Best Adventure indie games of 2021
indielist tracks 157 adventure indie games released in 2021, together holding 649,660 Steam reviews at an average of 87% positive. The most reviewed is Inscryption with 135,789 reviews.
Titles
157
Total reviews on Steam
649,660
Avg positive %
87%
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Inscryption
135,789 reviews · 97% positive
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Subnautica: Below Zero
99,708 reviews · 90% positive
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LoveChoice
32,646 reviews · 92% positive
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Sands of Salzaar
21,450 reviews · 82% positive
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Before Your Eyes
21,417 reviews · 98% positive
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The Last Campfire
17,747 reviews · 97% positive
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Escape Simulator
16,603 reviews · 94% positive
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Melvor Idle
14,747 reviews · 90% positive
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Impostor Factory
12,026 reviews · 96% positive
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The Forgotten City
11,255 reviews · 96% positive
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TOEM: A Photo Adventure
10,184 reviews · 99% positive
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小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop
9,179 reviews · 94% positive
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Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
9,083 reviews · 94% positive
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TOGETHER BnB
9,040 reviews · 59% positive
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OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
8,768 reviews · 96% positive
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Hobo: Tough Life
8,733 reviews · 84% positive
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
8,200 reviews · 88% positive
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Far Away
7,607 reviews · 95% positive
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Twelve Minutes
7,451 reviews · 73% positive
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The Rewinder
6,853 reviews · 96% positive
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Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
6,335 reviews · 95% positive
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Emily is Away <3
6,065 reviews · 91% positive
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Sable
5,397 reviews · 86% positive
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Black Book
5,326 reviews · 92% positive
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Moncage
5,146 reviews · 92% positive
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Exo One
5,085 reviews · 90% positive
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Scarlet Hollow
4,927 reviews · 98% positive
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Lake
4,529 reviews · 87% positive
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Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
4,207 reviews · 77% positive
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Wytchwood
4,070 reviews · 93% positive
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LEGO® Builder's Journey
4,057 reviews · 83% positive
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Curious Expedition 2
3,874 reviews · 89% positive
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Buddy Simulator 1984
3,799 reviews · 93% positive
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Billionaire Lovers
3,662 reviews · 95% positive
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Growing Up
3,483 reviews · 88% positive
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Roguebook
3,474 reviews · 84% positive
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风信楼
3,428 reviews · 94% positive
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale
3,426 reviews · 97% positive
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Happy Game
3,340 reviews · 90% positive
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Milo and the Magpies
3,243 reviews · 98% positive
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From The Darkness
3,055 reviews · 89% positive
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Just Die Already
2,799 reviews · 82% positive
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Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo
2,725 reviews · 96% positive
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Dark Deity
2,666 reviews · 72% positive
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Tails Noir
2,604 reviews · 67% positive
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Sailwind
2,344 reviews · 89% positive
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
2,184 reviews · 92% positive
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Among Trees
2,076 reviews · 68% positive
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Myst
2,022 reviews · 88% positive
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The Chrono Jotter
1,970 reviews · 94% positive
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SLUDGE LIFE
1,917 reviews · 91% positive
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Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
1,912 reviews · 96% positive
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City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
1,807 reviews · 92% positive
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Gamedec - Definitive Edition
1,762 reviews · 80% positive
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Demeo
1,708 reviews · 87% positive
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
1,638 reviews · 96% positive
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Down in Bermuda
1,618 reviews · 89% positive
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坏小孩
1,590 reviews · 96% positive
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Garden Story
1,411 reviews · 89% positive
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The Big Con
1,402 reviews · 93% positive
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Granny 3
1,401 reviews · 92% positive
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Song of Farca
1,397 reviews · 79% positive
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Who Needs a Hero?
1,390 reviews · 91% positive
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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
1,382 reviews · 92% positive
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Unbound: Worlds Apart
1,343 reviews · 83% positive
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Scars of Summer
1,301 reviews · 75% positive
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Creepy Tale 2
1,293 reviews · 86% positive
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Landlord of the Woods
1,261 reviews · 97% positive
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[Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
1,242 reviews · 78% positive
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Machinika: Museum
1,193 reviews · 93% positive
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Narita Boy
1,169 reviews · 78% positive
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One Hand Clapping
1,121 reviews · 85% positive
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FALL IN LABYRINTH
1,084 reviews · 95% positive
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Dust to the End
1,082 reviews · 79% positive
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Cats in Time
1,060 reviews · 96% positive
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Adios
1,049 reviews · 91% positive
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Stuck In Time
1,027 reviews · 84% positive
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Perfect Gold - Yuri Visual Novel
1,019 reviews · 98% positive
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Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1)
965 reviews · 52% positive
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The Red Lantern
954 reviews · 80% positive
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UndercoverAgent
941 reviews · 82% positive
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Haven Park
895 reviews · 94% positive
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Sumire
888 reviews · 95% positive
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Insurmountable
835 reviews · 79% positive
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MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury
835 reviews · 95% positive
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Lingo
799 reviews · 94% positive
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Teacup
794 reviews · 96% positive
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Kraken Academy!!
