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This is the Zodiac Speaking

Punch Punk Games · Wildlands Interactive · 2020-10-15

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 15, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 15, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Oct 15, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 15, 2020 (Xbox One)

Story-driven FPP mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer.

0
playing now
59%
positive of 105 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
40/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.19
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC (census sample)

This Is the Zodiac Speaking is a 2020 stealth mystery puzzle game developed by Punch Punk Games and published by Klabater. The game is centered around the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who was active in California in the late 1960s and early '70s. The story follows journalist Robert Hartnell as he undergoes dream therapy after surviving an encounter with the titular killer. During these dream sessions Robert visits various locations relating to the Zodiac's crimes and must piece together a timeline of events.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 66% of 11,450 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.1k–4.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 105 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.51 at Fanatical (2024-06-30) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 16 of 18 observed days · $12.48 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720202026Week of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-12 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$23.01$0.512020-10-152026-08-272020-10-15 — best price $16.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-05-20 — best price $5.192021-08-13 — best price $5.202021-10-16 — best price $12.992021-11-22 — best price $2.982021-12-12 — best price $12.992022-01-13 — best price $12.992022-02-17 — best price $12.992022-03-28 — best price $2.592022-04-25 — best price $9.542022-05-12 — best price $12.992022-06-23 — best price $1.942022-08-01 — best price $1.942022-08-20 — best price $12.992022-10-25 — best price $1.942022-12-02 — best price $12.992023-01-07 — best price $10.282023-03-21 — best price $9.542023-05-05 — best price $1.292023-07-14 — best price $10.282023-08-18 — best price $1.292023-10-09 — best price $1.292023-11-17 — best price $1.292023-12-21 — best price $1.292024-01-29 — best price $12.992024-02-28 — best price $0.772024-04-08 — best price $0.902024-05-16 — best price $12.992024-07-15 — best price $10.282024-08-12 — best price $9.262024-09-30 — best price $9.542024-11-16 — best price $9.542024-12-13 — best price $0.652025-01-17 — best price $0.772025-03-02 — best price $0.772025-07-14 — best price $0.772026-02-16 — best price $0.772026-08-27 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
46.1%
earned "Monica"
14.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Polish, Spanish - Latin America

Player tags

NoirIndieActionHorrorMysteryStealthStylizedAdventureDetectiveStory Rich

Census log

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

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