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Tead

Tead · 2023-12-31

Steam

AdventureIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Text

Releases: Sep 02, 2023 (Mac), Sep 02, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 31, 2023 (Linux)

A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.

98%
positive of 59 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$0.99
steam price (US)

12 strangers wake up in a room. They're told one of them is secretly the Game Master, and they must try to kill the Game Master. But if one of them murders someone who's not the Game Master, the murderer will be killed unless they can convince others they were not the murderer. The others must figure out who the murderer is or they will all die. Collect evidence, make arguments, and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master. Many will die along the way, but remember: Their Endings Are Deserved.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 67% of 15,006 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.2k–2.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 59 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2024-01-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

2.5DAnimeCrimeDrama1990'sLinearPuzzleTrainsPiratesStrategy

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.