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NEXT Studios · 2019-03-28

Steam

IndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 16, 2022 (Android), Feb 22, 2022 (iOS), Mar 21, 2023 (Xbox One), Mar 29, 2019 (Mac), Mar 29, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 21, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

137
playing now
96%
positive of 34k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
5.8h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.99
steam price (US)

137 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Step through time as you use our device to eavesdrop on conversations from past crime scenes. Every clue, every move, and every motive will be presented in the form of audio. Rather than controlling any one character, you only need listen to their conversations, following along as the story evolves. Use the information you hear to match names to voices and determine how everything (and everyone) is related. Can you discover the truth?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 137 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,494 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~187/week).
  • · Review velocity up 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 847k–2.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 33,890 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.80-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.96 at GreenManGaming (2025-11-20) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 72 of 99 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.7k2.7k20192026Week of 2019-03-01: 2,746 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1,861 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 974 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 721 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 756 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,799 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,230 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 840 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 673 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 585 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

389282026-08-06 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 163 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 357 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 48 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 204 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 360 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 52 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 243 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 389 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 59 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 175 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 350 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 162 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 357 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 28 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 111 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 272 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 53 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 123 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 225 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 47 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 92 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 290 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 86 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 75 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 174 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 94 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 61 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 137 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$1.642019-03-292026-08-262019-03-29 — best price $5.102019-11-26 — best price $4.542020-09-29 — best price $4.192021-08-04 — best price $3.142022-01-27 — best price $3.142023-02-20 — best price $3.142023-05-08 — best price $5.922023-06-12 — best price $6.992023-07-25 — best price $6.212023-10-27 — best price $2.732023-12-13 — best price $2.792024-01-25 — best price $2.792024-03-14 — best price $1.822024-04-13 — best price $6.082024-05-22 — best price $6.992024-06-21 — best price $5.572024-07-31 — best price $6.992024-08-26 — best price $2.792024-09-27 — best price $2.802024-11-14 — best price $2.792024-12-24 — best price $2.662025-01-31 — best price $2.802025-03-20 — best price $4.672025-05-01 — best price $6.992025-06-18 — best price $2.792025-08-15 — best price $2.172025-09-30 — best price $2.182025-11-05 — best price $6.992025-12-19 — best price $2.232026-02-14 — best price $2.232026-03-26 — best price $2.762026-04-28 — best price $2.272026-06-18 — best price $1.842026-07-10 — best price $5.682026-08-26 — best price $2.80
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
96.3%
earned "Twins"
24.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,46218%12

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGCrimeIndieHorrorPuzzleMysteryTop-DownDetectiveSimulation

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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