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REC: Beyond The Lens

Samuka Gomes · 2023-07-03

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 03, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

REC: Beyond The Lens is a first-person horror game that tells the story of an unresolved past, with realistic graphics. Explore an unknown location, investigating dark secrets while using a body camera to document every step

REC: Beyond The Lens is an Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation game released in 2023, priced at $1.99, with an estimated owner base of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (47% of 34 reviews).

0
playing now
47%
positive of 34 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$1.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 71% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (21 reviews).
  • · Top 61% of 27,786 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $0.79 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220232026Week of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$1.99$0.792023-07-032026-07-092023-07-03 — best price $1.792023-07-10 — best price $1.992023-11-21 — best price $1.692023-11-28 — best price $1.992023-12-22 — best price $1.592024-01-04 — best price $1.992024-03-14 — best price $1.492024-03-21 — best price $1.992024-04-25 — best price $1.392024-04-29 — best price $1.992024-06-27 — best price $1.392024-07-11 — best price $1.992024-11-27 — best price $1.332024-12-04 — best price $1.992024-12-20 — best price $1.292025-01-02 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $1.192025-03-20 — best price $1.992025-06-26 — best price $1.092025-07-10 — best price $1.992025-12-18 — best price $0.992026-01-05 — best price $1.992026-03-19 — best price $0.892026-03-26 — best price $1.992026-06-25 — best price $0.792026-07-09 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

3DDarkActionDemonsHorrorLinearAdventureDetectiveNarrationRealistic

Census log

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

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