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SEPTEMBER 1999 cover art

SEPTEMBER 1999

98DEMAKE · 2018-10-10

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 10, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 10, 2018 (Mac)

A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

0
playing now
84%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
0.1h
to beat · rushed 0.1h · completionist 0.1h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 146 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 49,650 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
34634620182026Week of 2018-10-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
40Oct 2018Feb 2021Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 14Nov 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2019 — avg 0 · peak 5Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2020 — avg 1 · peak 13Mar 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 5May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Jul 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2020 — avg 0 · peak 5Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-10-27 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkGoreIndieShortHorrorAtmosphericMultiplayerFirst-PersonFree to PlaySingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.