world of N.E.R.O. is magical and varied, making exploring an ongoing challenge.

N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure is a 2016 Adventure, Indie game priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (69% of 197 reviews).

0
playing now
69%
positive of 196 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
47/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 30% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.9k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 196 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2017-11-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 0 of 7 observed days · $8.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620162026Week of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.492016-04-292026-10-112016-04-29 — best price $13.992016-06-23 — best price $13.992016-10-10 — best price $12.992016-10-28 — best price $11.992016-11-23 — best price $9.992016-12-12 — best price $9.992016-12-22 — best price $9.992017-01-26 — best price $14.992017-02-20 — best price $14.992017-05-01 — best price $14.992017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-08-14 — best price $14.992017-10-23 — best price $14.992017-11-28 — best price $14.992018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-01-22 — best price $14.992018-02-19 — best price $14.992018-03-26 — best price $14.992018-05-28 — best price $14.992018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-08-06 — best price $14.992018-10-15 — best price $14.992018-10-30 — best price $1.492018-11-21 — best price $1.492018-12-20 — best price $1.492019-02-04 — best price $1.492026-08-30 — best price $9.992026-09-13 — best price $9.992026-09-27 — best price $9.992026-10-11 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
56.4%
earned "Journey Begins"
14.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian

Player tags

IndiePuzzleAdventureNarrationControllerStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerVisual NovelGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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