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If Found...
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“I dont remember last time a game impacted me like this. By the end i was in such despair for this poor soul that i couldnt hold it any more. I cried as if it was me on the screen. As a queer person myself, I can…”
“If found is a nice and short story that showcases several queer experiences across a group of friends trying to navigate the 1st years of adulthood. The main mechanic is mostly interacting with a journal by reading it…”
“Such a beautiful story, it's like a trans Heartstopper. The only problem I have is that it's not really a game, you're just mostly erasing out parts of the story to get to the next part. Brilliant as it is, it should…”
25 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“I dont remember last time a game impacted me like this. By the end i was in such despair for this poor soul that i couldnt hold it any more. I cried as if it was me on the screen. As a queer person myself, I can…”
“If found is a nice and short story that showcases several queer experiences across a group of friends trying to navigate the 1st years of adulthood. The main mechanic is mostly interacting with a journal by reading it…”
“Beautiful story, amazing art, and memorable characters. I'm sad it took me so long to finally play it—it's now one of my favorite indie games. 10/10, would cry again.”
15 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“If found is a nice and short story that showcases several queer experiences across a group of friends trying to navigate the 1st years of adulthood. The main mechanic is mostly interacting with a journal by reading it…”
“I played If Found… and it stuck with me more than I expected. I really liked how the historical context actually felt important instead of just being background noise. Everything about it felt grounded and real. The art…”
“Made me cry like a little ♥♥♥♥♥ If Found... is a game that spoke to my soul. The themes this videogame talks about are and have been so present throughout my life, stuff like family problems, queerness, depression and a…”
13 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“If found is a nice and short story that showcases several queer experiences across a group of friends trying to navigate the 1st years of adulthood. The main mechanic is mostly interacting with a journal by reading it…”
3 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“If found is a nice and short story that showcases several queer experiences across a group of friends trying to navigate the 1st years of adulthood. The main mechanic is mostly interacting with a journal by reading it…”
8 of the 73 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Such a beautiful story, it's like a trans Heartstopper. The only problem I have is that it's not really a game, you're just mostly erasing out parts of the story to get to the next part. Brilliant as it is, it should…”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“What a lovely way to tell a story. I felt that the ending was a bit abrupt but the optional post-credits scenes where you find out what happened to everyone really ties everything together. Very impressed by the writing…”
“I was expecting the game to turn out more like a visual novel. But the game does require you to "clean" up parts of the "notebook" for the story to progress. There are several disjointed stories whose connection will…”
“I really would like a longer story with a better ending but it won my heart over anyway and the gameplay is very interesting!”
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Very unique visual novel that doesn't play and look like anything else in the genre as far as I know. The eraser mechanic made the reading way more interactive and immersive. Think of a cursor in MS Paint or something similar and imagine rubbing it around to erase writing and…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“One of my favorite visual novels, a beautiful and touching game about a trans girl returning to Ireland from college. There's a clever central mechanic of erasing the screen to move between scenes that's developed over the course of the game. The music is by 2 Mello, one of my…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“After just completing this story, I am... At a loss for words as to how beautiful and moving it was. Especially near the end, it got quite hard to keep going through my absolute sobbing. I think I needed that. I think something in me healed through this experience. I'm a trans…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-10 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
5 Years since If Found…’s launch! :O
hey hey, it’s been 5 years, wow. thank you. Liadh made this awesome art on Monday for the anniversary (I'm always delighted to see more happy beautiful kasios) and shared some thoughts (included below
MacOS Bug Fix: Disappearing UI in later levels, fixed!!
Hi all, Small update to fix Mac builds which had a bad Unity rendering bug. Thanks everyone so much for your patience on this, it is now fixed! If you still have issues with the main menu and the fina
End of 2022 Wrap Up
Well well well, the end of 2022 is finally here! It’s been a pretty wild year, but undoubtedly a good one. We have some little presents for you all, holiday gifts from us to say thank you to our wonde
November 2022 News Roundup
Hey hey! I hope you’re all doing well. Lots has happened since the last time we posted, so let’s get started! https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35734954/79e3875d147
Two Years Plus!
Hey all! Can’t believe If Found… has been out for two years already! We’re really proud of our little game and everything it’s achieved. Most of all we're super happy that folks are still discovering
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · LGBTQ+ · Casual · Visual Novel · Story Rich · Adventure · Female Protagonist · Stylized · Beautiful · Great Soundtrack · Interactive Fiction · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Irish |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Official site | http://dreamfeel.org/iffound |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3 Ivy Bridge - AMD FX 6350 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 Storage: 2 GB available space