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The Secret of Retropolis cover art

The Secret of Retropolis

Peanut Button · 2021-07-21

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 21, 2021 (SteamVR), Nov 04, 2021 (Oculus Quest), Jun 17, 2021 (Oculus Rift)

The Secret of Retropolis is a VR narrative game of a new kind, a blend of classic point-and-click adventure with immersive cinematography. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles. Lose yourself in the retro-futuristic atmosphere.

The Secret of Retropolis is a $9.99 Adventure and Indie game released in 2021, estimated to have 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 189 reviews).

0
playing now
93%
positive of 190 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (34 reviews).
  • · Top 30% of 28,693 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 3.8k–8.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 190 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320212026Week of 2021-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$2.492021-07-212026-07-202021-07-21 — best price $11.692021-11-01 — best price $12.992021-12-22 — best price $9.742022-06-13 — best price $12.992022-07-18 — best price $7.792022-09-05 — best price $12.992022-11-07 — best price $7.792022-11-29 — best price $12.992023-01-09 — best price $7.792023-02-20 — best price $5.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-05-15 — best price $4.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-10-02 — best price $4.992023-11-20 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $3.992024-01-22 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-04-15 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-08-19 — best price $9.992024-11-04 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-06 — best price $7.492025-03-03 — best price $9.992025-04-07 — best price $4.992025-05-26 — best price $9.992025-07-14 — best price $4.992025-09-23 — best price $9.992025-10-27 — best price $7.992025-12-15 — best price $9.992026-01-19 — best price $4.992026-03-09 — best price $9.992026-04-13 — best price $4.992026-06-01 — best price $9.992026-07-13 — best price $5.992026-07-20 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
84.3%
earned "A Job!"
32.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean

Player tags

VR6DOFNoirFunnyRetroPuzzleAdventureDetectiveHand-drawnStory Rich

Census log

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

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