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Screams from the Past cover art

Screams from the Past

Dream Pocket Studio · 2023-10-25

Steam

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 25, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Uncover the dark past of an orphanage, gather clues and evidence, solve puzzles, and unveil the truth in a gripping suspense game. Your main mission is to unravel the mystery. Get ready for shocking revelations as you immerse yourself in the intriguing and chilling atmosphere.

0
playing now
79%
positive of 47 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-09-27 06:00 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 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 61% of 21,649 Adventure games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2023-12-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220232026Week of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$1.492023-10-252026-07-092023-10-25 — best price $4.492023-11-01 — best price $4.992023-12-01 — best price $2.492023-12-08 — best price $4.992023-12-21 — best price $1.492024-01-04 — best price $4.992024-01-15 — best price $2.492024-01-22 — best price $4.992024-02-21 — best price $2.492024-02-28 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $1.492024-03-21 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-07-11 — best price $4.992024-10-28 — best price $1.992024-11-04 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $2.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-06-26 — best price $3.492025-07-10 — best price $4.992026-01-12 — best price $2.492026-01-19 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $1.492026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

3
achievements tracked
16.8%
earned "It was the gardener!"
15.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

CrimeRetroHorrorPuzzleStealthStrategyAdventureDetectiveExplorationPsychedelic

Census log

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

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