741 reviews · 91% positive
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The Wild at Heart
732 reviews · 95% positive
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Rogue Fable III
726 reviews · 93% positive
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Minute of Islands
726 reviews · 77% positive
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Cleo - a pirate's tale
711 reviews · 98% positive
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Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2
689 reviews · 89% positive
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Bear's Restaurant
653 reviews · 95% positive
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Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
627 reviews · 94% positive
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Maquette
623 reviews · 70% positive
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Soulestination
609 reviews · 92% positive
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Demon Turf: Queens Edition
581 reviews · 81% positive
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The Alien Cube
565 reviews · 81% positive
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Fleeting Iris
529 reviews · 75% positive
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Slice of Sea
525 reviews · 90% positive
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Tsugunohi
519 reviews · 73% positive
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Arcadia Fallen
509 reviews · 95% positive
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The Invisible Hand
509 reviews · 80% positive
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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
500 reviews · 99% positive
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Epic Chef
488 reviews · 78% positive
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Chasing Static
481 reviews · 87% positive
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Cabin Fever
462 reviews · 96% positive
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Serin Fate
458 reviews · 74% positive
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Dungeon No Dungeon
426 reviews · 58% positive
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Erannorth Chronicles
408 reviews · 86% positive
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Märchen Forest
386 reviews · 80% positive
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Dungeon Town
361 reviews · 80% positive
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Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
358 reviews · 94% positive
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Trap Genesis
338 reviews · 95% positive
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Touhou Genso Wanderer -Lotus Labyrinth R-
336 reviews · 79% positive
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Aspire: Ina's Tale
336 reviews · 83% positive
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Last Stop
326 reviews · 79% positive
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Magical Valkyrie Lyristia
321 reviews · 72% positive
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
309 reviews · 95% positive
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The Captain
306 reviews · 93% positive
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Snow-Swept Quest
292 reviews · 90% positive
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Shokuo Shoujo
291 reviews · 76% positive
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7 Years From Now
286 reviews · 98% positive
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Night Reverie
286 reviews · 96% positive
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Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality
276 reviews · 60% positive
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Ark of Artemis
273 reviews · 83% positive
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Explorer of Yggdrasil
260 reviews · 86% positive
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Inked: A Tale of Love
255 reviews · 82% positive
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Grotto
243 reviews · 90% positive
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The fairy tale you don't know
231 reviews · 76% positive
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Inspector Waffles
226 reviews · 95% positive
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Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
224 reviews · 97% positive
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Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
221 reviews · 94% positive
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Fox Girls Never Play Dirty
200 reviews · 86% positive
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Retro Machina
199 reviews · 86% positive
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
180 reviews · 72% positive
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Distant Memoraĵo
174 reviews · 98% positive
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The Door in the Basement
171 reviews · 88% positive
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Pedro's Adventures in Spanish [Learn Spanish]
165 reviews · 90% positive
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Mutropolis
159 reviews · 88% positive
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Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
147 reviews · 92% positive
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Everybody Wham Wham
141 reviews · 95% positive
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Button City
139 reviews · 92% positive
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IdolDays
139 reviews · 87% positive
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Divided Reigns
132 reviews · 89% positive
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Growbot
130 reviews · 91% positive
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Murder Mystery Machine
129 reviews · 55% positive
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Mango
121 reviews · 90% positive
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After I met that catgirl, my questlist got too long!
115 reviews · 90% positive
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Negative Nancy
110 reviews · 94% positive
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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
108 reviews · 95% positive
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Terrain of Magical Expertise
107 reviews · 75% positive
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Sword of the Stars: The Pit 2
67 reviews · 72% positive
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Melancholy Love
0 reviews · 95% positive
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My Furry Detective 🐾
0 reviews · 79% positive
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Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
0 reviews · 95% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best adventure indie games of 2021?
- indielist tracks 157 adventure indie games from 2021, led by Steam review count by Inscryption (135,789 reviews).
- How many adventure indie games came out in 2021?
- indielist records 157 adventure indie games with a 2021 release, holding 649,660 Steam reviews combined.