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Parasite

StarInfidel · 2022-03-25

Steam

IndieRPGEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: TBD (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is a roguelike open-world sandbox survival horror set in a modern city. Play as an --redacted-- parasite, possess human hosts, exploit and evolve them to help you survive in a hostile world, all to find out your one true purpose.

Parasite is an Indie, RPG, Early Access game released in 2022, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (68% of 44 reviews).

0
playing now
65%
positive of 46 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
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.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 52% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2022-03-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720222026Week of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$5.992022-03-252025-03-202022-03-25 — best price $5.992022-12-06 — best price $7.992023-08-04 — best price $8.992024-06-28 — best price $9.992024-12-20 — best price $8.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $8.992025-03-20 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRPGAliensModernSandboxBuildingTop-DownConspiracyMinimalistOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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