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The Man Came Around

Thierry Brim · 2023-08-09

Steam

AdventureIndieRPGFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Text

Releases: Aug 09, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 09, 2023 (Mac)

The Man Came Around is a survival game with narrative choices. Play five activists fleeing a police state. Cross the border. Evade the cops. Scavenge resources. Survive the elements. Will you put your group at risk to help others along the way, or betray your principles to survive?

The Man Came Around is a free-to-play Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Free To Play game released in 2023, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 65 reviews).

0
playing now
85%
positive of 65 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

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

Play five citizens trying to leave this mess. Your only hope is to cross the Northern Border, a heavily guarded fence lost in the mountains. You'll face grave dangers during your journey, from harsh elements to corrupt cops. Manage your scarce resources, take tough decisions, and make the best of your group's abilities to escape this lethal maze. But remember: sometimes staying alive is not the same as doing the right thing… Will you sacrifice your principles to survive?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (31 reviews).
  • · Top 48% of 29,201 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-03-06)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120232026Week of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-16 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 00:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.49$0.002023-08-092024-11-132023-08-09 — best price $11.242023-08-16 — best price $12.492023-09-18 — best price $9.992023-09-25 — best price $12.492023-10-27 — best price $7.492023-10-30 — best price $12.492023-11-21 — best price $9.362023-11-28 — best price $12.492023-12-04 — best price $9.362023-12-11 — best price $12.492023-12-21 — best price $8.742024-01-04 — best price $12.492024-01-29 — best price $7.492024-02-05 — best price $12.492024-03-06 — best price $4.992024-03-13 — best price $12.492024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-03-21 — best price $12.492024-05-13 — best price $4.992024-05-20 — best price $12.492024-06-27 — best price $7.492024-07-11 — best price $12.492024-08-16 — best price $7.492024-08-30 — best price $12.492024-10-26 — best price $7.492024-11-02 — best price $12.492024-11-05 — best price $9.992024-11-13 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRPGNoirSurrealSurvivalThrillerAdventureDifficultPoliticalDystopian

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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