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Exographer
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Very cool game with amazing sound design and music. If you're like me and enjoy puzzles and platforming and non-violent sci fi you'll like this game for sure. It's super creative and unique. The only negative for me is that the particle puzzles can be kind of a slog and don't…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Exographer v58: Patch notes
Hi explorers. ScifunGames and Abylight Studios want to thank you for playing Exographer and your positive reviews. Have you discovered the Natitan legacy yet? An exciting journey awaits. We are back t
Devlog #12: First speedrunners!
Developing a metroidvania inevitably brings speedrunning into the picture. While we were building Exographer, we knew some players would be tempted to speedrun it. We even left a few “design flaws” he
Devlog #11: Running on handheld devices
It’s summer — the perfect time to load up some games on our Steam Decks and Switches. Good news: Exographer is fully verified for both devices. But what does it really take for a game to run well on s
Exographer v57: Patch notes
Hi explorers. ScifunGames and Abylight Studios want to thank you for playing Exographer and your positive reviews. We are overwhelmed by the great reception of the game, and these help us to reach new
Devlog #10: Telling two stories
Exographer is primarily focused on its gameplay mechanics ( see devlog #6 ), and its storyline emerged after all the design was essentially complete. Most of the text is used to solve puzzles, and it
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Adventure · Science · Exploration · 2D Platformer · Platformer · Puzzle · Puzzle-Platformer · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Sci-fi · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish - Spain, Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 41 |
| Official site | https://abylightstudios.com/game/exographer/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i5-2300/AMD FX-4300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space