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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-12.
“I recommend this game and disagree with some of the complaints about the way inventory is handled and how much backtracking you have to do. I have my own complaints though. The way this game is set up is not intuitive at all. You don’t ever interact with your environment, you…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Between Horizons is a gorgeous narrative game with investigation mechanics and while it pales in comparison with Lacuna, I still recommend it. The story is well thought of and even though it leaves you wanting more, the way the game reveals the scope of the plot through every…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Between Horizons had all the ingredients to be a game I’d love: sci-fi setting, detective mechanics, player-driven case progression. Unfortunately, the execution turns what could have been a compelling space noir into a slow, tedious, and often frustrating experience. Let’s…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:11 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Major Update 1.3.0 LIVE NOW – 2D Mode & More!
Happy Arrival Day 🚀 This is Julian from DigiTales. Between Horizons launched two years ago today, and we want to thank you all for your continued support – for playing the game, leaving reviews, and p
Major Update 1.2.0 LIVE NOW
Hi, everyone! This is Julian from DigiTales . Today, I am very happy to announce the first major update to Between Horizons in a long time. 🚀 Version 1.2.0 features a lot of fixes to community-reporte
Happy Anniversary & Award Nomination!
Even though we've been quiet for a while, we wanted to take a moment to praise every fellow Detective out there and celebrate the 1st anniversary of Between Horizons ! This is just a quick sign of lif
Autumn Sale AND Steam Awards kicking off
Fellow Detectives, The 2024 Steam Autumn Sale and Steam Awards are underway, and we would be more than grateful if you chose to nominate Between Horizons in the Outstanding Story-Rich Game Award categ
Between Horizons on the Sofa! 🎮
We’re excited to announce that Between Horizons is officially out now on consoles! 🚀 Thank you to all our incredible fans for your support as we bring this thrilling sci-fi adventure to even more plat
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Multiple Endings · Detective · Point & Click · Sci-fi · Investigation · Female Protagonist · Story Rich · Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Side Scroller · Space · Futuristic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound |
| Languages | English, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://digitales.games/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-Bit Processor: Multi-core 2.5GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 750M / GeForce GTX 650 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space