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Keyword: A Spider's Thread

Keyword: A Spider's Thread

Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.

Released Sep 27, 2021 Developer City From Naught Inc. Publisher City From Naught Inc., Gamirror Games, idealCat Platforms Windows PuzzleDetectiveImmersive SimIndieStory Rich
View on Steam ↗ $11.89 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

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.

81.9%positive277 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Good short puzzle game. Took me around 3 hours. Two hours if I didn't step away from my computer, and potentially under that if you never get stumped. Basically the premise is you use clues from the internet and your vantage point over the city to spy on and "hack" people, but…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 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 2026-09-26.

8achievements
13.2%median completion
7.5%rarest: Stare Into the Abyss
51.9% of players 41.9% of players 38.4% of players 36.3% of players 13.2% of players 13.2% of players 12.5% of players 7.5% of players 51.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
51.9%Crime Scene — Hidden achievement
41.9%Moment of Truth — Hidden achievement
38.4%Headshot — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
7.5%Stare Into the Abyss — Hidden achievement
12.5%True Ending — Hidden achievement
13.2%In Her Footsteps — Hidden achievement

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.

$11.89−30% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$16.99base price
$11.89lowest since tracking began2026-09-20
US11.89 USD−30%
EU9.79 EUR−30%
UK9.44 GBP−30%
Australia16.76 AUD−30%
Canada13.64 CAD−30%
Japan1,211 JPY−30%
Brazil23.09 BRL−30%
China36.40 CNY−30%

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

Brazil≈$4.5 China Japan Canada EU Australia US UK≈$13

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

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 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.

Apr 14, 2025
⚙️ Introducing Brave New Wonders 🌎

Hey Detectives, We’ve got some huge news to share — our next game is officially announced, and we couldn’t be more excited to finally reveal it to you. Brave New Wonders is a factory automation strate

Nov 14, 2023
Keyword 2: Nightfall is Announced on Steam. 1st Trailer Unveiled!

Greetings, Detectives! 🌆 We're overjoyed to announce that the sequel to Keyword: A Spider's Thread , titled Keyword 2: Nightfall , is officially in the works! Keyword 2: Nightfall Steam Page: https://

Nov 17, 2021
Patch Note 1.02

Finally! Chinese voiceovers are in. Also fixed a bunch of bugs :P To celebrate the new content launch, we started a 10% discount for everyone, Enjoy! Added option to skip the prologue Repaired some mo

Oct 30, 2021
New Cover/Banner/Art/Character poster!

Broken window. Tangled internet cable. Cyberpunk neon-lit coat. A helpless girl. Who is she? Can you save her?

Oct 26, 2021
Game Development Championship Nomination

Detectives! We are finally able to tell all of you that we are nominated at the Game Development Championship in the category "Fan Favorite"! Now we need all of you to help us win and archive this cra

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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.

GenresIndie
Player tagsPuzzle · Detective · Immersive Sim · Indie · Story Rich · 3D · Singleplayer · Logic · RPG · Hacking · Cyberpunk · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Simplified Chinese * , French, German, Russian, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese *
Achievements8
Official sitehttps://www.cityfromnaught.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850m 2GB Gddr5. DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card