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Subside cover art

Subside

A2D Software · 2024-09-17

SteamPlayStation Store

Simulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: TBD (PlayStation VR2), Sep 17, 2024 (SteamVR)

Subside is an immersive aquatic VR experience with multiple areas to explore and lifelike aquatic creatures to interact with. Crafted with unparalleled realism, it aims to replicate the nuances of real-life swimming and diving in shallow waters

97%
positive of 523 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 40 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 111% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (159 reviews).
  • · Top 43% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 10k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 523 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15515520242026Week of 2024-09-17: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-09-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-24: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-09-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-08: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-10-15: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$14.992024-09-172026-07-092024-09-17 — best price $22.492024-09-24 — best price $24.992024-12-19 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-03-13 — best price $21.242025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-06-27 — best price $21.242025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $21.242025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-12-18 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-05-18 — best price $17.492026-05-25 — best price $24.992026-06-25 — best price $17.492026-07-09 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
68.2%
earned "So Shiny"
9.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsVR OnlyFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)4361%51
Steam (Steam)1181%40

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRCasualNatureSci-fiLife SimRelaxingImmersiveRealisticFuturisticSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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