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The Padre cover art

The Padre

Shotgun with Glitters · 2019-04-18

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 18, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 18, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 19, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Apr 18, 2019 (Mac), Apr 18, 2019 (Linux), Jun 27, 2019 (Xbox One)

The Padre is a retro stylised 3D horror adventure game tapping deep into the roots of classic horror games.

75%
positive of 59 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
$19.99
steam price (US)

A Catholic priest blows his head off.... ..and you get control of this Demon hunter Priest 12 hours before the event. Lucky day I guess. Will you be able to cheat your destiny in this corrupted fairy tale? I’m not sure, but one thing I believe. You will MAKE whoever made you do this PAY…..A LOT.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 76% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 59 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Humble Store (2026-07-31) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 13 of 35 observed days · $19.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420182026Week of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$0.992018-02-222026-08-272018-02-22 — best price $10.042019-10-17 — best price $19.992019-10-28 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $3.992020-01-13 — best price $3.602020-02-01 — best price $19.992020-04-21 — best price $16.682020-07-09 — best price $5.992020-09-10 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $3.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-06-24 — best price $3.992021-09-20 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $3.992022-05-02 — best price $19.992022-10-25 — best price $3.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-05-02 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $3.792024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $18.282024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-06 — best price $18.992025-06-25 — best price $19.992025-07-21 — best price $16.942025-08-12 — best price $16.942025-09-03 — best price $18.822025-10-07 — best price $18.822025-11-18 — best price $18.822025-11-29 — best price $19.992026-02-22 — best price $15.792026-05-31 — best price $1.192026-07-31 — best price $0.992026-08-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

IndieVoxelActionComedyHorrorAdventurePoint & ClickPixel Graphics

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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