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NODE cover art

NODE

Lapsus Games · 2025-08-28

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 28, 2025 (Linux), Aug 28, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 28, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

NODE is a 2.5D puzzle platformer set in a Cold War era nuclear complex. Guide your robot through a haunting, abandoned facility on the brink of catastrophe. Solve puzzles, shape the story with your choices, and unravel its past and present mysteries.

NODE is a 2025 Adventure and Indie game priced at $9.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 209 reviews).

94%
positive of 217 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
3.08★
PlayStation Store rating (48 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (94 reviews).
  • · Top 28% of 28,748 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.3k–9.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 217 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 18 of 67 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
919120252026Week of 2025-08-28: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$8.992025-08-282026-10-142025-08-28 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-02 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-04 — best price $19.992026-03-18 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-17 — best price $11.992026-05-27 — best price $10.492026-06-25 — best price $8.992026-08-13 — best price $9.992026-08-28 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $24.992026-09-01 — best price $24.992026-09-03 — best price $24.992026-09-05 — best price $24.992026-09-07 — best price $24.992026-09-09 — best price $24.992026-09-11 — best price $24.992026-09-13 — best price $24.992026-09-15 — best price $24.992026-09-17 — best price $24.992026-09-19 — best price $24.992026-09-21 — best price $24.992026-09-23 — best price $24.992026-09-25 — best price $24.992026-09-27 — best price $24.992026-09-29 — best price $24.992026-10-01 — best price $24.992026-10-03 — best price $24.992026-10-05 — best price $24.992026-10-07 — best price $24.992026-10-09 — best price $24.992026-10-11 — best price $24.992026-10-13 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
68.3%
earned "Feather Fall"
10%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume Controls#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-08-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)410%26
PS5 (PlayStation)138%27

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

Census log

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

Recent updates

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