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The Works of Mercy cover art

The Works of Mercy

Peпtacle · 2018-09-26

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 26, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Works of Mercy is a psychological thriller inspired by the classics of the genre. The game’s plot revolves around mysterious killings committed on seemingly random victims. Only this time it’s the player who becomes the murderer.

0
playing now
39%
positive of 234 reviews
Mostly Negative
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 56% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.8k–14k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 234 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.04 at Steam (2026-01-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.042018-09-262026-07-092018-09-26 — best price $12.742018-11-01 — best price $14.992018-11-21 — best price $7.492019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-02-04 — best price $5.992019-04-05 — best price $14.992019-06-25 — best price $4.492019-08-02 — best price $14.992019-09-27 — best price $14.992019-11-09 — best price $1.492019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-04 — best price $1.492020-01-27 — best price $14.992020-03-17 — best price $13.492020-04-27 — best price $11.012020-05-12 — best price $11.012020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-08-10 — best price $1.492020-09-19 — best price $14.992020-11-07 — best price $1.492020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-01-09 — best price $1.492021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-05-03 — best price $1.492021-08-01 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $6.992024-09-13 — best price $3.492024-11-08 — best price $6.992024-12-19 — best price $2.792025-02-01 — best price $6.992025-03-13 — best price $1.392025-04-25 — best price $6.992025-06-27 — best price $1.392025-09-15 — best price $6.992025-10-15 — best price $1.392026-01-05 — best price $6.992026-03-07 — best price $1.042026-03-26 — best price $6.992026-06-05 — best price $1.042026-07-09 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian

Player tags

GoreIndieActionHorrorNudityViolentThrillerAdventureRealisticSimulation

Census log

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

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