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One's Own Exile cover art

One's Own Exile

Updog Software · 2025-05-15

Steam

AdventureIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 15, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

100%
positive of 485 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

One's Own Exile was initially developed for a Game Jam competition. It is a short narrative experience that tells the tale of Sybil, an outcast in the region where she lives, which when pursued by the local guards needs to find a way to escape a tragic fate by concealing her identity. The game reflects upon what builds one’s identity, values and memories. How painful it is to sacrifice everything you hold dear, if the purpose is survival? Which one is better: the pain of unceasing struggle or the death that follows failure?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (69 reviews).
  • · Top 33% of 15,164 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
696920252026Week of 2025-05-16: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-07-25: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-04: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

16
achievements tracked
78.7%
earned "Sorry, mommy"
49.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10157%16

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

Census log

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Similarity via IGDB.