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Answer Knot

Answer Knot

A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?

Released May 31, 2019 Developer Naraven Games Platforms Windows IndieFirst-PersonNarrationInteractive FictionShort
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

89.7%positive702 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Beat the game with 5/6 achievements. A relaxing horror game where you walk around your house and find notes, objects and to tasks. Uncover the mystery of aliens that are after you and your girl, cool game”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Great short free game! Sets an atmosphere. Keeps you tuned in. Simple format, fairly easy & straight forward. If you're a fan of their other works too, you can find references all over the place.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

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

— a player, Steam review · 8 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 2026-07-25.

6achievements
50.8%median completion
39.1%rarest: "The magazine under the table, Zach"
94.2% of players 70.1% of players 54.0% of players 50.8% of players 39.1% of players 39.1% of players 94.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.2%You did play! — So, you didn't just downloaded it. Nice!
70.1%Come on, you'll get drunk — Close the drawers please
54.0%...guess I'll die — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
39.1%"The magazine under the table, Zach" — Just click on it
39.1%Standing still simulator — 3 minutes, really?
50.8%Are you deaf? — 3 times, really?

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-25

Latest official news

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

Jan 06, 2025
New game: Heist Schoolers!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3303670/Heist_Schoolers/ Go steal the exams' answers at night with Lou, Nana, Keller & Marinette... and discover why so many students have been missing in Noirmont H

Jan 30, 2023
A new game by Naraven is out

Hey Answer Knot fans, Guess who just released their brand new game? Us! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920100/Backfirewall/ Wait what's that? Backfirewall_ is about a phone OS that does not want

Jun 24, 2019
Le patch

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34741209/1d59a4a9a1d1d09183116c51ae1a8f416136aea9.png Here is *finally* the awesome d'awesome patch you've all been waiting for. Took

Jun 04, 2019
The Game in the Game

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34741209/80df6af98c573fc7fa4a718feedc1c3424360fa2.png Oh hey it's me again. You know how walking sims don't have that much challenge?

May 31, 2019
Yes, it is out

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34741209/f5883c04000b936a8ac9ef68b4a4b5ff255081f9.png Our game just launched. Play it :D No but to be serious, I'm just writing these

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresIndie
Player tagsIndie · First-Person · Narration · Interactive Fiction · Short · Walking Simulator · Free to Play · Surreal · Horror · Emotional · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements6
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.naravengames.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 32 bit (requires 32 bit OS) Processor: Dual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DX11 compatible video card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space