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The Archetype

Rafael Barreto · SA Industry · 2015-09-16

Steam

Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 16, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Archetype is a psychological-horror where you'll be in control (or not) of Archty's psychological aspects, like Fear, Despair, Anxiety, Sadness, Jealousy, Anger, Aggression, Libido, Envy, Guilt, Depression and Solitude.

The Archetype is an Adventure game released in 2015, priced at $0.49, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (56% of 133 reviews).

0
playing now
56%
positive of 133 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$0.49
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 35% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 3.3k–8.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 133 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2022-08-24) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320152026Week of 2015-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 00:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1880Sep 2015Jun 2026Sep 2015 — avg 0 · peak 3Nov 2015 — avg 0 · peak 2Jan 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Mar 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2May 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Jan 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Mar 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1May 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Feb 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Jan 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1May 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Sep 2022 — avg 33 · peak 178Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2023 — avg 11 · peak 139Mar 2023 — avg 22 · peak 484May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 14Jul 2023 — avg 70 · peak 874Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 12Feb 2025 — avg 30 · peak 595Jun 2026 — avg 1 · peak 13

▼ −29 avg players (−96.2%) vs prior month — Jun 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$0.492015-09-162026-08-242015-09-16 — best price $11.992016-01-04 — best price $15.992016-12-16 — best price $1.992020-10-27 — best price $4.992022-11-22 — best price $0.492022-12-14 — best price $4.992023-01-11 — best price $0.492023-03-10 — best price $4.992023-04-09 — best price $0.492023-06-09 — best price $4.992023-09-18 — best price $0.492023-11-08 — best price $4.992023-12-12 — best price $0.492024-01-04 — best price $4.992024-02-20 — best price $8.992024-04-06 — best price $9.992024-05-30 — best price $29.992024-07-12 — best price $1.492024-09-08 — best price $29.992024-11-06 — best price $4.992024-12-06 — best price $0.492025-02-01 — best price $4.992025-03-21 — best price $0.492025-05-18 — best price $4.992025-08-25 — best price $0.492025-10-06 — best price $4.992025-11-21 — best price $0.492026-01-19 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $0.492026-04-18 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $0.492026-08-24 — best price $0.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

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Player tags

AdventureStory RichAtmosphericPsychological Horror

Census log

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

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