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Paratopic cover art

Paratopic

Arbitrary Metric · Serenity Forge · 2018-09-06

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 13, 2022 (Xbox One), Aug 21, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 06, 2018 (Linux), Sep 06, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 06, 2018 (Mac)

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

1
playing now
73%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.29
steam price (US)

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

Paratopic is a 2018 first-person video game, released for Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The game uses a graphical style reminiscent of 32-bit era graphics. Later that year, a "Definitive Cut" edition added new locations and objects. Paratopic won the "Excellence in Audio" category at the 2019 Independent Games Festival Awards.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 100 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 54k–130k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,168 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.19 at Steam (2022-10-28) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.49 · on sale 12 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
686820182026Week of 2018-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-08-11 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.49$2.192018-09-062026-08-162018-09-06 — best price $5.492018-11-27 — best price $5.492019-02-11 — best price $5.492019-11-01 — best price $5.492020-01-27 — best price $5.492020-10-01 — best price $5.492020-12-01 — best price $5.492021-02-15 — best price $5.492021-05-27 — best price $5.492021-08-02 — best price $5.492021-11-01 — best price $5.492022-01-05 — best price $5.492022-07-07 — best price $5.492022-09-05 — best price $5.492022-11-29 — best price $5.492023-03-23 — best price $5.492023-11-02 — best price $5.492024-01-04 — best price $5.492024-02-20 — best price $5.492024-04-05 — best price $5.492024-07-11 — best price $5.492024-09-27 — best price $5.492024-12-04 — best price $5.492025-03-01 — best price $5.492025-04-14 — best price $5.492025-08-12 — best price $5.492025-10-06 — best price $5.492025-12-17 — best price $5.492026-02-01 — best price $5.492026-03-26 — best price $5.492026-06-24 — best price $5.492026-08-16 — best price $5.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

12782026-05-20 — 23 pageviews2026-05-23 — 13 pageviews2026-05-26 — 17 pageviews2026-05-29 — 24 pageviews2026-06-01 — 18 pageviews2026-06-04 — 9 pageviews2026-06-07 — 25 pageviews2026-06-10 — 29 pageviews2026-06-13 — 25 pageviews2026-06-16 — 23 pageviews2026-06-19 — 18 pageviews2026-06-22 — 21 pageviews2026-06-25 — 29 pageviews2026-06-28 — 30 pageviews2026-07-01 — 41 pageviews2026-07-04 — 33 pageviews2026-07-07 — 19 pageviews2026-07-10 — 23 pageviews2026-07-13 — 20 pageviews2026-07-16 — 23 pageviews2026-07-19 — 27 pageviews2026-07-22 — 14 pageviews2026-07-25 — 127 pageviews2026-07-28 — 43 pageviews2026-07-31 — 30 pageviews2026-08-03 — 29 pageviews2026-08-06 — 33 pageviews2026-08-09 — 25 pageviews2026-08-12 — 17 pageviews2026-08-15 — 10 pageviews2026-08-18 — 20 pageviews2026-08-21 — 32 pageviews2026-08-24 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
61.8%
earned "Paratopic"
36.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,79724%20
Xbox One (Xbox)53760%20
Switch (Nintendo)1550%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

DarkIndieRetroShortHorrorSurrealViolentStylizedAdventureAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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