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Superliminal cover art

Superliminal

Pillow Castle · 2020-11-05

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Nov 12, 2019 (Mac), Nov 12, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 21, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Nov 21, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 07, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Nov 05, 2020 (Linux)

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Superliminal is an Action and Adventure game released in 2020, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 34,162 reviews).

118
playing now
95%
positive of 34k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1,551
twitch viewers (latest)
1551.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
80/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (278 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (79 downloads)
4.53★
PlayStation Store rating (7,419 ratings)
75/100
opencritic · strong · 65% recommend · from 74 critics
4.2h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

118 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Superliminal is a 2019 surreal puzzle video game released by Pillow Castle Games. The game, played from a first-person perspective, incorporates gameplay elements around optical illusions and forced perspective; notably, certain objects when picked up can be moved towards or away from the player, but when placed back down, scale to the size as the player had viewed them, enabling the player to solve otherwise impossible puzzles to complete the game.

Trailer

Superliminal trailer thumbnail

Superliminal Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 118 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,027 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~253/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 683k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 34,162 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$7.99-60%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.52 at GamesPlanet FR (2024-09-11) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 142 of 190 observed days · $14.47 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.1k3.1k20202026Week of 2020-11-01: 3,115 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,437 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,288 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 725 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 561 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 630 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 857 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 916 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 703 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

295262026-09-15 12:00 — 41 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 54 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 48 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 49 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 67 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 53 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 59 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 43 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 51 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 44 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 48 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 55 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 163 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 161 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 79 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 119 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 103 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 69 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 295 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 237 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 99 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 118 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
33639Nov 2020Aug 2026Nov 2020 — avg 336 · peak 1,255Jan 2021 — avg 211 · peak 674Mar 2021 — avg 79 · peak 180May 2021 — avg 81 · peak 321Jul 2021 — avg 109 · peak 255Sep 2021 — avg 218 · peak 935Nov 2021 — avg 199 · peak 1,008Jan 2022 — avg 121 · peak 287Mar 2022 — avg 90 · peak 171May 2022 — avg 102 · peak 341Jul 2022 — avg 100 · peak 229Sep 2022 — avg 44 · peak 87Nov 2022 — avg 95 · peak 318Jan 2023 — avg 144 · peak 422Mar 2023 — avg 103 · peak 229May 2023 — avg 80 · peak 351Jul 2023 — avg 108 · peak 241Sep 2023 — avg 68 · peak 208Nov 2023 — avg 127 · peak 584Jan 2024 — avg 69 · peak 154Mar 2024 — avg 70 · peak 158May 2024 — avg 68 · peak 209Jul 2024 — avg 78 · peak 176Sep 2024 — avg 216 · peak 797Nov 2024 — avg 64 · peak 178Jan 2025 — avg 104 · peak 250Mar 2025 — avg 61 · peak 155May 2025 — avg 56 · peak 167Jul 2025 — avg 71 · peak 125Sep 2025 — avg 39 · peak 84Nov 2025 — avg 71 · peak 201Jan 2026 — avg 79 · peak 179Mar 2026 — avg 71 · peak 169May 2026 — avg 60 · peak 234Jul 2026 — avg 114 · peak 223Aug 2026 — avg 79 · peak 175
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.602019-11-072026-10-142019-11-07 — best price $16.992020-12-12 — best price $19.992021-04-01 — best price $19.992021-08-31 — best price $10.992021-11-24 — best price $11.992022-02-24 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-11-23 — best price $9.992023-02-13 — best price $9.992023-05-25 — best price $9.992023-08-28 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $9.992024-02-09 — best price $9.992024-05-25 — best price $9.992024-08-09 — best price $9.992024-09-17 — best price $9.992024-11-02 — best price $19.992025-01-03 — best price $19.992025-02-10 — best price $8.282025-03-23 — best price $19.992025-05-02 — best price $10.002025-06-13 — best price $10.002025-07-19 — best price $10.002025-09-06 — best price $10.002025-10-16 — best price $5.802025-11-14 — best price $6.502025-12-15 — best price $19.992026-02-02 — best price $14.692026-03-11 — best price $7.992026-05-02 — best price $16.842026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-24 — best price $5.742026-09-15 — best price $19.992026-10-05 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

372662026-05-30 — 372 pageviews2026-06-03 — 177 pageviews2026-06-07 — 194 pageviews2026-06-11 — 133 pageviews2026-06-15 — 144 pageviews2026-06-19 — 129 pageviews2026-06-23 — 128 pageviews2026-06-27 — 109 pageviews2026-07-01 — 98 pageviews2026-07-05 — 132 pageviews2026-07-09 — 92 pageviews2026-07-13 — 99 pageviews2026-07-17 — 117 pageviews2026-07-21 — 93 pageviews2026-07-25 — 126 pageviews2026-07-29 — 214 pageviews2026-08-02 — 154 pageviews2026-08-06 — 97 pageviews2026-08-10 — 116 pageviews2026-08-14 — 89 pageviews2026-08-18 — 105 pageviews2026-08-22 — 86 pageviews2026-08-26 — 114 pageviews2026-08-30 — 156 pageviews2026-09-03 — 102 pageviews2026-09-07 — 106 pageviews2026-09-11 — 118 pageviews2026-09-15 — 95 pageviews2026-09-19 — 90 pageviews2026-09-23 — 66 pageviews2026-09-27 — 150 pageviews2026-10-01 — 319 pageviews2026-10-05 — 185 pageviews2026-10-08 — 140 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
82.9%
earned "Fire Alarmist"
3.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions available1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-11-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)28,5833%23
Steam (Steam)26,4036%27
PS5 (PlayStation)12,80611%24
PS4 (PlayStation)6,2418%24
PS4 (PlayStation)4,23211%24
Switch (Nintendo)1990%0

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FunnyPuzzlePhysicsSurrealThriller3D VisionAdventureNarrationStory RichExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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