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Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura

An ancient tower in a forgotten land. A lone photographer on a desperate search. Facing dangerous animals, crumbling architecture, and perilous pitfalls, can you reach the summit of the Tower, and perhaps, redemption?

Released Feb 19, 2015 Developer Anteater Games Publisher Anteater Games, BindleBot Platforms Windows Pixel GraphicsPlatformerIndieAdventureLevel Editor
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (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.

72.5%positive1,531 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Camera Obscura is an indie puzzle-platformer created by Anteater Games and published by BindleBot together with the developer on Steam. The game blends classic side-scrolling platforming with a distinctive environmental manipulation mechanic built around photography. Rather than…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Cool idea, but the medal system is just evil. As if the game wasn't hard enough already.”

— a player, Steam review · 12 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.

45achievements
5.9%median completion
2.3%rarest: Haste
42.9% of players 20.3% of players 15.7% of players 11.9% of players 10.0% of players 9.5% of players 7.7% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 6.8% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 2.3% of players 42.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
42.9%Taking Off the Lens Cap — Launched the game.
20.3%Jerk — Killed one of the tower's denizens.
15.7%That's No Turtle! — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%Haste — Finished the game and saw Ending C.
5.7%Mountaineer — Earned all Silver medals or better on each Summit level.
5.7%Princess — Earned all Silver medals or better on each Royal Quarter level.

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.

$1.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US1.99 USD
EU1.99 EUR
UK1.59 GBP
Australia2.95 AUD
Canada2.19 CAD
Japan198 JPY
Brazil4.29 BRL
China11.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.8 Japan Canada China US Australia UK EU≈$2.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Feb 11, 2018
Patch 1.09 (Discord rich presence)

We just released a minor update. This update adds support for Discord's rich presence feature. Discord will now show off which level you're currently playing and your best medal on that level. http://

Feb 11, 2018
Patch 1.09 (Discord rich presence)

We just released a minor update. This update adds support for Discord's rich presence feature. Discord will now show off which level you're currently playing and your best medal on that level. http://

Sep 30, 2017
Patch 1.08 (hotfix)

We've just released a small hotfix patch, numbered 1.08. This patch contains the following changes: Workshop level packs using non-ASCII characters in the pack name or level names will no longer crash

Sep 30, 2017
Patch 1.08 (hotfix)

We've just released a small hotfix patch, numbered 1.08. This patch contains the following changes: Workshop level packs using non-ASCII characters in the pack name or level names will no longer crash

Aug 31, 2017
Patch 1.07 (Ending C)

We've just released version 1.07, a minor content update! Here are the changes new to this version: Added "Ending C: Haste" and the corresponding achievement Updated light tile graphic Added more prop

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsPixel Graphics · Platformer · Indie · Adventure · Level Editor · Great Soundtrack · Action · Anime · Strategy · Female Protagonist · 2D · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements45
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.cameraobscuragame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 2.0 or greater DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 550 MB available space Additional Notes: Windows Media Player is suggested for music