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The Medium
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“[h3] An incredibly atmospheric game that took me back to the old days of horror games. [/h3] Psychological horror, extremely thrilling storytelling, the feeling being watched and followed all the time. All that is paired with awesome visuals and sounds that perfectly complement…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“I became a huge fan of Bloober team after playing the Silent Hill 2 remake, and their most recent game Cronos: the new dawn and decided to give The Medium a shot. Overall probably the weakest in terms of gameplay to their other titles, but I overall enjoyed the unique puzzle…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I liked the story, but the problem is that it gets interesting so late that I had to suffer through a mediocre, boring gameplay just for the sake of the theme. The gameplay also improves after a long time (though it’s still not good) and even the final stage isn’t that strong. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:02 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Medium is 70% off during the Summer Sale!
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The Medium is 70% off during the Spring Sale!
Uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth! Step into The Medium at a reduced price during the Spring Sale on Steam. Purchase bundles to g
The Medium — 70% Off in Steam Winter Sale
Experience two intertwining worlds as nightmares follow you across both realities. Explore a story where the material and spirit worlds exist simultaneously, revealing different layers of horror and h
Get The Medium – 60% OFF during Steam Scream Fest!
The shadows grow deeper, and whispers echo louder in the haunted corners of the Niwa Resort this spooky season. 🎃 🕯️ Get The Medium with a 60% discount during Steam Scream Fest! If you love horror cla
The Medium is 60% off during the Steam Autumn Sale!
As the leaves fall, so does the veil between worlds… The Medium is now 60% off during the Autumn Sale on Steam! 🍂 Grab it here before October 6: 🍂 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293160/The_Medium
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Horror · Female Protagonist · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Third Person · Dark · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Sexual Content · Mature · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 39 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://themediumgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64bit version only) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: @1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 55 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible, headphones recommended