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The Spectrum Retreat

Dan Smith Studios · Ripstone · 2018-07-13

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

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.

0
playing now
76%
positive of 305 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
5h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 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

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 49% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.6k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 305 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.72-25%
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 31 of 56 observed days · $11.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-12 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$0.002018-07-062026-08-272018-07-06 — 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 $12.992026-08-27 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1602026-05-29 — 6 pageviews2026-06-01 — 9 pageviews2026-06-04 — 8 pageviews2026-06-07 — 3 pageviews2026-06-10 — 8 pageviews2026-06-13 — 5 pageviews2026-06-16 — 6 pageviews2026-06-19 — 4 pageviews2026-06-22 — 7 pageviews2026-06-25 — 2 pageviews2026-06-28 — 2 pageviews2026-07-01 — 4 pageviews2026-07-04 — 4 pageviews2026-07-07 — 3 pageviews2026-07-10 — 2 pageviews2026-07-13 — 4 pageviews2026-07-16 — 2 pageviews2026-07-19 — 7 pageviews2026-07-22 — 2 pageviews2026-07-25 — 3 pageviews2026-07-28 — 5 pageviews2026-07-31 — 4 pageviews2026-08-03 — 2 pageviews2026-08-06 — 3 pageviews2026-08-09 — 5 pageviews2026-08-12 — 7 pageviews2026-08-15 — 3 pageviews2026-08-18 — 3 pageviews2026-08-21 — 0 pageviews2026-08-24 — 6 pageviews2026-08-26 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

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

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

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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