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Partum Artifex cover art

Partum Artifex

DalaKoala Games · 2023-02-26

Steam

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 26, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.

97%
positive of 157 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

Partum Artifex is mainly a puzzle game with an emphasis on story and atmosphere. Throughout the game, you'll be challenged with solving puzzles directly connected to the twisted works and mind of a serial killer. In order to progress you need to put yourself in the killer's shoes, and think like him in order to solve the puzzles. Willingly or not, he wants you to help him finish his magnum opus. By exploration, reading, taking notes, finding items and paying attention to the environment, you'll be able to piece together what happened in this eerie house and what the serial killer is trying to(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (22 reviews).
  • · Top 41% of 20,718 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.1k–7.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 157 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2025-10-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120232026Week of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$2.992023-02-262026-01-052023-02-26 — best price $8.492023-03-05 — best price $9.992023-10-26 — best price $6.992023-11-02 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $6.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $5.492024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-02-26 — best price $4.992024-03-04 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $6.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-03 — best price $6.992024-06-10 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-08-05 — best price $6.992024-08-12 — best price $9.992024-08-23 — best price $14.992024-10-28 — best price $7.492024-11-04 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $3.742025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $7.492025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-10-01 — best price $6.742025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-10-27 — best price $2.992025-11-03 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $6.742026-01-05 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
11%
earned "An Eye For Details"
9.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

3DDarkGoreHorrorPuzzleMysteryThrillerAdventureNarrationRealistic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.