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SiN Episodes: Emergence cover art

SiN Episodes: Emergence

Ritual Entertainment · Atari · 2006-05-10

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 10, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

You are John Blade, commander of HardCorps, an elite security force dedicated to protecting the people of Freeport City. Four years have passed since your first battle with Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision.

SiN Episodes: Emergence is an Action game released in 2006, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 1508 reviews).

2
playing now
90%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (32 ratings)
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Sin Episodes: Emergence is a 2006 first-person shooter developed and published by Ritual Entertainment. It is the first game in a planned series of episodic games for Windows that would have expanded upon the 1998 computer game Sin. A total of nine episodes were planned with only the first one released. It is powered by the Source game engine, the first episode "Emergence" was the first computer game by a major developer to both be produced episodically and delivered over the Internet without the intervention of a publisher. This was accomplished through Valve's Steam content delivery system.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 128 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 60k–121k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,508 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2025-08-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 11 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.492015-01-012026-09-212015-01-01 — best price $9.992018-10-29 — best price $3.992018-11-28 — best price $9.992019-02-04 — best price $3.992019-07-10 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $4.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-06-26 — best price $4.992020-09-07 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $3.492022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $2.492022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $2.492023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-03-15 — best price $2.492024-06-10 — best price $9.992024-08-08 — best price $3.492024-09-26 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $1.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-03-30 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $1.992025-08-11 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $1.992025-11-30 — best price $9.992026-01-31 — best price $1.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $1.992026-07-20 — best price $9.992026-09-20 — best price $1.992026-09-21 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

397222026-06-02 — 22 pageviews2026-06-06 — 45 pageviews2026-06-10 — 55 pageviews2026-06-14 — 190 pageviews2026-06-18 — 61 pageviews2026-06-22 — 61 pageviews2026-06-26 — 48 pageviews2026-06-30 — 52 pageviews2026-07-04 — 38 pageviews2026-07-08 — 48 pageviews2026-07-12 — 61 pageviews2026-07-16 — 43 pageviews2026-07-20 — 45 pageviews2026-07-24 — 48 pageviews2026-07-28 — 40 pageviews2026-08-01 — 68 pageviews2026-08-05 — 50 pageviews2026-08-09 — 59 pageviews2026-08-13 — 46 pageviews2026-08-17 — 29 pageviews2026-08-21 — 43 pageviews2026-08-25 — 48 pageviews2026-08-29 — 49 pageviews2026-09-02 — 34 pageviews2026-09-06 — 57 pageviews2026-09-10 — 44 pageviews2026-09-14 — 41 pageviews2026-09-18 — 44 pageviews2026-09-22 — 83 pageviews2026-09-26 — 245 pageviews2026-09-30 — 85 pageviews2026-10-04 — 85 pageviews2026-10-08 — 61 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

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3 supported languages: English, Russian, French

Player tags

FPSGoreShortActionNuditySci-fiClassicShooterEpisodicCyberpunk

Census log

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

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