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Payload

Black Banshee Studios · 2021-11-05

Steam

Free To PlayIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 05, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hack into the retro-futuristic world of Payload! A 3D isometric puzzle-oriented game played on a cube. Its striking graphics and gripping narrative offer a noteworthy experience.

89%
positive of 18 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 83% of 6,043 Free To Play games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620212025Week of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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