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The Rewinder

The Rewinder

The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

Released Sep 9, 2021 Developer MistyMountainStudio Publisher Gamirror Games Platforms Windows · Mac AdventureMysteryPixel GraphicsPuzzleDrama
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.3%positive6,957 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Good puzzle game. Nice pixel art and lore. Not sure how much time to complete but it has been fun so far.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Lovely story and art style. It felt very nostalgic. The production team really did a good job for telling the stories.”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“5/10 -> then I don't recommend it for non-Chinese players. The good side of this game is its visual and sound design. Very unique style - They are inspired by Chinese mythology but at the same time it is pixel style, so it is very special combination of strong cultural features…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:21 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

17playing at last check
2224-hour peak
1,300all-time peak
0 250 500 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 204 avg · Sep 2021

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.

29achievements
55.0%median completion
8.8%rarest: Unfinished Business
94.1% of players 85.5% of players 76.2% of players 71.2% of players 67.3% of players 66.1% of players 63.0% of players 63.0% of players 59.4% of players 57.2% of players 56.7% of players 56.7% of players 55.7% of players 55.1% of players 55.0% of players 54.7% of players 49.9% of players 31.5% of players 25.1% of players 23.7% of players 23.5% of players 16.4% of players 12.2% of players 10.9% of players 9.6% of players 9.4% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.8% of players 94.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.1%A Stolen Moment of Reprieve — Have some tea at Qi Yun's place
85.5%You Can Pet the Dog in ‘The Rewinder’ — ...Exactly what it says on the tin
76.2%Yesterday Once More — Complete the first memory level
Rarest badges of honor
8.8%Unfinished Business — ...Is everything resolved?
9.2%Short Sighted — Fix Edwin's hunger but doom the whole village
9.3%Treading Water — Fail to change the course of history

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.

$5.99−60% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-23
US5.99 USD−60%
EU4.99 EUR−60%
UK4.55 GBP−60%
Australia8.60 AUD−60%
Canada6.99 CAD−60%
Japan608 JPY−60%
Brazil16.79 BRL−60%
China20.80 CNY−60%

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

China≈$3.1 Brazil Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$6.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Jul 08, 2025
Get -50% off NOW! The Rewinder is coming to Steam Summer Sale

Hello everyone! The Rewinder is now part of the Steam Summer Sale! Get it at 50% off for only $7.49. Hope you can get a great experience.Plus, we have exciting news: our Publisher Discord server is no

May 13, 2025
"The Rewinder 2" Officially Launches on May 26!

We’re thrilled to announce that The Rewinder 2 will launch on Steam on May 26! We’ve also introduced a series bundle including both titles in the franchise, offering an additional 10% off the bundled

Apr 29, 2025
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Nov 28, 2024
“东方叙事匠心合辑”上架啦~

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Oct 14, 2024
The demo version of Rewinder 2 is now live

Dear Friends, The demo version of Rewinder 2 is now live! We have received numerous feedback from our Septermber internal tests, thanks for everyone who wrote us feedback. Many of them have been addre

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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.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Mystery · Pixel Graphics · Puzzle · Drama · Singleplayer · Detective · 2D · Atmospheric · Point & Click · Story Rich · Indie (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesSimplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements29
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or greater Processor: Intel i5 Quad-Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Storage: 2 GB available space