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Recompile

Phigames · Dear Villagers · 2021-08-19

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 19, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 19, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 19, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.

69%
positive of 179 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
4.21★
PlayStation Store rating (34 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (57 reviews).
  • · Top 32% of 25,806 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.6k–8.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 179 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$1.70-91%
GOG$1.99-90%
Humble Store$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%
WinGameStore$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-90%
GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Fanatical (2024-09-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 155 of 194 observed days · $0.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
434320212026Week of 2021-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$0.002020-03-202026-10-102020-03-20 — best price $0.002021-11-25 — best price $15.892022-01-10 — best price $14.992022-03-21 — best price $12.992022-06-06 — best price $9.992022-07-28 — best price $19.992022-09-16 — best price $7.102022-12-14 — best price $15.742023-02-16 — best price $17.882023-05-05 — best price $6.992023-07-28 — best price $5.702023-09-26 — best price $15.742023-12-13 — best price $4.992024-02-14 — best price $4.992024-04-08 — best price $3.992024-06-25 — best price $15.742024-08-27 — best price $19.992024-11-06 — best price $1.992025-01-16 — best price $2.002025-03-03 — best price $1.692025-05-12 — best price $1.602025-07-25 — best price $1.352025-09-12 — best price $2.002025-11-03 — best price $1.592025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-02-04 — best price $1.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-07 — best price $1.992026-07-01 — best price $2.002026-08-01 — best price $1.992026-08-24 — best price $1.992026-09-13 — best price $1.992026-10-03 — best price $1.992026-10-10 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
69.1%
earned "Installation Wizard"
16.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Player tags

IndieActionCombatSci-fiAdventureBeautifulNonlinearAtmosphericBullet TimeExploration

Census log

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

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