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R_Games · 2024-09-26

Steam

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 26, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

83%
positive of 632 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (100 reviews).
  • · Top 36% of 13,016 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–28k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 632 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.39 at Steam (2026-08-31) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 12 of 24 observed days · $6.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
858520242026Week of 2024-09-26: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-03: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$11.99$5.392024-09-262026-09-072024-09-26 — best price $10.792024-11-11 — best price $10.192024-11-27 — best price $9.592024-12-19 — best price $9.592025-01-13 — best price $9.592025-02-24 — best price $8.992025-03-06 — best price $11.992025-03-20 — best price $11.992025-05-09 — best price $11.992025-06-16 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $11.992025-08-11 — best price $11.992025-09-27 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $11.992025-11-03 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $11.992026-02-09 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $11.992026-03-30 — best price $11.992026-05-09 — best price $11.992026-06-15 — best price $11.992026-07-09 — best price $11.992026-07-27 — best price $11.992026-09-07 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
55.3%
earned "Electrician"
25%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)42430%14

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

Player tags

FPSHorrorPuzzleSci-fiShooterStylizedOld SchoolStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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