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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.

1
playing now
56%
positive of 133 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.49
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 62% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.3k–8.0k copies

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

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.49-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

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

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-12 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsCommentary availableFamily Sharing

Player tags

AdventureStory RichAtmosphericPsychological Horror

Census log

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

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