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Yesterday

Pendulo Studios · Focus Entertainment · 2012-03-22

SteamGOG

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 22, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.

Yesterday is an Adventure game released in 2012, priced at $4.99, with Very Positive (83% of 1028 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

2
playing now
83%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (34 ratings)
4h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Yesterday is a 2012 graphic adventure game developed by the Spanish company Pendulo Studios and published by Focus Home Interactive. It follows the story of John Yesterday, a man hired to investigate the murder of homeless people in New York City.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 40 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 54% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 41k–83k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,033 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$0.74-85%
GOG$0.75-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.60 at GameBillet (2025-03-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 106 of 151 observed days · $0.14 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

712026-09-15 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
211Jul 2012Sep 2026Jul 2012 — avg 21 · peak 75Nov 2012 — avg 8 · peak 59Mar 2013 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2013 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2013 — avg 2 · peak 13Mar 2014 — avg 1 · peak 7Jul 2014 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2014 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2015 — avg 2 · peak 12Jul 2015 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2015 — avg 2 · peak 16Mar 2016 — avg 5 · peak 13Jul 2016 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2016 — avg 6 · peak 21Mar 2017 — avg 2 · peak 13Jul 2017 — avg 2 · peak 10Nov 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 8Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Mar 2020 — avg 3 · peak 14Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 11Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Feb 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Sep 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.58$0.622015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $2.212015-04-13 — best price $8.772015-05-22 — best price $9.892015-11-29 — best price $9.992016-09-22 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $2.492018-02-15 — best price $2.492018-09-17 — best price $9.992019-05-13 — best price $9.992020-01-20 — best price $2.492020-04-27 — best price $2.502020-07-20 — best price $8.892020-09-23 — best price $9.992020-11-11 — best price $2.492021-01-07 — best price $8.382021-02-24 — best price $8.292021-04-14 — best price $2.492021-06-03 — best price $9.992021-09-23 — best price $4.992022-01-05 — best price $4.992022-04-25 — best price $1.892022-07-27 — best price $4.992022-10-31 — best price $4.992023-02-27 — best price $1.372023-06-29 — best price $0.992023-11-29 — best price $4.392024-04-09 — best price $4.392024-07-25 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $0.742025-03-21 — best price $0.692025-06-20 — best price $4.492025-09-23 — best price $4.992026-01-03 — best price $4.992026-03-12 — best price $0.652026-08-01 — best price $4.992026-09-09 — best price $0.722026-10-09 — best price $0.752026-10-15 — best price $0.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4632026-06-01 — 12 pageviews2026-06-05 — 9 pageviews2026-06-09 — 15 pageviews2026-06-13 — 7 pageviews2026-06-17 — 16 pageviews2026-06-21 — 14 pageviews2026-06-25 — 25 pageviews2026-06-29 — 46 pageviews2026-07-03 — 12 pageviews2026-07-07 — 29 pageviews2026-07-11 — 8 pageviews2026-07-15 — 24 pageviews2026-07-19 — 18 pageviews2026-07-23 — 16 pageviews2026-07-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-31 — 12 pageviews2026-08-04 — 9 pageviews2026-08-08 — 3 pageviews2026-08-12 — 10 pageviews2026-08-16 — 12 pageviews2026-08-20 — 8 pageviews2026-08-24 — 10 pageviews2026-08-28 — 10 pageviews2026-09-01 — 14 pageviews2026-09-05 — 20 pageviews2026-09-09 — 15 pageviews2026-09-13 — 27 pageviews2026-09-17 — 17 pageviews2026-09-21 — 17 pageviews2026-09-25 — 8 pageviews2026-09-29 — 10 pageviews2026-10-03 — 14 pageviews2026-10-07 — 5 pageviews2026-10-11 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, French, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3845%6

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

Player tags

DarkPuzzleMysteryAdventureStory RichEscape RoomPoint & Click

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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