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Betrayer

Betrayer

Betrayer is a first person action adventure game that takes you to the New World at the turn of the 17th century.The year is 1604. You sailed from England expecting to join a struggling colony on the coast of Virginia. Instead, you find only ghosts and mysteries. What catastrophe blighted the land a

Released Mar 24, 2014 Developer Blackpowder Games Platforms Windows HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonAtmosphericOpen World
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.

81.3%positive3,715 reviews
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“— Why are you always walking hunched over? — It’s a habit I picked up after Betrayer. — But we’re in a supermarket. — I’M NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2958019493”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Only recommending this game because it is free on GOG. Betrayer has an interesting setting, an engaging mystery, and an incredible ambience. Some elements feel like they were designed by expert developers who know what they are doing; other aspects of the game feel so basic and…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Unfortunately, this classic didn't do it for me. Kind of un-intuitive and overstays it's welcome.”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:47 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
524-hour peak
713all-time peak
0 25 50 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 46 avg · Jun 2014

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.

21achievements
10.0%median completion
3.3%rarest: Assassin
19.6% of players 18.4% of players 17.8% of players 15.8% of players 15.7% of players 14.2% of players 12.2% of players 11.2% of players 10.5% of players 10.5% of players 10.0% of players 9.7% of players 9.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 6.9% of players 5.8% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 19.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
19.6%Scattered Pages — Find 20 page scraps
18.4%Resting Places — Find 15 graves
17.8%Hidden Treasures — Find 40 treasures chests
Rarest badges of honor
3.3%Assassin — Stealth-kill 200 enemies
3.5%Antagonist — Kill 1000 enemies
4.5%Artisan — Kill 100 enemies with tomahawks

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

May 11, 2015
Spanish and Russian!

Took us a while, but we've added two more translations. We owe special thanks to Silvia, Jesus, Oscar, and Fernando for their efforts on the Spanish translation. You also now have the option of showin

May 11, 2015
Spanish and Russian!

Took us a while, but we've added two more translations. We owe special thanks to Silvia, Jesus, Oscar, and Fernando for their efforts on the Spanish translation. You also now have the option of showin

Nov 30, 2014
German Translation Added!

A very special thanks goes to Berserkr for all of his generous hard work to make this happen. Also thanks for everyone's patience as we add more languages - we are not exactly sure when, but the next

Nov 30, 2014
German Translation Added!

A very special thanks goes to Berserkr for all of his generous hard work to make this happen. Also thanks for everyone's patience as we add more languages - we are not exactly sure when, but the next

Oct 28, 2014
Update v1.7

New Features: Italian translation has been added thanks to the generous help of MarcoCav! Improved gamepad support: Analog movement and strafe. Sensitivity sliders added in Options > Controls for Look

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsHorror · Adventure · First-Person · Atmospheric · Open World · Indie · Action · Singleplayer · Stealth · Exploration · Survival · Walking Simulator (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Hungarian, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian
Achievements21
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.BlackpowderGames.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista 64-bit Processor: 3.0 GHz dual core or better Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible with 1GB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460/AMD Radeon HD 6850) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: Windows compatible stereo sound card