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OBSCURA

Rotten Raccoons · Kaguya Project · 2024-09-09

Steam

IndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 09, 2024 (Linux), Sep 09, 2024 (Mac), Sep 09, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Descend under a mountain to the marketplace below, where everything has a price. Meet the four men who can each give you what you need, but beware: they have their own hidden motives and uses for you. OBSCURA is a dark fantasy romance VN that asks how far you'll go to get what you need.

99%
positive of 476 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$11.24
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (70 reviews).
  • · Top 33% of 20,789 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.5k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 476 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.24-25%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.24 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 9 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
696920242026Week of 2024-09-09: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-09-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-16: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-23: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-28: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-31: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-31: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$11.242024-09-092026-09-012024-09-09 — best price $13.492024-10-28 — best price $11.992024-11-04 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $11.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $11.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-02-28 — best price $11.992025-03-10 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $11.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-19 — best price $11.992025-05-26 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-24 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-10-29 — best price $11.992025-11-03 — best price $14.992025-12-08 — best price $11.992025-12-15 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-07 — best price $11.992026-03-16 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-05-04 — best price $11.992026-05-18 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $11.242026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-09-01 — best price $11.24
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
29.6%
earned "Bet Winner"
8.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)274%11

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.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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