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Two and a Half Studios · 2022-03-31

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 01, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?

95%
positive of 191 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$5.99
steam price (US)

Awakened in an unfamiliar location, four strangers are forced into a life-or-death situation they must escape within two hours. How did they get there? Who is behind it all? Who can be trusted? …And why does it feel as though some of these strangers may not be strangers after all? Play as Sebastian in this BL/yaoi visual novel as you uncover the truth—no matter the cost.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 52% of 17,999 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.8k–8.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 191 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.09 at Steam (2026-05-11) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020222026Week of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$5.99$2.092022-04-012026-07-092022-04-01 — best price $5.092022-05-21 — best price $4.792022-07-14 — best price $4.192022-11-22 — best price $3.892022-12-03 — best price $4.492022-12-23 — best price $3.892023-02-20 — best price $4.492023-03-16 — best price $4.192023-05-01 — best price $5.992023-06-29 — best price $3.592023-08-07 — best price $3.592023-09-23 — best price $3.592023-11-22 — best price $3.592023-12-21 — best price $3.292024-01-29 — best price $2.992024-03-14 — best price $3.592024-04-17 — best price $3.892024-06-07 — best price $3.292024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-07-23 — best price $3.592024-09-17 — best price $2.992024-11-21 — best price $2.692024-12-19 — best price $2.392025-02-17 — best price $2.392025-03-13 — best price $2.392025-04-20 — best price $2.992025-06-27 — best price $2.992025-08-04 — best price $3.292025-09-29 — best price $2.992025-12-18 — best price $2.392026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-05-11 — best price $2.092026-06-25 — best price $2.392026-07-09 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
75.6%
earned "Locked Out"
51%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DAnimeDramaComedyLGBTQ+LinearMysteryRomanceNarrationStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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