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The Assembly

The Assembly

A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.

Released Jul 19, 2016 Developer nDreams Platforms Windows AdventureIndieVRStory RichAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

70.8%positive168 reviews
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“I'm updating this review after ending the game. 6.2hrs with 22/29 achievements, I was quite sure to reach most of achievements to be honest, it's a good surprise (especially the achievement for collect all dossiers). Could be surely finished in the half of the time, if you jump…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 54 found this helpful

“A refreshingly different VR experience. Most of my VR time has been with my kids playing short experiences for 10-20 minutes, and I wanted to try something with a bit more depth. Whilst it's not perfect, being able to explore an environment in a bit more detail has been a nice…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 66 found this helpful

“If you like first-person exploration games with a slight touch of puzzles, this may be worthwhile when on sale. Otherwise, it'll probably feel lacking. It's not a Myst or Obduction or Talos or Quern. It's more like Firewatch, where there's not many puzzles and it's more about…”

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

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2021-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

53all-time peak
0 5 10 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 6 avg · Jul 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

29achievements
17.7%median completion
1.4%rarest: Archivist
74.0% of players 54.9% of players 47.2% of players 39.9% of players 34.7% of players 30.0% of players 24.3% of players 23.6% of players 22.2% of players 22.0% of players 20.9% of players 19.4% of players 17.9% of players 17.7% of players 17.7% of players 17.3% of players 16.4% of players 13.4% of players 13.4% of players 11.6% of players 11.5% of players 11.0% of players 7.2% of players 5.2% of players 4.5% of players 2.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.4% of players 74.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.0%Will You Walk Into My Parlor — Hidden achievement
54.9%Warning Sign — Hidden achievement
47.2%Moving Parts — Complete your first trial
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Archivist — Collect all Project Dossiers
1.8%Cloak And… — Hidden achievement
1.9%Take A Picture, It'll Last Longer — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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

Nov 10, 2017
Have You Checked Out Our Upcoming VR Game Shooty Fruity?

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28734688/2579a4c8a9f36a0f1bbf1075b714e15b19617e80.jpg We thought you might like to know about our upcoming multi-tasking shooter

Nov 10, 2017
Have You Checked Out Our Upcoming VR Game Shooty Fruity?

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28734688/2579a4c8a9f36a0f1bbf1075b714e15b19617e80.jpg We thought you might like to know about our upcoming multi-tasking shooter

Dec 06, 2016
The Assembly Now Supports Oculus Touch Controllers

We announced a few weeks ago that we’ve been working on an update for The Assembly, which you may have seen already on Steam a few weeks ago here . The patch for Oculus Touch motion controller support

Dec 06, 2016
The Assembly Now Supports Oculus Touch Controllers

We announced a few weeks ago that we’ve been working on an update for The Assembly, which you may have seen already on Steam a few weeks ago here . The patch for Oculus Touch motion controller support

Nov 22, 2016
The Assembly - Now 35% Off!

The Assembly is now reduced from the 22nd - 29th November! To celebrate the launch of our new motion control patch update for HTC Vive today, and Oculus Touch in December, you can now purchase The Ass

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · VR · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Exploration · Multiple Endings · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · First-Person · Sci-fi · Mature (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements29
Official sitehttp://www.ndreams.com/theassembly/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit (Service Pack 1) or newer Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater (VR), Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz (Non-VR) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD 290 equivalent or greater (VR), AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series or equivalent (Non-VR) Storage: 5 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC Additional Notes: USB Ports 3x USB 3.0 ports plus 1x USB 2.0 port. This game can be played with a gamepad or keyboard and mouse. The VR version can also be played with Vive motion controllers or Oculus Touch.