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The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

Yangyang Mobile · Neon Doctrine · 2017-07-24

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jul 24, 2017 (Linux), Jul 24, 2017 (Mac), Dec 15, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 24, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 28, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Dec 15, 2021 (Xbox One)

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel is a 2017 Adventure, Indie, and RPG game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and Very Positive sentiment (86% of 1528 reviews).

3
playing now
86%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.29★
PlayStation Store rating (100 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

"In the outskirts of Luxbourne City stands a 17th-century English mansion, rumored to be haunted by vengeful spirits. After reading a letter discovered inside on the day of its open house, seven people find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle of madness plaguing the Ermengarde Mansion for centuries. Will they be able to free themselves from it, or will they become another casualty?"(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 45 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 29,201 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 38k–92k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,528 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2025-12-03) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 13 of 29 observed days · $15.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
373720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1022026-09-15 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
720Apr 2017Aug 2026Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Aug 2017 — avg 72 · peak 182Nov 2017 — avg 27 · peak 63Feb 2018 — avg 17 · peak 41May 2018 — avg 11 · peak 26Aug 2018 — avg 13 · peak 29Nov 2018 — avg 12 · peak 41Feb 2019 — avg 9 · peak 25May 2019 — avg 8 · peak 21Aug 2019 — avg 8 · peak 20Nov 2019 — avg 8 · peak 23Feb 2020 — avg 13 · peak 52May 2020 — avg 12 · peak 25Aug 2020 — avg 11 · peak 32Nov 2020 — avg 19 · peak 43Feb 2021 — avg 12 · peak 26May 2021 — avg 9 · peak 19Aug 2021 — avg 10 · peak 25Nov 2021 — avg 9 · peak 26Feb 2022 — avg 8 · peak 20May 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2022 — avg 9 · peak 23Nov 2022 — avg 7 · peak 19Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2023 — avg 8 · peak 20Nov 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 10Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 13Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 8Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.992017-07-252026-10-152017-07-25 — best price $17.992018-07-30 — best price $19.992019-07-22 — best price $11.992019-12-19 — best price $8.992020-04-20 — best price $19.992020-06-17 — best price $17.992020-07-20 — best price $19.992020-08-15 — best price $17.992020-09-08 — best price $14.692020-10-04 — best price $19.992020-10-26 — best price $17.992020-11-23 — best price $19.992020-12-16 — best price $14.692021-01-20 — best price $14.692021-02-14 — best price $19.992021-04-07 — best price $19.992021-04-29 — best price $14.692021-05-21 — best price $17.992021-06-25 — best price $14.692021-09-21 — best price $14.692021-11-21 — best price $19.992022-01-18 — best price $14.692022-02-28 — best price $14.692022-05-04 — best price $14.692022-07-04 — best price $14.692022-11-22 — best price $5.992023-03-02 — best price $19.992023-06-30 — best price $14.692023-12-15 — best price $6.002024-03-14 — best price $5.992024-08-01 — best price $15.892024-12-10 — best price $5.992025-04-14 — best price $5.992025-08-03 — best price $14.692025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-07-23 — best price $4.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
82.4%
earned "This or That"
35.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2017-10-30 (Steam store data)

Player tags

RPGGoreAnimeIndieHorrorMatureMysteryAdventureStory RichVisual Novel

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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