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NaissanceE
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 104 reviews raise this.
30 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Fun weird game.”
“Jesus christ, what a game. A truly anxiety-inducing, confusing, terrifying trip. I don't think any game has made me feel the way this game did. The music, level design, and visual design are incredible. An absolute…”
“I don't know whether this game is tagged horror or not but this might be the best psychological horror I have ever played. the last part of the game almost make me insane.”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is amazing, can't recommend it enough. Not very difficult but a pleasing experience, for the low price of Free To Play.”
“why is this game free? For one of those games where you walk and experience stuff, for me it was one of the best, compared to games that cost money. I've paid money for games like this which were not as good. P.S. If…”
“This game is one of my faves. Probably the best free game available today .”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Incredibly austere and unique atmosphere. I haven't played much yet and am considerably slowed down by my own skill issue, but this game is pure art. Speaks a lot to the mind without much words or clear narration which…”
“Jesus christ, what a game. A truly anxiety-inducing, confusing, terrifying trip. I don't think any game has made me feel the way this game did. The music, level design, and visual design are incredible. An absolute…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is amazing, can't recommend it enough. Not very difficult but a pleasing experience, for the low price of Free To Play.”
“Wow - incredible experience, very weird, very interesting. I absolutely recommend the roughly 4 hours it might take. Certain sections of this game made me feel like nothing ever has before, except maybe one singular…”
26 of the 104 reviews raise this · 18 of them still recommend the game.
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I -as anyone, I suppose- actively shuddered at many points throughout my playthrough. There's nothing that pleases me like the delicate balance between primordial abstraction and alien intentionality which the…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is good, LOVE the music and sound design, Pauline Oliveros is a legend and the graphics are a work of art. BUT it goes downhill when it reaches the moving blocks parts. Then I think it's the most frustrating…”
“It really pains me to not recommend a FREE game that clearly has some effort and care put into it, but after the initial wave of wonder and intrigue wears off about the strangely beautiful architecture you are wandering…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Very cool concept, but i would not recommend for anyone who has photosensitivity issues or any visual impairments, as the game has little in the way of signposting, or anything to give an idea of developer's intent”
“Wow - incredible experience, very weird, very interesting. I absolutely recommend the roughly 4 hours it might take. Certain sections of this game made me feel like nothing ever has before, except maybe one singular…”
“I would say it is pretty cool. Its very much an atmospheric platformer and besides the occasional unclear bit, its fairly straightforward where to go. Besides the very ending and that one bit that gave me great eye…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a very strange game, but it's also wholly original. I doubt you'd be able to find another experience quite like it. It is what it is, nothing more, nothing less. It has some issues with polish and some graphical…”
“The game at least decent. The world of the game is something between a dream and a nightmare. And I can point out to interesting ideas with light and shadows in the second half of the game. But the game itself isn't…”
“The initial jankiness and a few crashes led me to believe I was about to play another free walking sim slop "game". I have never been more wrong. Extreme banger hidden gem - Nothing I've seen is quite like it.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Very strange game. It made me feel overwhelmingly cold and lonely. Navigating through a totally barren superstructure beyond any possible scale is probably one of my biggest fantasies. So if you're looking for a surreal experience, this at least nails that. As a game, it's not…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“This game scratches a particular itch in my brain, that being my love for larger than life environments and liminal spaces. The environment art is gorgeous, with their exploration being incredibly playful throughout. I can see how others might find some areas creepy, but I found…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Honestly, I like this game, this game reminds me of a lot of older games that don't hand hold you and let you explore, which you kind of need because this game relies on your sense of spatial awareness to problem solve. I had one problem while playing and that was that I wasn't…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
SenS update: Explore Darkness
Hi dear NaissanceE fellows ! After another long pause, I've been able to resume development on SenS and the work done for the last few months is now available and playable in this new update . If ever
New Limasse Five game incoming soon!
Dear NaissanceE players, My new game: SenS will be available next week in early access on Steam. While sharing many thematics and inspirations with NaissanceE, SenS will be something quite different,
NaissanceE Free
Hi there, NaissanceE will be available for free tomorrow the 21 of September (10AM PST time). I initially planned to make it free after some years and now is the time. Thanks to all the people who enj
Happy NaissanceE day!
One year ago was released my first game as an independent developer, NaissanceE. To celebrate this day NaissanceE is now available at a lower price, enjoy! http://www.naissancee.com/wp-content/uploads
Happy NaissanceE day!
One year ago was released my first game as an independent developer, NaissanceE. To celebrate this day NaissanceE is now available at a lower price, enjoy! http://www.naissancee.com/wp-content/uploads
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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, Indie |
| Player tags | Exploration · Indie · Atmospheric · Abstract · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Adventure · Surreal · Puzzle · Platformer · Puzzle-Platformer · Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista Processor: 2.0+ GHz multi-core processor Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA 8800 gts or similar graphics card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space