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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.

The Works of Mercy is an Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation game released in 2018, priced at $6.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mostly Negative review sentiment (39% of 235 reviews).

0
playing now
39%
positive of 235 reviews
Mostly Negative
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (50 reviews).
  • · Top 28% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.9k–14k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 235 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 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820182026Week of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players
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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