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Viewfinder cover art

Viewfinder

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

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

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.

Viewfinder is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2023, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 13078 reviews).

26
playing now
94%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (104 ratings)
11
Nexus mods (168 downloads)
4.43★
PlayStation Store rating (8,318 ratings)
6h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 7.2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

26 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 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.

Trailer

Viewfinder trailer thumbnail

Viewfinder - Official Gameplay Trailer

≈427,670 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 26 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 3% of 28,914 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 262k–589k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,078 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-70%
Humble Store$7.49-70%
GOG$7.49-70%

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 109 of 163 observed days · $2.50 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

186252026-09-15 13:00 — 143 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 95 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 67 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 186 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 149 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 91 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 102 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 115 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 83 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 80 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 90 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 25 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 38 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 103 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 78 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 65 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 101 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 62 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 38 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 112 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 82 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 38 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 45 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 26 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
33128Jul 2023Aug 2026Jul 2023 — avg 331 · peak 607Aug 2023 — avg 154 · peak 410Sep 2023 — avg 93 · peak 282Oct 2023 — avg 77 · peak 231Nov 2023 — avg 51 · peak 128Dec 2023 — avg 68 · peak 188Jan 2024 — avg 58 · peak 183Feb 2024 — avg 35 · peak 110Mar 2024 — avg 49 · peak 139Apr 2024 — avg 45 · peak 119May 2024 — avg 28 · peak 71Jun 2024 — avg 38 · peak 113Jul 2024 — avg 73 · peak 255Aug 2024 — avg 33 · peak 92Sep 2024 — avg 34 · peak 112Oct 2024 — avg 58 · peak 169Nov 2024 — avg 50 · peak 163Dec 2024 — avg 57 · peak 155Jan 2025 — avg 63 · peak 168Feb 2025 — avg 52 · peak 166Mar 2025 — avg 52 · peak 150Apr 2025 — avg 50 · peak 131May 2025 — avg 41 · peak 147Jun 2025 — avg 58 · peak 182Jul 2025 — avg 155 · peak 550Aug 2025 — avg 68 · peak 187Sep 2025 — avg 68 · peak 183Oct 2025 — avg 78 · peak 190Nov 2025 — avg 49 · peak 181Dec 2025 — avg 83 · peak 193Jan 2026 — avg 84 · peak 219Feb 2026 — avg 46 · peak 132Mar 2026 — avg 60 · peak 151Apr 2026 — avg 48 · peak 135May 2026 — avg 37 · peak 131Jun 2026 — avg 63 · peak 135Jul 2026 — avg 113 · peak 280Aug 2026 — avg 50 · peak 116
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$0.002023-07-182026-10-152023-07-18 — 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 $8.752026-09-06 — best price $8.752026-09-14 — best price $7.492026-09-22 — best price $24.992026-09-30 — best price $7.492026-10-08 — best price $24.992026-10-15 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

410552026-05-29 — 72 pageviews2026-06-02 — 67 pageviews2026-06-06 — 84 pageviews2026-06-10 — 73 pageviews2026-06-14 — 89 pageviews2026-06-18 — 118 pageviews2026-06-22 — 74 pageviews2026-06-26 — 63 pageviews2026-06-30 — 74 pageviews2026-07-04 — 410 pageviews2026-07-08 — 248 pageviews2026-07-12 — 163 pageviews2026-07-16 — 101 pageviews2026-07-20 — 91 pageviews2026-07-24 — 313 pageviews2026-07-28 — 176 pageviews2026-08-01 — 168 pageviews2026-08-05 — 117 pageviews2026-08-09 — 100 pageviews2026-08-13 — 69 pageviews2026-08-17 — 121 pageviews2026-08-21 — 99 pageviews2026-08-25 — 99 pageviews2026-08-29 — 103 pageviews2026-09-02 — 106 pageviews2026-09-06 — 184 pageviews2026-09-10 — 81 pageviews2026-09-14 — 229 pageviews2026-09-18 — 84 pageviews2026-09-22 — 94 pageviews2026-09-26 — 125 pageviews2026-09-30 — 99 pageviews2026-10-04 — 104 pageviews2026-10-08 — 69 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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

PuzzlePhysicsSurrealAbstractAdventureNarrationDark HumorAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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