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The Deed

Pilgrim Adventures · GrabTheGames · 2015-11-23

Steam

AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 23, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.

33
playing now
90%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.99
steam price (US)

33 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 33 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 80 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 94k–226k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,769 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.07 at Fanatical (2024-11-22) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.99 · on sale 65 of 101 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5342026-08-06 22:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 32 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 46 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 39 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 23 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 15 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 39 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 12 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 29 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 24 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 38 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 53 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$0.99$0.002015-11-242026-08-152015-11-24 — best price $0.742016-05-02 — best price $0.992016-11-23 — best price $0.492017-05-11 — best price $0.542017-11-28 — best price $0.992018-04-24 — best price $0.092018-08-02 — best price $0.992018-11-27 — best price $0.992019-03-29 — best price $0.492019-11-01 — best price $0.992020-01-23 — best price $0.492020-05-30 — best price $0.492020-08-24 — best price $0.992020-10-01 — best price $0.992020-12-05 — best price $0.542021-02-08 — best price $0.992021-04-02 — best price $0.742021-05-22 — best price $0.992021-10-05 — best price $0.742022-02-03 — best price $0.992022-06-14 — best price $0.722022-11-22 — best price $0.282023-06-29 — best price $0.282023-11-17 — best price $0.412024-02-12 — best price $0.492024-04-23 — best price $0.992024-07-12 — best price $0.722024-09-22 — best price $0.992025-03-02 — best price $0.492025-08-06 — best price $0.092025-11-27 — best price $0.222026-02-23 — best price $0.992026-05-15 — best price $0.212026-08-01 — best price $0.792026-08-15 — best price $0.82
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
17.1%
earned "First Degree"
9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,16248%17

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

2DRPGCrimeIndieCasualMysteryRPGMakerAdventureDetectiveStory Rich

Census log

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

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