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The Basilisk

Joshua Hughes · 2018-07-24

Steam

Sexual ContentViolentGoreAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 24, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Basilisk is a genre-swapping horror platformer that focuses on you, a supercomputer, as the last hope to save mankind from an unknown virus. If you suffer from mental health issues, play at your own risk.

The Basilisk is a Sexual Content, Violent, Gore and Adventure game released in 2018, priced at $0.79, with an owner estimate of 0 .. 20,000 and a Mostly Positive sentiment (77% of 26 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-04

77%
positive of 26 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
$0.79
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620182026Week of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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