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Perils of Man

IF Games · Vertigo Games · 2015-04-28

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 28, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 08, 2014 (iOS)

When Ana receives an unexpected gift from her missing father, she is catapulted headlong into a mystery that will take her on a journey through time. At last she must decide if a perfectly predictable world is a curse on humanity or a triumph for mankind.

Perils of Man is a $9.99 Adventure, Indie game released in 2015, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 253 reviews).

0
playing now
79%
positive of 253 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Perils of Man is a 2014 computer adventure game designed by Gene Mocsy and Bill Tiller and developed and published by IF Games. It follows protagonist Ana Eberling as she attempts to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance. As the plot unfolds, Ana discovers a dark family history and a powerful technology that has been hidden from the public for generations.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 6.3k–15k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 253 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2018-06-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620152026Week of 2015-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.07$0.992015-04-282026-08-212015-04-28 — best price $8.992015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-12-22 — best price $6.692016-02-12 — best price $9.992016-11-23 — best price $3.992017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-11-22 — best price $2.492018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-06-21 — best price $0.992018-11-01 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $0.992019-02-12 — best price $9.992019-10-28 — best price $2.492019-11-12 — best price $9.992020-01-23 — best price $4.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-10-19 — best price $12.072020-11-25 — best price $2.492021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-05-02 — best price $12.012022-03-12 — best price $10.902023-06-02 — best price $2.152023-08-09 — best price $1.492023-12-01 — best price $9.992024-02-11 — best price $9.992024-11-22 — best price $1.992025-01-05 — best price $9.992025-03-03 — best price $1.992025-05-01 — best price $9.992025-06-20 — best price $1.992025-08-22 — best price $9.992025-11-03 — best price $1.992025-12-02 — best price $9.992026-01-19 — best price $1.992026-02-23 — best price $9.992026-04-13 — best price $1.992026-06-02 — best price $9.992026-08-03 — best price $1.992026-08-21 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8702026-05-31 — 5 pageviews2026-06-04 — 2 pageviews2026-06-08 — 2 pageviews2026-06-12 — 1 pageviews2026-06-16 — 3 pageviews2026-06-20 — 0 pageviews2026-06-24 — 5 pageviews2026-06-28 — 1 pageviews2026-07-02 — 2 pageviews2026-07-06 — 6 pageviews2026-07-10 — 2 pageviews2026-07-14 — 7 pageviews2026-07-18 — 6 pageviews2026-07-22 — 8 pageviews2026-07-26 — 3 pageviews2026-07-30 — 8 pageviews2026-08-03 — 6 pageviews2026-08-07 — 3 pageviews2026-08-11 — 1 pageviews2026-08-15 — 1 pageviews2026-08-19 — 0 pageviews2026-08-23 — 2 pageviews2026-08-27 — 5 pageviews2026-08-31 — 1 pageviews2026-09-04 — 3 pageviews2026-09-08 — 2 pageviews2026-09-12 — 2 pageviews2026-09-16 — 2 pageviews2026-09-20 — 3 pageviews2026-09-24 — 0 pageviews2026-09-28 — 87 pageviews2026-10-02 — 3 pageviews2026-10-06 — 2 pageviews2026-10-10 — 2 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
50.9%
earned "Escape the House!"
34.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)45741%14

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

Player tags

IndieMysteryAdventureTime TravelPoint & ClickFemale Protagonist

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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