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The Temporal Invasion

Hybriona Technologies LLP · Hybriona Technologies LLP · 2016-07-04

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 04, 2016 (Linux), Jul 04, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 04, 2016 (Mac)

EXPERIENCE this Story-Driven Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that blends Your Real Life with Science Fiction as it explores the Dark Limits of Conspiracy, Alternate History, The Supernatural and Fringe Science.

The Temporal Invasion is an Adventure, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2016, priced at $6.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (71% of 110 reviews).

1
playing now
71%
positive of 110 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

A Young man is living with a weird memory problem where some of his past memories are not consistent with reality. Because of this, he gets ridiculed by some of this teachers and friends. His life takes a turn when he gets a document from an unknown person. That person, who calls himself Dr. Quantum, says that his memory problem is not actually a problem. But it's an immunity. He tells him to take part in a venture to solve some of the most dangerous conspiracy theories and mysteries. And also promises that in the end, he will know the ultimate truth about the universe.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (35 reviews).
  • · Top 38% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.8k–6.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 110 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.50 at IndieGameStand (2016-03-15) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
292920162025Week of 2016-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$0.502016-03-082026-07-092016-03-08 — best price $0.992016-04-17 — best price $2.992016-07-05 — best price $2.392016-07-13 — best price $2.392016-08-26 — best price $4.992016-09-14 — best price $4.992016-11-25 — best price $2.992017-01-02 — best price $4.992017-05-11 — best price $2.492017-07-05 — best price $4.992018-03-01 — best price $6.992018-04-02 — best price $4.192018-04-13 — best price $6.992018-10-30 — best price $2.792018-11-27 — best price $6.992019-06-26 — best price $0.692019-11-01 — best price $6.992022-12-22 — best price $0.692023-03-06 — best price $6.992023-04-10 — best price $1.392023-07-13 — best price $6.992023-10-02 — best price $0.692023-11-20 — best price $6.992023-12-21 — best price $0.692024-03-21 — best price $6.992024-11-27 — best price $1.392025-01-02 — best price $6.992025-06-26 — best price $1.392025-10-06 — best price $6.992026-03-19 — best price $1.392026-04-27 — best price $6.992026-07-09 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
17.7%
earned "I am Qualified"
3.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

IndiePuzzleSci-fiMysterySurrealAdventureHistoricalSimulationStory RichAlternate History

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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