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The Medium

Bloober Team · Bloober Team SA · 2021-01-28

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 28, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 03, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Aug 31, 2023 (Mac)

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

The Medium is an Adventure game released in 2021, priced at $49.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 10186 reviews) and an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

12
playing now
89%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (154 ratings)
7
Nexus mods (4.4k downloads)
4.02★
PlayStation Store rating (2,222 ratings)
8.8h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 10h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

The Medium is a psychological horror video game developed and published by Bloober Team. It was released for Windows and Xbox Series X/S on January 28, 2021, for PlayStation 5 on September 3, 2021, for Amazon Luna on February 17, 2022, and for macOS on August 31, 2023. A Nintendo Switch version was released on July 29, 2023.

Trailer

The Medium trailer thumbnail

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 488 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~61/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,739 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 207k–465k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,329 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$9.99-80%
GOG$12.49-75%
GOG$12.49-75%
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.84 at GameBillet (2026-09-21) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 125 of 167 observed days · $0.15 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.6k1.6k20212026Week of 2021-01-01: 984 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,577 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3142026-09-15 12:00 — 15 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 25 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 21 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 31 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 14 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 18 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 9 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 18 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 13 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 20 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 21 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 20 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 28 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2185Feb 2021Aug 2026Feb 2021 — avg 218 · peak 965Apr 2021 — avg 53 · peak 176Jun 2021 — avg 20 · peak 62Aug 2021 — avg 17 · peak 42Oct 2021 — avg 21 · peak 74Dec 2021 — avg 18 · peak 60Feb 2022 — avg 13 · peak 44Apr 2022 — avg 8 · peak 23Jun 2022 — avg 11 · peak 32Aug 2022 — avg 7 · peak 27Oct 2022 — avg 13 · peak 52Dec 2022 — avg 11 · peak 33Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 24Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 20Oct 2023 — avg 11 · peak 41Dec 2023 — avg 8 · peak 25Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 23Apr 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2024 — avg 11 · peak 43Aug 2024 — avg 11 · peak 40Oct 2024 — avg 9 · peak 29Dec 2024 — avg 12 · peak 36Feb 2025 — avg 7 · peak 26Apr 2025 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2025 — avg 13 · peak 44Aug 2025 — avg 18 · peak 51Oct 2025 — avg 14 · peak 41Dec 2025 — avg 20 · peak 57Feb 2026 — avg 14 · peak 49Apr 2026 — avg 12 · peak 36Jun 2026 — avg 13 · peak 35Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 27
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$9.842020-07-232026-10-152020-07-23 — best price $44.992021-05-03 — best price $39.992021-10-25 — best price $37.492022-01-06 — best price $49.992022-03-29 — best price $49.992022-08-02 — best price $49.992022-11-07 — best price $27.992023-01-19 — best price $49.992023-03-09 — best price $27.992023-05-13 — best price $39.892023-06-25 — best price $29.992023-08-14 — best price $19.892023-10-16 — best price $49.992023-11-28 — best price $49.992024-01-10 — best price $25.002024-02-25 — best price $25.002024-03-29 — best price $35.992024-05-02 — best price $38.312024-06-04 — best price $43.522024-07-29 — best price $43.522024-10-28 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $49.992025-03-28 — best price $49.992025-06-04 — best price $39.892025-10-06 — best price $49.992025-11-23 — best price $20.002026-01-11 — best price $49.992026-03-30 — best price $14.992026-05-21 — best price $11.752026-07-13 — best price $14.382026-08-24 — best price $10.102026-09-14 — best price $12.492026-10-04 — best price $12.492026-10-15 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

249642026-05-29 — 124 pageviews2026-06-02 — 99 pageviews2026-06-06 — 175 pageviews2026-06-10 — 118 pageviews2026-06-14 — 121 pageviews2026-06-18 — 86 pageviews2026-06-22 — 100 pageviews2026-06-26 — 104 pageviews2026-06-30 — 99 pageviews2026-07-04 — 109 pageviews2026-07-08 — 90 pageviews2026-07-12 — 91 pageviews2026-07-16 — 81 pageviews2026-07-20 — 94 pageviews2026-07-24 — 76 pageviews2026-07-28 — 87 pageviews2026-08-01 — 94 pageviews2026-08-05 — 249 pageviews2026-08-09 — 90 pageviews2026-08-13 — 112 pageviews2026-08-17 — 119 pageviews2026-08-21 — 91 pageviews2026-08-25 — 126 pageviews2026-08-29 — 107 pageviews2026-09-02 — 117 pageviews2026-09-06 — 118 pageviews2026-09-10 — 175 pageviews2026-09-14 — 110 pageviews2026-09-18 — 116 pageviews2026-09-22 — 197 pageviews2026-09-26 — 152 pageviews2026-09-30 — 120 pageviews2026-10-04 — 145 pageviews2026-10-07 — 117 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
86.8%
earned "Inner Investigator"
47.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2020-08-31, latest 2021-01-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)37,6097%39
PS5 (PlayStation)16,88536%40
Steam (Steam)3,96011%39

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

DarkHorrorMatureViolentAdventureStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerThird PersonPsychological

Census log

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

Recent updates

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