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Paradise Lost cover art

Paradise Lost

PolyAmorous · Walkabout · 2021-03-24

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 03, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 24, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 24, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Mar 24, 2021 (Xbox One)

It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.

0
playing now
64%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

In this alternate version of WWII, the war persisted for 20 more years only to end in flames when the Nazis launched nuclear missiles on most of Europe. In the aftermath, the heart of Europe remains shrouded in the mystery of complete destruction and deadly radiation, inaccessible to the rest of the world. You are Szymon, a 12-year-old survivor, wandering the barren, nuclear wasteland of Poland, struggling to process your grief and searching for hope when you come across a massive, abandoned Nazi bunker. Descend into the retrofuturistic bunker where advanced, industrial technology is intertw(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (367 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 50k–113k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,504 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.99-20%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.13 at GamersGate (2024-09-23) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 65 of 86 observed days · $13.86 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29229220212026Week of 2021-03-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek 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

402026-08-11 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$1.162021-03-052026-08-282021-03-05 — best price $49.992021-05-18 — best price $14.992021-08-04 — best price $9.892021-09-18 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $7.492022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-02-25 — best price $6.162022-03-24 — best price $14.992022-04-29 — best price $14.992022-06-06 — best price $5.992022-07-25 — best price $14.992022-10-24 — best price $3.282022-11-29 — best price $11.672023-01-02 — best price $12.022023-04-24 — best price $14.992023-09-28 — best price $14.992023-11-29 — best price $14.992024-02-06 — best price $2.992024-04-02 — best price $14.992024-05-05 — best price $2.992024-06-21 — best price $2.252024-07-29 — best price $14.992024-08-19 — best price $1.692024-10-19 — best price $13.392024-12-02 — best price $14.992025-02-03 — best price $11.512025-04-11 — best price $4.492025-06-03 — best price $2.992025-07-21 — best price $4.492025-09-03 — best price $4.492025-10-13 — best price $3.372025-11-20 — best price $3.832025-12-16 — best price $2.992026-02-09 — best price $12.292026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-05-18 — best price $2.992026-08-28 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
60.3%
earned "Denial"
26.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, German, Polish, French, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,11526%12
Xbox One (Xbox)57759%12
Switch (Nintendo)100%0

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

Player tags

MysteryAdventureDystopian SimulationStory RichAtmosphericExplorationUndergroundFirst-PersonTranshumanism

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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