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Ambre - a heartbreaking kinetic novel

Ambre - a heartbreaking kinetic novel

A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house.

Released Jun 9, 2017 Developer Träumendes Mädchen Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Free to PlayVisual NovelCasualIndieAnime
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

75.3%positive671 reviews
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Weird ass game dont play... im going to spoil it because i dont think anyone should go in blind like i did and i regret not reading anything on it. AMBRE IS A PRED BAIT GAME!!!!! ITS WEIRD!!!! the main characters wife is age regressing during most of this and we see her as a…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Review after 100% ♡♡♡ "Don't waste your life, I did. Go home," -John Rambo ⣴⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣼⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⡗ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃ ⣿⣿⡇⠜⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀Got a cat here ⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⡹⠙⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ Friends passing…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-11 via SteamCharts.

27all-time peak
0 5 10 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 8 avg · Jun 2017

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.

6achievements
61.9%median completion
57.9%rarest: Curtains closed
85.9% of players 66.9% of players 62.6% of players 61.9% of players 60.0% of players 57.9% of players 85.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.9%A lost little girl — Tristan meets Ambre
66.9%The other one — Ambre discovers the photo album
62.6%Web of lies — Things are not what they seem
Rarest badges of honor
57.9%Curtains closed — Hidden achievement
60.0%Round and round like a carousel — Start again
61.9%Cinderella Syndrome — Live a perfect fairy tale

Latest official news

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

Oct 04, 2023
Chronotopia: Second Skin releasing on October 13th

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1667530/Chronotopia_Second_Skin/ It’s been a long time since the release of Ambre on Steam. The truth is that we’ve been busy working on our very first commercial ga

Aug 01, 2018
Chronotopia: Second Skin - Now on Kickstarter!

We’re currently doing a crowdfunding campaign for Chronotopia: Second Skin, our very first commercial project. If you liked the atmosphere of Ambre and its heartbreaking side, you might enjoy Chronoto

Mar 10, 2018
Our new title Garden of Oblivion is now on Steam!

If you enjoyed Ambre, maybe you’ll be interested in playing our new Steam release: Garden of Oblivion . http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28585324/702f52d50002f534

Mar 10, 2018
Our new title Garden of Oblivion is now on Steam!

If you enjoyed Ambre, maybe you’ll be interested in playing our new Steam release: Garden of Oblivion . http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28585324/702f52d50002f534

Aug 11, 2017
Release of Ambre's illustrated booklet!

After several months of work, we've just released a 30 pages bonus booklet for the modest sum of 2,99$. . http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28585324/84225a0da82e43

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresCasual, Free To Play, Indie
Player tagsFree to Play · Visual Novel · Casual · Indie · Anime · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish, French, Japanese, Italian, German
Achievements6
Official sitehttp://traumendes-madchen.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1280x720 Storage: 200 MB available space