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The Renovator: Origins

Peace_Studio · 2024-07-13

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 04, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 04, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 04, 2025 (Xbox One), Jul 13, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 04, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Apr 04, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.

86%
positive of 241 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 59% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (91 reviews).
  • · Top 41% of 23,234 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.8k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 241 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-10-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $10.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
727220242026Week of 2024-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

20
achievements tracked
62.9%
earned "Hugs"
37.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, Russian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Italian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)9052%16
Steam (Steam)748%20
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)3628%15
PS4 (PlayStation)743%16
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

IndieHorrorThrillerRealisticSimulationAtmosphericWalking SimulatorPsychological Horror

Census log

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

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