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Redsroll · 2025-05-09

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 09, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.

77%
positive of 81 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$1.34
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 61% of 21,816 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 81 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.34-55%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.34 at Steam (2026-08-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 12 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720252026Week of 2025-05-10: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-08: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$3.99$1.342025-05-092026-08-302025-05-09 — best price $3.992025-05-11 — best price $2.992025-06-27 — best price $2.692025-07-10 — best price $2.992025-07-25 — best price $2.542025-08-01 — best price $2.992025-09-01 — best price $2.392025-09-15 — best price $2.992025-09-29 — best price $2.392025-10-06 — best price $2.992025-10-27 — best price $2.242025-11-03 — best price $2.992025-12-04 — best price $2.092025-12-11 — best price $2.992025-12-18 — best price $2.092026-01-05 — best price $2.992026-01-10 — best price $2.092026-01-24 — best price $2.992026-02-23 — best price $1.492026-03-02 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $1.492026-03-26 — best price $2.992026-04-03 — best price $1.792026-04-13 — best price $2.992026-05-13 — best price $1.642026-05-27 — best price $2.992026-06-25 — best price $1.642026-07-09 — best price $2.992026-07-20 — best price $1.492026-07-30 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $1.34
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

3DDarkGoreIndieHorrorMysteryViolentThrillerRealisticAtmospheric

Census log

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

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