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A New Beginning - Final Cut

A New Beginning - Final Cut

A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.

Released Dec 11, 2012 Developer Daedalic Entertainment Platforms Windows · Mac AdventurePoint & ClickIndieSingleplayerPuzzle
View on Steam ↗ $0.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

74.6%positive1,984 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“First playthrough review time. This game uses a style where the main task involves finding and using items to move forward. The art looks like a comic book and matches the screens well. Some of the voices sound a bit strange in the translated version, but they mostly fit the…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Everything just got easier after realize "space" key”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Not recommended · 10 found this helpful

“[h2][url=store.steampowered.com/app/105000/A_New_Beginning__Final_Cut/]A New Beginning[/url]'s original plot, plausible everyday protagonists and detailed backgrounds aren't enough to save it from muddled logic and crudely phoned-in voice lines.[/h2] Its 4:3 screen ratio denotes…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

12playing at last check
924-hour peak
192all-time peak
0 25 50 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 32 avg · Nov 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

28achievements
33.1%median completion
13.9%rarest: Get to the point!
64.0% of players 58.4% of players 52.0% of players 45.0% of players 42.7% of players 42.3% of players 41.6% of players 41.2% of players 40.9% of players 37.6% of players 37.1% of players 36.4% of players 35.4% of players 33.5% of players 33.1% of players 32.6% of players 32.1% of players 31.2% of players 31.2% of players 29.7% of players 27.6% of players 26.7% of players 25.7% of players 24.1% of players 23.1% of players 22.7% of players 20.8% of players 13.9% of players 64.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.0%Scrapped and Trashed — A contemplative day at the fjord
58.4%Team Player — I spend time with my colleagues
52.0%A New Team — Finished Chapter1: Leaden Air
Rarest badges of honor
13.9%Get to the point! — Photographs, shmotographs! I wanna play, dammit!
20.8%No Shame — YOU CAN'T FRIGGIN SOLVE THIS!?
22.7%Modern Times — A piece of advanced technology competently handled

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$0.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99base price
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US0.99 USD−90%
EU0.99 EUR−90%
UK0.85 GBP−90%
Australia1.45 AUD−90%
Canada1.29 CAD−90%
Japan120 JPY−90%
Brazil3.29 BRL−90%
China5.90 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.6 Japan China Canada US Australia EU UK≈$1.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 14, 2013
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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Point & Click · Indie · Singleplayer · Puzzle · Retro · Great Soundtrack · Classic · 1990's · Cult Classic · Sci-fi · Escape Room (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French * , Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian * , Polish *
Achievements28
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.earth-game.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8 Processor: 2 GHz (Single Core) or 1.8 GHz (Dual Core) Memory: 1500 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 256 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 5 GB HD space Sound: DirectX compatible