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Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room cover art

Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room

mc2games · 2020-10-14

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 20, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 14, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 29, 2023 (Xbox One), Dec 14, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Mar 29, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?

Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2020, priced at $1.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 552 reviews).

1
playing now
82%
positive of 552 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
4.07★
PlayStation Store rating (115 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 29,028 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 11k–25k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 552 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-50%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 55 of 82 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
373720202026Week of 2020-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.992020-10-142026-10-152020-10-14 — best price $6.992021-02-11 — best price $6.692021-06-25 — best price $5.992021-11-10 — best price $6.492022-01-27 — best price $5.992022-06-23 — best price $4.992022-11-22 — best price $2.992023-01-23 — best price $9.992023-06-21 — best price $9.992023-10-23 — best price $9.992024-01-22 — best price $9.992024-03-04 — best price $4.992024-04-15 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-08-26 — best price $4.992024-10-11 — best price $8.892024-12-12 — best price $8.892025-01-27 — best price $9.992025-04-10 — best price $7.342025-06-01 — best price $8.892025-09-29 — best price $4.992026-01-12 — best price $4.992026-04-13 — best price $9.992026-06-17 — best price $4.992026-08-14 — best price $4.992026-09-01 — best price $4.992026-09-09 — best price $4.992026-09-17 — best price $4.992026-09-25 — best price $4.992026-10-03 — best price $4.992026-10-11 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

6
achievements tracked
91.7%
earned "CRYOGENIC ROOM"
71.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-10-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,01377%6
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)42488%10
PS5 (PlayStation)22794%12
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

3DCasualPuzzleSci-fiMysteryThrillerAdventureCinematicDetectiveEscape Room

Census log

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

Recent updates

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