The Game Census
Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 80's cover art

Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 80's

LunaBeat · 2019-12-12

Steam

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Dec 12, 2019 (SteamVR)

A nostalgic 80's VR escape room puzzle adventure! You're a detective searching for a kid who went missing in 1987. Explore the kid's game room, play with retro toys, figure out puzzles and find the kid to solve the case!

92%
positive of 92 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

As a detective specializing in unusual cases, you just found the cold case of the century! Back in 1987, Corey Savage disappeared off the face of the earth. His parents noticed the TV and Game Glove buzzing with a strange electricity... Could these objects hold the keys to this mystery? Can you solve the puzzles in this preserved game room to unlock the secret of Corey’s disappearance? Will you be transported to a retro-futuristic cyber TV world to face off against an evil villain?? Filled with interactive toys and puzzles, this escape-room style game lets you explore and play. Perfect fo(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 51% of 13,535 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.3k–5.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 92 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2021-07-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420192026Week of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$5.992019-12-122026-07-092019-12-12 — best price $12.742020-02-17 — best price $10.492020-04-13 — best price $12.992020-06-25 — best price $6.992020-09-07 — best price $6.992020-11-09 — best price $6.992020-12-22 — best price $6.992021-02-11 — best price $6.992021-05-03 — best price $6.492021-08-30 — best price $6.492021-10-28 — best price $5.992021-12-06 — best price $5.992022-01-27 — best price $6.992022-05-21 — best price $6.992022-07-18 — best price $7.992022-10-10 — best price $6.992022-11-22 — best price $6.992023-01-09 — best price $7.492023-03-16 — best price $6.992023-06-05 — best price $5.992023-07-17 — best price $6.992023-10-23 — best price $6.992023-12-04 — best price $6.992024-01-22 — best price $6.992024-03-14 — best price $6.992024-05-23 — best price $5.992024-07-15 — best price $5.992024-10-28 — best price $6.492024-12-09 — best price $6.492025-01-20 — best price $6.492025-03-13 — best price $6.492025-06-27 — best price $6.492025-10-27 — best price $6.492026-03-06 — best price $5.992026-06-04 — best price $5.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

Player tags

VR1980sFunnyRetroArcadePuzzleRobotsMysteryAdventureImmersive

Census log

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

Players also track

Bronze Age - HD EditionTelling LiesTech Support: Error UnknownSignal SimulatorPhotographsRetrowaveThe List

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Discord ↗