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The Neverwhere Tales - Book 1 cover art

The Neverwhere Tales - Book 1

ceodev · 2024-09-06

Steam

IndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 06, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 06, 2024 (Mac), Sep 06, 2024 (Linux)

The Neverwhere Tales - Book 1 is a story-driven Adult Visual Novel. The story takes place in an urban fantasy setting and combines a modern world with cyberpunk & fantasy elements. Book 1 is the story of Alexander Callister and how he learns about this hidden world called "Neverwhere."

94%
positive of 249 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$12.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 120% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 43% of 21,304 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.0k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 249 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2025-03-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320242026Week of 2024-09-06: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-09-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-21: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$12.99$8.992024-09-062026-08-162024-09-06 — best price $9.952024-09-20 — best price $11.992024-10-21 — best price $9.592024-11-04 — best price $11.992024-11-27 — best price $9.592024-12-04 — best price $11.992024-12-19 — best price $9.592025-01-16 — best price $11.992025-03-03 — best price $8.992025-03-10 — best price $11.992025-03-13 — best price $8.992025-03-20 — best price $11.992025-04-09 — best price $9.592025-04-16 — best price $11.992025-05-25 — best price $9.592025-06-08 — best price $11.992025-06-27 — best price $9.352025-07-24 — best price $11.992025-07-25 — best price $12.992025-08-24 — best price $9.872025-09-07 — best price $12.992025-09-29 — best price $9.872025-10-06 — best price $12.992025-10-25 — best price $10.392025-11-05 — best price $12.992025-12-05 — best price $9.092025-12-17 — best price $12.992025-12-18 — best price $9.482026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-02-05 — best price $9.742026-02-19 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $9.352026-03-26 — best price $9.742026-04-01 — best price $12.992026-05-01 — best price $9.742026-05-15 — best price $12.992026-06-14 — best price $9.742026-07-09 — best price $12.992026-08-02 — best price $9.742026-08-16 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
90.6%
earned "Tempus Fugit"
50.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)630%90

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

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

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