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The Watson-Scott Test

Normal Wholesome Games · 2018-10-19

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Oct 19, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Take the Watson-Scott personality test and discover your deepest and darkest fears. 30 multiple-choice questions will tell you if you're more afraid of clowns, snakes, or something more sinister...

The Watson-Scott Test is an Indie game released in 2018, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (67% of 816 reviews).

0
playing now
67%
positive of 815 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (46 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

30 multiple-choice questions will help you decide if you're more afraid of clowns, snakes, or something more sinister... Are you a pathological liar or an empathic listener? Do you run from danger or take it head on? Do you really believe in ghosts?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (104 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 50,300 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 20k–49k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 815 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320182026Week of 2018-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.992018-10-202021-02-152018-10-20 — best price $4.342018-10-26 — best price $4.992018-11-21 — best price $3.992018-11-27 — best price $4.992018-12-21 — best price $3.992019-01-03 — best price $4.992019-02-04 — best price $3.492019-02-11 — best price $4.992019-06-25 — best price $3.342019-07-09 — best price $4.992019-10-07 — best price $3.992019-10-14 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $3.342019-11-01 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $3.242019-12-03 — best price $4.992019-12-19 — best price $2.492020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-01-23 — best price $2.992020-01-27 — best price $4.992020-06-25 — best price $2.492020-07-09 — best price $4.992020-10-29 — best price $0.992020-11-02 — best price $4.992020-11-25 — best price $1.242020-12-01 — best price $4.992020-12-22 — best price $1.242021-01-05 — best price $4.992021-02-11 — best price $0.992021-02-15 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
98.4%
earned "Calibrated"
81.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)77527%10

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

Player tags

IndieHorrorViolentJump ScareText-BasedAtmosphericSingleplayerInteractive FictionPsychological Horror

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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