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Perception

The Deep End Games · 2017-05-30

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 31, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 07, 2017 (Xbox One), Jun 06, 2017 (PlayStation 4), May 30, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Perception is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2017, priced at $14.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (73% of 634 reviews).

1
playing now
73%
positive of 634 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
3.97★
PlayStation Store rating (245 ratings)
3.6h
to beat · rushed 2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Perception is a first-person horror-themed adventure video game developed by The Deep End Games and published by The Deep End Games and Feardemic. It was released for Microsoft Windows on May 30, 2017, followed by the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions on June 6, and by the Nintendo Switch version on October 31. The story follows Cassie Thornton, a blind woman who perceives the world using echolocation. The player assumes the role of Cassie and must use her unique skill to explore a large mansion in Gloucester, Massachusetts and uncover its secrets.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 16k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 634 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$22.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2025-10-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $22.99 · on sale 12 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520172026Week of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
120Nov 2016Jul 2021Nov 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Jan 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2017 — avg 12 · peak 49Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2017 — avg 1 · peak 11Feb 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 8Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 9Jun 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2020 — avg 3 · peak 18Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Jul 2021

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$22.99$1.492015-07-142026-10-082015-07-14 — best price $20.002017-06-06 — best price $22.992017-09-26 — best price $22.992017-11-03 — best price $22.992017-11-15 — best price $22.992017-12-12 — best price $14.892018-01-04 — best price $22.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-10-29 — best price $6.792018-11-27 — best price $19.992019-02-04 — best price $2.992019-04-06 — best price $19.992019-06-26 — best price $1.992019-11-01 — best price $19.992019-12-19 — best price $1.992020-01-27 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $1.992020-10-12 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $3.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-06-24 — best price $1.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $3.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $1.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992024-04-15 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-10-28 — best price $1.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-03-09 — best price $1.992025-06-26 — best price $4.592025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-06 — best price $5.242026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-09-10 — best price $22.992026-10-01 — best price $22.992026-10-08 — best price $22.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3472026-06-04 — 13 pageviews2026-06-08 — 16 pageviews2026-06-12 — 9 pageviews2026-06-16 — 15 pageviews2026-06-20 — 18 pageviews2026-06-24 — 14 pageviews2026-06-28 — 9 pageviews2026-07-02 — 11 pageviews2026-07-06 — 17 pageviews2026-07-10 — 16 pageviews2026-07-14 — 20 pageviews2026-07-18 — 34 pageviews2026-07-22 — 7 pageviews2026-07-26 — 17 pageviews2026-07-30 — 9 pageviews2026-08-03 — 14 pageviews2026-08-07 — 21 pageviews2026-08-11 — 16 pageviews2026-08-15 — 9 pageviews2026-08-19 — 13 pageviews2026-08-23 — 11 pageviews2026-08-27 — 18 pageviews2026-08-31 — 17 pageviews2026-09-04 — 12 pageviews2026-09-08 — 9 pageviews2026-09-12 — 9 pageviews2026-09-16 — 10 pageviews2026-09-20 — 12 pageviews2026-09-24 — 8 pageviews2026-09-28 — 11 pageviews2026-10-02 — 16 pageviews2026-10-06 — 21 pageviews2026-10-10 — 8 pageviews2026-10-13 — 17 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
54.8%
earned "Master of…"
8.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableAdjustable Text SizeColor Alternatives#category_contrast_controlsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty#category_playable_at_your_own_pace

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,1475%33
Xbox One (Xbox)5660%33
PS4 (PlayStation)20915%33
PS4 (PlayStation)20410%33
PS4 (PlayStation)1669%33
PS4 (PlayStation)1028%33
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieHorrorStealthAdventureStory RichAtmosphericExplorationKickstarterFirst-PersonSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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