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The Symbiant

HeartCoreDev · 2023-02-02

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Feb 02, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 02, 2023 (Mac), Feb 02, 2023 (Linux)

The Symbiant is a BL / Yaoi / Gay visual novel about two men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space!

96%
positive of 859 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

In the year 5066, Danya and his alien friend Juniper are manning The Ameretat, a humble spaceship that transports goods across the Milky Way. After a troubled transport gig that left their beloved ship in need of repair and their bank account empty, the team is offered a generous deal they cannot refuse: transporting a beautiful and mysterious alien who calls himself Brahve. Sometimes at night, Danya hears strange things from Brahve's room. What could he be hiding in there? And how will it affect the connection that's quickly growing between the two men?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (214 reviews).
  • · Top 25% of 15,735 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 859 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $13.99 at Steam (2024-01-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
21121120232026Week of 2023-02-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

54
achievements tracked
95.8%
earned "Fire up the Engines!"
55.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing5 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Russian, Traditional Chinese, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Thai, Korean, Spanish - Spain…

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2023-02-02, latest 2023-02-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14443%54

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

Player tags

2DNSFWAnimeAliensLGBTQ+MatureNudityRomanceAdventureSimulation

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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