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Left on Read
It’s March of 2020; you were just sent home from college because of the coronavirus, you have a few small regrets, mainly not telling someone how you really feel.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.
“Finished the game and thought huh that was easy. I unlocked realistic mode and decided to try it out. First message is "Hey, how is it going" stuck on delivered, not even read. Seems realistic alright.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“It's a cute game, fun to play for free. But our "crush" is so toxic. To the people who play this and say it's relatable, yeah we've all been there. But please don't think this is how we should actually be treated in real life. If someone is texting with you like this, they're…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“What the hell is realistic mode? Is it actually going to make me wait a long time to receive a text from some avoidant girl? ♥♥♥♥ that. If I wanted a simulator ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ situationship, I would go out to a club and get hammered just to take a ♥♥♥♥♥ home and cry about her every…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
it's been a while.
Hi everyone, An update for Left on Read is out. Realistic Mode now saves the time you've already spent waiting. The phone also handles clearing and redialing properly now. Thanks for sticking around.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Romance · Simulation · Casual · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure · Indie · Adventure · Psychological Horror · Emotional · RPG · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Official site | https://leftonreadga.me |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Processor: 500 Mhz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 642 MB available space