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The Shore

Ares Dragonis · Dragonis Games · 2021-02-19

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 19, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

1
playing now
73%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Shore is a Lovecraftian horror exploration and adventure video game developed by Greek indie developer Ares Dragonis. The game takes place on a remote, mysterious island, where the protagonist is searching for his missing daughter.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 80 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 40k–90k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,996 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-75%
GOG$2.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2025-01-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 46 of 96 observed days · $1.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
959520212026Week of 2021-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$1.192021-02-192026-10-142021-02-19 — best price $24.992021-07-08 — best price $11.992021-11-15 — best price $5.992022-02-07 — best price $8.392022-06-13 — best price $11.992022-08-29 — best price $11.992022-12-01 — best price $11.992023-01-20 — best price $4.192023-04-04 — best price $11.992023-07-24 — best price $11.992023-11-21 — best price $3.352024-01-15 — best price $2.392024-03-14 — best price $2.392024-05-13 — best price $2.392024-08-01 — best price $11.992024-10-08 — best price $11.992024-11-27 — best price $1.432025-01-10 — best price $1.192025-02-23 — best price $11.992025-04-21 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $3.592025-09-25 — best price $3.592025-10-27 — best price $3.592025-12-11 — best price $4.792026-01-21 — best price $11.992026-03-16 — best price $11.992026-04-22 — best price $11.992026-07-24 — best price $4.792026-08-30 — best price $11.992026-09-07 — best price $11.992026-09-15 — best price $2.992026-09-23 — best price $11.992026-10-01 — best price $11.992026-10-09 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

75102026-06-02 — 38 pageviews2026-06-06 — 30 pageviews2026-06-10 — 22 pageviews2026-06-14 — 24 pageviews2026-06-18 — 18 pageviews2026-06-22 — 18 pageviews2026-06-26 — 14 pageviews2026-06-30 — 18 pageviews2026-07-04 — 17 pageviews2026-07-08 — 21 pageviews2026-07-12 — 25 pageviews2026-07-16 — 19 pageviews2026-07-20 — 20 pageviews2026-07-24 — 16 pageviews2026-07-28 — 32 pageviews2026-08-01 — 20 pageviews2026-08-05 — 16 pageviews2026-08-09 — 17 pageviews2026-08-13 — 20 pageviews2026-08-17 — 14 pageviews2026-08-21 — 17 pageviews2026-08-25 — 16 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-09-02 — 14 pageviews2026-09-06 — 43 pageviews2026-09-10 — 21 pageviews2026-09-14 — 15 pageviews2026-09-18 — 25 pageviews2026-09-22 — 20 pageviews2026-09-26 — 32 pageviews2026-09-30 — 16 pageviews2026-10-04 — 75 pageviews2026-10-08 — 50 pageviews2026-10-12 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
77.1%
earned "It walks!"
39.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Russian, German, Greek, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,34529%13
PS5 (PlayStation)9164%14

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

Player tags

FPSActionHorrorPuzzleFightingRelaxingNarrationRealisticStory RichUnderwater

Census log

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

Recent updates

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