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The Strange City cover art

The Strange City

Newmatic Co., Ltd. · 2024-11-24

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 25, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Embark on the adventure as Agent G, a lone survivor drawn into a mystery after a brutal car crash. Pursued by relentless monsters and trapped in eerie, shifting environments, you’ll need courage and wit to survive. Can you uncover the secrets at the journey's end—or will the shadows claim you first?

49%
positive of 72 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (26 reviews).
  • · Top 44% of 28,674 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.2k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 72 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2025-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720242026Week of 2024-11-25: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$7.492024-11-252026-10-082024-11-25 — best price $13.492024-12-01 — best price $14.992025-02-14 — best price $11.992025-02-21 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $11.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $7.492025-07-10 — best price $8.992025-07-24 — best price $14.992025-09-25 — best price $7.492025-09-29 — best price $7.492025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-10-09 — best price $14.992025-11-18 — best price $7.492025-12-02 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-01-22 — best price $7.492026-02-05 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $10.492026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-03-30 — best price $8.992026-04-13 — best price $14.992026-05-14 — best price $7.492026-06-11 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $7.492026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-07-16 — best price $7.492026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-10-01 — best price $7.492026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: Korean, English, Japanese

Player tags

3DCuteDarkAnimeIndieHorrorPuzzleColorfulAdventureAtmospheric

Census log

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

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