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The Plane Effect

Innovina/StudioKiku · PQube · 2021-09-23

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 12, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 23, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Sep 23, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 23, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 23, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...

The Plane Effect is an Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2021 for $14.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (62% of 79 reviews).

0
playing now
62%
positive of 82 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
3.37★
PlayStation Store rating (187 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 44% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 82 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.75-75%
GOG$3.75-75%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at Steam (2024-12-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 69 of 100 observed days · $2.86 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120212026Week of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.892021-09-232026-10-142021-09-23 — best price $13.492021-11-29 — best price $14.992022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-06-06 — best price $10.042022-08-01 — best price $14.992022-11-01 — best price $14.992022-12-10 — best price $14.992023-02-01 — best price $8.242023-03-20 — best price $7.492023-06-11 — best price $7.492023-08-03 — best price $14.992023-11-02 — best price $14.992024-01-05 — best price $14.992024-02-12 — best price $14.992024-03-20 — best price $5.242024-05-16 — best price $2.242024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-08-26 — best price $3.742024-10-08 — best price $2.992024-11-26 — best price $2.992025-01-18 — best price $14.992025-02-28 — best price $0.892025-04-14 — best price $14.992025-05-26 — best price $3.742025-07-31 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-11-13 — best price $3.742026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-03 — best price $3.742026-04-13 — best price $14.992026-05-25 — best price $3.752026-07-17 — best price $14.992026-08-28 — best price $3.752026-09-05 — best price $3.752026-09-13 — best price $14.992026-09-21 — best price $3.752026-09-29 — best price $3.752026-10-07 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
87.6%
earned "THE OFFICE"
29.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Polish…

Player tags

2.5DHorrorPuzzleStylizedAdventureCinematicIsometricNarrationNarrativeDystopian

Census log

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

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