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Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly

IDEA FACTORY · Intragames · 2018-11-15

Steam

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Apr 27, 2018 (PlayStation Vita), Nov 15, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Awakening in a mysterious mansion, her first, frantic thoughts are: 'Where am I? And more importantly, WHO am I?'

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly is a 2018 Adventure game priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (84% of 916 reviews).

4
playing now
84%
positive of 916 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly and Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk are two otome visual novel video games developed by Otomate. They were published for PlayStation Vita by Idea Factory in Japan in 2015 and 2016, and by Aksys Games in North America and Europe in 2018. Intragames and Idea Factory released Black Butterfly for Microsoft Windows in 2018, and Ashen Hawk in 2019.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 59 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 23k–55k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 916 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.88 at eTail.Market (2022-08-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 45 of 55 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420182026Week of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-15 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 13 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 14 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
103Nov 2018Aug 2026Nov 2018 — avg 9 · peak 30Feb 2019 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2019 — avg 7 · peak 28Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2019 — avg 5 · peak 19Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 13May 2020 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2020 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2020 — avg 6 · peak 29Feb 2021 — avg 7 · peak 25May 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Nov 2021 — avg 7 · peak 25Feb 2022 — avg 6 · peak 25May 2022 — avg 7 · peak 22Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2022 — avg 7 · peak 25Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15May 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Aug 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 17Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21May 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2026 — avg 7 · peak 25May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 19Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$6.482018-11-152026-08-112018-11-15 — best price $26.992019-11-26 — best price $14.992020-10-29 — best price $8.992021-11-24 — best price $7.492022-07-12 — best price $20.902022-08-17 — best price $22.902022-10-31 — best price $29.992022-12-12 — best price $6.852023-01-11 — best price $23.992023-02-14 — best price $29.992023-04-18 — best price $11.992023-05-14 — best price $14.962023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-08-07 — best price $7.492023-09-20 — best price $9.892023-11-21 — best price $7.492023-12-30 — best price $22.982024-02-12 — best price $8.992024-03-17 — best price $22.982024-04-06 — best price $27.562024-05-01 — best price $23.892024-06-04 — best price $23.992024-07-31 — best price $23.992024-09-07 — best price $29.992024-11-02 — best price $13.502024-12-05 — best price $23.892025-01-21 — best price $22.982025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-05-08 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-08-19 — best price $8.992025-10-03 — best price $29.992025-11-04 — best price $21.412026-02-09 — best price $7.492026-04-22 — best price $23.892026-06-25 — best price $7.492026-07-25 — best price $10.742026-08-11 — best price $23.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2322026-06-01 — 13 pageviews2026-06-05 — 18 pageviews2026-06-09 — 10 pageviews2026-06-13 — 14 pageviews2026-06-17 — 9 pageviews2026-06-21 — 7 pageviews2026-06-25 — 22 pageviews2026-06-29 — 12 pageviews2026-07-03 — 17 pageviews2026-07-07 — 5 pageviews2026-07-11 — 5 pageviews2026-07-15 — 11 pageviews2026-07-19 — 9 pageviews2026-07-23 — 9 pageviews2026-07-27 — 7 pageviews2026-07-31 — 7 pageviews2026-08-04 — 8 pageviews2026-08-08 — 9 pageviews2026-08-12 — 13 pageviews2026-08-16 — 6 pageviews2026-08-20 — 4 pageviews2026-08-24 — 3 pageviews2026-08-28 — 9 pageviews2026-09-01 — 7 pageviews2026-09-05 — 6 pageviews2026-09-09 — 6 pageviews2026-09-13 — 5 pageviews2026-09-17 — 6 pageviews2026-09-21 — 7 pageviews2026-09-25 — 9 pageviews2026-09-29 — 5 pageviews2026-10-03 — 20 pageviews2026-10-07 — 6 pageviews2026-10-10 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
74.6%
earned "The First Hunt"
32.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Korean, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-02-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS Vita (PlayStation)81588%34
Steam (Steam)27648%33

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

Player tags

AnimeOtomeMysteryRomanceAdventureStory RichVisual NovelMultiple EndingsFemale Protagonist

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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