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The Spectrum Retreat

Dan Smith Studios · Ripstone · 2018-07-13

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 13, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 13, 2018 (Xbox One), Jul 10, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Check-in to The Spectrum Retreat for a stay you won’t forget. Manipulate your way to the truth in this captivating narrative-driven puzzler.

The Spectrum Retreat is an Adventure, Indie, and Strategy game released in 2018, priced at $12.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (76% of 308 reviews).

1
playing now
76%
positive of 308 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
4.09★
PlayStation Store rating (310 ratings)
5h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$12.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

The Spectrum Retreat is a 2018 video game for PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. It was developed by Dan Smith from the age of 15, over a five-year period. The game was made noteworthy by the young age at which Smith was able to develop the game and secure a publishing deal.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (39 reviews).
  • · Top 24% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.7k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 308 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.89-70%
Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-12-10) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 33 of 62 observed days · $2.89 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320182026Week of 2018-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
100Jul 2018Aug 2021Jul 2018 — avg 10 · peak 34Aug 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 9Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Apr 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Jun 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Jul 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4Aug 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Mar 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2020 — avg 0 · peak 5Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3Jun 2021 — avg 1 · peak 10Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Aug 2021

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$0.002018-07-062026-10-122018-07-06 — best price $12.992019-02-04 — best price $6.492020-01-02 — best price $12.992020-05-21 — best price $12.992020-08-04 — best price $12.992020-09-15 — best price $12.992020-10-06 — best price $12.992020-10-24 — best price $12.992020-11-09 — best price $12.992020-11-26 — best price $9.542021-01-11 — best price $12.992021-01-29 — best price $12.992021-02-15 — best price $9.542021-03-05 — best price $11.582021-03-23 — best price $11.582021-04-19 — best price $11.582021-05-08 — best price $11.582021-05-26 — best price $11.582021-07-01 — best price $0.002021-10-03 — best price $12.992021-11-30 — best price $12.992022-02-03 — best price $12.992022-05-23 — best price $12.992022-08-15 — best price $11.582022-11-01 — best price $4.542023-02-16 — best price $12.992023-05-01 — best price $12.992023-08-03 — best price $12.992023-11-28 — best price $12.992024-02-12 — best price $12.992024-05-17 — best price $9.542024-08-03 — best price $11.582024-12-09 — best price $12.992025-03-21 — best price $11.582025-11-03 — best price $12.992026-01-08 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $3.892026-05-30 — best price $11.582026-07-30 — best price $12.992026-10-12 — best price $3.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1202026-05-29 — 6 pageviews2026-06-02 — 11 pageviews2026-06-06 — 3 pageviews2026-06-10 — 8 pageviews2026-06-14 — 7 pageviews2026-06-18 — 6 pageviews2026-06-22 — 7 pageviews2026-06-26 — 4 pageviews2026-06-30 — 7 pageviews2026-07-04 — 4 pageviews2026-07-08 — 0 pageviews2026-07-12 — 3 pageviews2026-07-16 — 2 pageviews2026-07-20 — 5 pageviews2026-07-24 — 6 pageviews2026-07-28 — 5 pageviews2026-08-01 — 5 pageviews2026-08-05 — 9 pageviews2026-08-09 — 5 pageviews2026-08-13 — 5 pageviews2026-08-17 — 1 pageviews2026-08-21 — 0 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1 pageviews2026-08-29 — 4 pageviews2026-09-02 — 6 pageviews2026-09-06 — 6 pageviews2026-09-10 — 1 pageviews2026-09-14 — 4 pageviews2026-09-18 — 2 pageviews2026-09-22 — 3 pageviews2026-09-26 — 1 pageviews2026-09-30 — 4 pageviews2026-10-04 — 3 pageviews2026-10-08 — 1 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
94.7%
earned "Devil's Tuning Fork"
44%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)1,45318%15
PS4 (PlayStation)87316%15
Steam (Steam)69812%15
Xbox One (Xbox)62237%15
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

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

Player tags

EpicIndieHorrorPuzzleStrategyAdventureAtmosphericFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorPsychological Horror

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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