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Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles cover art

Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles

Dead Drop Studios LLC · 2018-04-02

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 02, 2018 (Linux), Apr 02, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 24, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Dec 31, 2020 (PlayStation 5), Nov 05, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), May 02, 2018 (Xbox One)

Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.

Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2018, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 95 reviews).

0
playing now
73%
positive of 95 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
3.35★
PlayStation Store rating (91 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 40% of 27,785 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.4k–5.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 95 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-05-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 8 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220182026Week of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.992018-04-032026-07-092018-04-03 — best price $4.492018-08-27 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $1.992019-03-28 — best price $4.992019-07-15 — best price $0.992019-10-28 — best price $0.992019-12-19 — best price $0.992020-01-27 — best price $4.992020-05-18 — best price $4.992020-07-13 — best price $0.992020-10-29 — best price $1.242020-12-01 — best price $4.992021-02-15 — best price $4.992021-06-24 — best price $2.492021-10-12 — best price $4.992021-12-23 — best price $2.492022-04-18 — best price $4.992022-07-11 — best price $1.242022-11-01 — best price $4.992023-01-12 — best price $1.242023-03-23 — best price $4.992023-06-29 — best price $1.242023-09-23 — best price $4.992023-12-04 — best price $3.492024-01-22 — best price $4.992024-04-08 — best price $1.242024-07-11 — best price $4.992024-11-04 — best price $0.992025-01-02 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $0.992025-06-17 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $1.242025-12-15 — best price $4.992026-03-09 — best price $1.242026-05-13 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
41.8%
earned "Reading Comprehension"
13.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsStatsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing4 DLC

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2018-04-02, latest 2018-10-08 (Steam store data)

Player tags

3DPvERPGArcadeHorrorDifficultAction RPGRoguevaniaExplorationUnforgiving

Census log

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

Recent updates

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