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I Did Not Buy This Ticket

I Did Not Buy This Ticket

Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

Released Apr 13, 2023 Developer Tiago Rech, Time Galleon Publisher Time Galleon Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Psychological HorrorSurrealVisual NovelStylizedAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.

87.3%positive393 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Awesome! A short horror VN about grief. The visuals are great and so is the text. You can have different saves to check the endings, some of which are quite unexpected. I loved it.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I have MIXED feelings about this game, and I think it's because I had some expectations. I saw the trailer before it came out, and I found the art stunning so I was excited to play it. Though, I felt like it was a slow burner (even though normally I like slow paced games or…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Fun story with many different endings”

— a player, Steam review · 3 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 2026-09-19.

30achievements
17.8%median completion
8.3%rarest: Traveling Companion
91.3% of players 89.6% of players 73.5% of players 68.3% of players 66.8% of players 63.7% of players 41.3% of players 38.1% of players 35.9% of players 34.9% of players 28.5% of players 27.7% of players 25.4% of players 23.1% of players 20.2% of players 17.8% of players 17.5% of players 16.3% of players 15.2% of players 15.0% of players 14.6% of players 14.4% of players 14.1% of players 13.3% of players 13.0% of players 11.8% of players 10.0% of players 9.6% of players 8.9% of players 8.3% of players 91.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.3%Hard Seats — It'll be hard to sleep on these... but you'll manage.
89.6%First Look — It stares back at you.
73.5%Iron Memory — You do pay attention.
Rarest badges of honor
8.3%Traveling Companion — The road has taken you to a friend.
8.9%Who are you? — You couldn't possibly know anymore.
9.6%Motherly Embrace — The road has taken you to a reunion. Rejoice.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$3.19lowest since tracking began2026-09-07
US7.99 USD
EU7.79 EUR
UK6.69 GBP
Australia11.79 AUD
Canada10.49 CAD
Japan920 JPY
Brazil24.99 BRL
China33.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$4.8 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$8.9

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Jul 09, 2026
A NEW HORROR EXPERIENCE FROM THE RECH+LIRIO DUO

The Nameless Dead cannot be buried, their remains pile up in a mass of indignity. You have crawled from the gutter to name them. Explore the cemetery and uncover their names before the Worm eats your

May 16, 2025
🎟️ Spooky Connections – Out Now! 🎟️

Hello everyone! A fresh bundle packed with mysterious vibes. Spooky Connections is here, featuring some incredible games alongside I Did Not Buy This Ticket. Expand your collection, embrace the chills

Aug 14, 2023
Small Patch

Hello passengers! We've released a small patch that should fix an issue related to the "Third Look" achievement that was not being awarded properly in all of the different paths. Please let us know if

Jul 19, 2023
Game Update - July 19

Dear travelers, We're happy to announce an update to all those who travel via the Eigengrau Line: New Languages have been added: Hungarian, Korean, Italian and Russian Fixed a few flow issues that led

May 19, 2023
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Time Galleon's celebrating its second release ( Monstrous Love, an 18+ sexy monster adventure! ) by giving a discount on its first release! I Did Not Buy This Ticket will be 20% off until May 30. So i

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsPsychological Horror · Surreal · Visual Novel · Stylized · Atmospheric · Dark · Emotional · Experimental · Female Protagonist · Conversation · Story Rich · Multiple Endings (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Korean, Hungarian, Russian
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Official sitehttps://www.timegalleon.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Multi-core 1.6GHz or faster 64-bit CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX® 11 compatible Storage: 5 GB available space