The Game Census
Viewfinder cover art

Viewfinder

Sad Owl Studios · Thunderful Publishing · 2023-07-18

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 12, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Dec 03, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 18, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 18, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jul 18, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

36
playing now
94%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (104 ratings)
6h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 7.2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

36 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Viewfinder is a puzzle video game developed by Sad Owl Studios and published by Thunderful Publishing. The game was released for PlayStation 5 and Windows in July 2023, and for PlayStation 4 in December 2023. It released for Xbox Series X/S in August 2025 and for Nintendo Switch in December 2025.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 36 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,961 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~245/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 260k–585k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,000 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.75-65%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.75-65%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Fanatical (2025-11-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 84 of 129 observed days · $3.76 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.7k1.7k20232026Week of 2023-07-01: 1,656 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 706 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 659 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

92222026-08-07 00:00 — 46 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 38 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 85 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 52 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 53 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 81 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 63 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 58 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 82 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 62 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 41 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 63 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 50 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 45 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 59 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 37 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 27 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 72 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 43 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 47 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 41 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 38 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 33 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 75 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 22 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 33 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 54 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 36 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.002023-07-182026-08-302023-07-18 — best price $22.492023-12-11 — best price $24.992024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-08-01 — best price $24.992024-10-21 — best price $10.992024-11-18 — best price $14.992024-12-03 — best price $24.992025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-01-20 — best price $10.742025-02-17 — best price $10.492025-03-08 — best price $24.992025-04-18 — best price $24.992025-05-30 — best price $17.992025-06-27 — best price $9.992025-07-31 — best price $24.992025-08-30 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-10-25 — best price $17.992025-11-16 — best price $24.992025-11-28 — best price $8.742025-12-18 — best price $6.992026-01-10 — best price $24.992026-01-23 — best price $8.742026-02-25 — best price $8.742026-03-14 — best price $8.752026-04-01 — best price $24.992026-04-22 — best price $24.992026-05-11 — best price $8.742026-05-28 — best price $8.742026-06-25 — best price $8.742026-08-05 — best price $8.752026-08-29 — best price $8.752026-08-30 — best price $8.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

449552026-05-29 — 72 pageviews2026-06-01 — 67 pageviews2026-06-04 — 85 pageviews2026-06-07 — 86 pageviews2026-06-10 — 73 pageviews2026-06-13 — 65 pageviews2026-06-16 — 81 pageviews2026-06-19 — 105 pageviews2026-06-22 — 74 pageviews2026-06-25 — 62 pageviews2026-06-28 — 307 pageviews2026-07-01 — 122 pageviews2026-07-04 — 410 pageviews2026-07-07 — 346 pageviews2026-07-10 — 151 pageviews2026-07-13 — 145 pageviews2026-07-16 — 101 pageviews2026-07-19 — 106 pageviews2026-07-22 — 383 pageviews2026-07-25 — 264 pageviews2026-07-28 — 176 pageviews2026-07-31 — 115 pageviews2026-08-03 — 116 pageviews2026-08-06 — 80 pageviews2026-08-09 — 100 pageviews2026-08-12 — 92 pageviews2026-08-15 — 96 pageviews2026-08-18 — 86 pageviews2026-08-21 — 99 pageviews2026-08-24 — 91 pageviews2026-08-26 — 102 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
89.8%
earned "Welcome Back!"
25%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)11,47538%46
Steam (Steam)8,53919%46
PS5 (PlayStation)6,27031%46
PS4 (PlayStation)4,16346%46
Xbox Series (Xbox)26537%46
Switch (Nintendo)520%0

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

Player tags

PuzzlePhysicsSurrealAbstractAdventureNarrationDark HumorAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

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

Players also track

Don't Knock TwiceToby: The Secret MinePLANET ALPHARusty Lake: RootsForgotton AnnePikunikuSemblanceDream Alone

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Discord ↗Reddit ↗Wikipedia ↗