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Paradise Killer

Kaizen Game Works · Fellow Traveller · 2020-09-04

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AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 04, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 16, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Mar 16, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Sep 04, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 16, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 16, 2022 (Xbox One)

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Paradise Killer is a $4.99 Adventure, Indie, RPG game released in 2020, estimated to have 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners, with a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 4512 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

6
playing now
93%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (50 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (11 downloads)
4.43★
PlayStation Store rating (1,194 ratings)
10h
to beat · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Paradise Killer is a 2020 adventure game developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller. Players take on the role of protagonist Lady Love Dies, an investigator who is brought out of exile and tasked with uncovering the culprit(s) of a mass murder on Paradise Island. The game's open world and nonlinear design allow players to freely explore the island and interact with other characters over the course of their investigation.

Trailer

Paradise Killer trailer thumbnail

Paradise Killer - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 174 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~22/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 91k–204k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,542 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$4.99-75%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-11-13) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 69 of 116 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26626620202026Week of 2020-09-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2522026-09-15 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 11 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 14 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 11 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 25 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 18 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 17 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
647Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 61 · peak 195Nov 2020 — avg 21 · peak 64Jan 2021 — avg 64 · peak 291Mar 2021 — avg 24 · peak 63May 2021 — avg 17 · peak 56Jul 2021 — avg 60 · peak 159Sep 2021 — avg 38 · peak 110Nov 2021 — avg 17 · peak 38Jan 2022 — avg 16 · peak 37Mar 2022 — avg 26 · peak 102May 2022 — avg 15 · peak 35Jul 2022 — avg 22 · peak 47Sep 2022 — avg 11 · peak 34Nov 2022 — avg 22 · peak 63Jan 2023 — avg 18 · peak 46Mar 2023 — avg 14 · peak 33May 2023 — avg 11 · peak 30Jul 2023 — avg 13 · peak 33Sep 2023 — avg 10 · peak 29Nov 2023 — avg 17 · peak 49Jan 2024 — avg 14 · peak 35Mar 2024 — avg 12 · peak 33May 2024 — avg 12 · peak 29Jul 2024 — avg 13 · peak 28Sep 2024 — avg 18 · peak 39Nov 2024 — avg 17 · peak 51Jan 2025 — avg 13 · peak 33Mar 2025 — avg 12 · peak 32May 2025 — avg 16 · peak 39Jul 2025 — avg 12 · peak 30Sep 2025 — avg 9 · peak 26Nov 2025 — avg 10 · peak 26Jan 2026 — avg 16 · peak 45Mar 2026 — avg 11 · peak 26May 2026 — avg 8 · peak 18Jul 2026 — avg 12 · peak 30Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.992020-09-042026-10-142020-09-04 — best price $15.992021-02-11 — best price $14.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-08-31 — best price $13.992021-10-28 — best price $13.992022-01-01 — best price $13.362022-03-07 — best price $12.992022-05-26 — best price $17.882022-07-25 — best price $11.992022-10-12 — best price $8.012022-12-01 — best price $19.992023-01-20 — best price $7.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-06-05 — best price $7.992023-07-18 — best price $19.992023-08-25 — best price $19.992023-10-05 — best price $11.992023-11-17 — best price $7.992024-01-07 — best price $13.992024-02-24 — best price $19.992024-04-22 — best price $7.992024-06-24 — best price $13.942024-08-13 — best price $5.992024-10-11 — best price $8.392024-12-12 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $4.992025-06-18 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-23 — best price $4.992026-04-23 — best price $19.992026-08-12 — best price $4.992026-09-07 — best price $4.992026-09-27 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

119222026-05-29 — 45 pageviews2026-06-02 — 71 pageviews2026-06-06 — 51 pageviews2026-06-10 — 55 pageviews2026-06-14 — 67 pageviews2026-06-18 — 53 pageviews2026-06-22 — 58 pageviews2026-06-26 — 60 pageviews2026-06-30 — 40 pageviews2026-07-04 — 71 pageviews2026-07-08 — 50 pageviews2026-07-12 — 44 pageviews2026-07-16 — 40 pageviews2026-07-20 — 69 pageviews2026-07-24 — 40 pageviews2026-07-28 — 64 pageviews2026-08-01 — 38 pageviews2026-08-05 — 59 pageviews2026-08-09 — 56 pageviews2026-08-13 — 39 pageviews2026-08-17 — 53 pageviews2026-08-21 — 48 pageviews2026-08-25 — 66 pageviews2026-08-29 — 42 pageviews2026-09-02 — 46 pageviews2026-09-06 — 46 pageviews2026-09-10 — 35 pageviews2026-09-14 — 45 pageviews2026-09-18 — 22 pageviews2026-09-22 — 59 pageviews2026-09-26 — 37 pageviews2026-09-30 — 40 pageviews2026-10-04 — 36 pageviews2026-10-07 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
24.1%
earned "Infinite Terror"
15.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2020-09-04, latest 2022-03-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,03629%39
PS5 (PlayStation)1,46360%40
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,06428%39
PS4 (PlayStation)51364%40
Switch (Nintendo)710%0
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCrimeMysterySurrealStylizedDetectiveOpen WorldStory RichExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

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

Recent updates

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