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Nietzsche's Shadow

Philosophica Games · 2025-09-26

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 26, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A philosophical horror experience in the Alps: As Friedrich Nietzsche confronts his own shadow, he becomes lost between layers of reality.

Nietzsche's Shadow is a 2025 Indie game priced at $3.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (59% of 17 reviews).

59%
positive of 17 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
$3.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 81% of 49,670 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320252026Week of 2025-09-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-21: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsNarrated Game MenusPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSubtitle OptionsFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

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