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Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand

Abnormal1999:The Compass and the Sand

The fate of exile, like an endless river, carries Ann to a distant and unfamiliar land. A flame of unwavering determination burns within Ann's heart. She knows that one day, either Sam or SU will surely find her. Until then, Ann must find a way to escape this place.

Released Sep 15, 2024 Developer QZQ Studio Platforms Windows AdventurePuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureCollectathon3D
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

98.8%positive81 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Sixth chapter in the series that revolves around a strange family that travels through different worlds. Disclaimer: since gameplay is similar throughout the entire series, part of the review will be copied from previous titles. This time you take the role of the mother that…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

76achievements
16.7%median completion
10.9%rarest: The Truth
51.4% of players 51.4% of players 50.7% of players 49.6% of players 49.6% of players 44.8% of players 43.7% of players 43.7% of players 43.7% of players 43.0% of players 40.5% of players 38.6% of players 38.6% of players 37.9% of players 37.5% of players 34.6% of players 34.6% of players 33.2% of players 31.0% of players 29.5% of players 27.3% of players 26.6% of players 26.6% of players 25.1% of players 24.8% of players 24.0% of players 24.0% of players 23.7% of players 22.2% of players 20.8% of players 19.7% of players 19.3% of players 18.2% of players 17.5% of players 17.5% of players 17.1% of players 17.1% of players 17.1% of players 16.7% of players 16.7% of players 16.7% of players 16.4% of players 16.4% of players 16.4% of players 16.4% of players 16.0% of players 16.0% of players 16.0% of players 16.0% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.3% of players 51.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
51.4%Clue #1 — Obtain Clue #1
51.4%Clue #10 — Obtain Clue #10
50.7%Clue #71 — Obtain Clue #71
Rarest badges of honor
10.9%The Truth — Obtain Clue #76
13.8%Clue #30 — Obtain Clue #30
14.2%Clue #28 — Obtain Clue #28

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Puzzle · Choose Your Own Adventure · Collectathon · 3D · First-Person · Third Person · Detective · Horror · Investigation · Indie · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesSimplified Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal
ControllerFull support
Achievements76
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or higher Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Athlon X4 740 (or equivalent) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 (2048 MB) or Radeon R9 285 (2048 MB) - Integrated GPUs may work but are not supported. DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space