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Subliminal

Subliminal

Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

Released Mar 31, 2026 Developer Accidental Studios Publisher Gone Shootin, Infini Fun Platforms Windows RealisticPsychological HorrorSingleplayerAtmosphericMystery
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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 2026-09-25.

74.5%positive3,782 reviews
Recommended · 29 found this helpful

“Genuinely surprised to see negative reviews for this game. The levels are beautifully designed, the game has great graphics, great sound.. Once you get the hang of the puzzles, which should be fairly early on, you can breeze through them. I went in blind so was surprised to see…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 23 found this helpful

“Puzzles are weak, visuals are peak, there's a mascot monster, the game is 12 dollars.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 29 found this helpful

“This game is a scam. The description on the store page and the demo are extremely misleading. As soon as you get to the part where the demo ends, the game has nothing left to offer and just starts copying gameplay concepts from other games and executing them horribly. And the…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

1,029all-time peak
0 250 500 245 avg · Apr 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 2026-09-26.

25achievements
6.2%median completion
0.6%rarest: Golden Master
75.4% of players 32.5% of players 25.8% of players 21.6% of players 20.0% of players 19.7% of players 15.9% of players 15.6% of players 10.7% of players 9.4% of players 8.2% of players 6.6% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 75.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.4%Reality Check — Collect your first death.
32.5%Into the Pit — Hidden achievement
25.8%Splish Splash — Completely rinse away the mess you made.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Golden Master — Unlock all achievements.
0.7%A Seamless Journey — Complete all endings and collect all collectibles without dying.
0.9%Nyctophile — Complete the Canon ending without using the flashlight.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China43.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$6.4 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

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

Latest official news

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

Jun 18, 2026
Subliminal: Episode 1 | Patch Notes v1.0.3.5 (Demo v1.5.3.5)

🛠️ Changes Improved shader compiler reliability and coverage. Added some additional areas to explore throughout the episode. These additions have been partially brought in from v1.1 and The Archives.

Jun 09, 2026
Subliminal: Episode 1 | Patch Notes v1.0.3.4 (Demo v1.5.3.4)

🛠️ Changes Added a new "SFX Volume" option in "Audio" settings for improved configurability. Added a new "Crosshair Scale" setting in "Immersion". Additional scaling options are in the works for the u

May 15, 2026
Subliminal: Episode 1 | Patch Notes v1.0.3.3 (Demo v1.5.3.3)

🔧 Fixes Fixed an issue causing logs to be spammed and become extremely large from DLSS messages. Fixed an issue causing the "A Seamless Journey" achievement to sometimes not be awarded correctly. Fixe

May 14, 2026
Subliminal: Episode 1 | Patch Notes v1.0.3.2 (Demo v1.5.3.2)

🛠️ Changes Reworked the "A Seamless Journey" achievement. No longer requires doing a full Memory Load reset, if the player achieved "Reality Check" beforehand. Endings that are achieved deathless from

May 09, 2026
Subliminal: Episode 1 | Patch Notes v1.0.3.1 (Demo v1.5.3.1)

🔧 Fixes Fixed a regression causing various issues loading Memory Disposal, when going through the Squeeze Path before it. Fixed a regression causing the Memory Meter to be receiving decals when it sho

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsRealistic · Psychological Horror · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Mystery · Thriller · Horror · First-Person · Dungeon Crawler · 3D · Multiple Endings · Exploration (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * , Simplified Chinese * , French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Indonesian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America *
ControllerFull support
Achievements25
Official sitehttps://subliminalgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 10th Gen Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: N/A