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Orten Was The Case cover art

Orten Was The Case

Woodhill Interactive · 2023-11-29

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 29, 2023 (Xbox One), Nov 29, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 29, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Nov 29, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 29, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 29, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.

95%
positive of 172 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.32★
PlayStation Store rating (44 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 93% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 38% of 21,730 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.4k–7.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 172 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at IndieGala Store (2026-09-15) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 83 of 129 observed days · $12.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
353520232026Week of 2023-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$2.242023-11-292026-09-252023-11-29 — best price $13.492024-01-08 — best price $11.992024-02-28 — best price $11.892024-03-23 — best price $13.392024-04-20 — best price $14.992024-05-21 — best price $14.992024-06-24 — best price $8.432024-07-17 — best price $11.242024-08-12 — best price $13.492024-09-13 — best price $7.492024-10-17 — best price $7.492024-11-15 — best price $7.492024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-01-22 — best price $10.492025-02-18 — best price $14.992025-03-31 — best price $14.992025-05-05 — best price $6.992025-06-08 — best price $14.992025-07-25 — best price $6.492025-08-26 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $8.992025-11-03 — best price $5.542025-12-04 — best price $14.992025-12-31 — best price $14.992026-01-30 — best price $14.992026-02-27 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-04-23 — best price $14.992026-05-31 — best price $3.692026-07-09 — best price $4.492026-07-31 — best price $3.872026-08-24 — best price $14.992026-09-15 — best price $2.242026-09-25 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
61.8%
earned "The End"
19.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Swedish, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

2.5DHorrorPuzzleMysteryAdventureLore-RichConspiracyOpen WorldStory RichExploration

Census log

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

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