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Viewfinder
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
86 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Underrated plot and music. The gameplay is definitely fantastic and inspired, and the visuals are gorgeous, but i want to take some time and appreciate the underlying plot that unravels as you play further and further.…”
“While the storytelling was not that great and the characters where not very well written (except for the cat ofc) Viewfinder is a very satisfying game. The puzzles are very intuitive and rather on the easy side, the…”
“This is on the edge of the recommend. The mechanics are sheer brilliance. Taking photos and replicating the scenery lets you do impressive things like even "cross section" the level. The gameplay & puzzles are good.…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Underrated plot and music. The gameplay is definitely fantastic and inspired, and the visuals are gorgeous, but i want to take some time and appreciate the underlying plot that unravels as you play further and further.…”
“While the storytelling was not that great and the characters where not very well written (except for the cat ofc) Viewfinder is a very satisfying game. The puzzles are very intuitive and rather on the easy side, the…”
“This is on the edge of the recommend. The mechanics are sheer brilliance. Taking photos and replicating the scenery lets you do impressive things like even "cross section" the level. The gameplay & puzzles are good.…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Underrated plot and music. The gameplay is definitely fantastic and inspired, and the visuals are gorgeous, but i want to take some time and appreciate the underlying plot that unravels as you play further and further.…”
“As a programmer - holy sh♥t Edit: i've cried at the end. I love Cait.”
“Unique, sometimes trippy, but a really cool concept. The storyline is a little grim but an important lesson, there's not always a perfect solution.”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“While the storytelling was not that great and the characters where not very well written (except for the cat ofc) Viewfinder is a very satisfying game. The puzzles are very intuitive and rather on the easy side, the…”
“I absolutely loved *Viewfinder*! The puzzles are really well balanced, most of them feel just right, while a few are a bit more challenging, but never impossible. It’s the kind of game that completely twists your mind…”
“I really enjoyed this game. The puzzles aren't overly difficult, except a couple made me think for a few minutes to solve, but it is a very fun game from start to finish. In my opinion the game isn't too short but…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoyed this game. The puzzles aren't overly difficult, except a couple made me think for a few minutes to solve, but it is a very fun game from start to finish. In my opinion the game isn't too short but…”
“Just a short and sweet puzzle game with an absolutely amazing mechanic. Viewfinder is a puzzle game about photographs, memories, and reality manipulation. The base mechanic is using photographs or any other image-based…”
“This game is mind-bending and worth your time. While not a game that you would want to play over and over, it is a good way to spend a weekend or just kill a few hours. Intriguing mechanics with code that I can't begin…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I really like how this game works and the mechanics utilising perspective to solve puzzles is super impressive but I feel like this would be an infinitely better game if those mechanics were translated to a story based…”
“Looks far more fun to play than it really is unfortunately.”
“I'm glad I'm not the only one, reading the reviews. I loved this game, the puzzles were just the right kind of difficult where I felt like I'd done something but not banging my head against a wall for 3 hours before I…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“While the storytelling was not that great and the characters where not very well written (except for the cat ofc) Viewfinder is a very satisfying game. The puzzles are very intuitive and rather on the easy side, the…”
“I really like how this game works and the mechanics utilising perspective to solve puzzles is super impressive but I feel like this would be an infinitely better game if those mechanics were translated to a story based…”
“Fantastic photo manipulating platformer puzzle game. most of the characters except the cat suck, but this game strikes just the right balance of thought provoking and unique! highly recommended on sale!”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm glad I'm not the only one, reading the reviews. I loved this game, the puzzles were just the right kind of difficult where I felt like I'd done something but not banging my head against a wall for 3 hours before I…”
“Pros: Cute game Fun concept Good puzzles Cons: The hints are not helpful The timer at the end really ruins the chill vibe of the game The story is unnecessary”
“The trailer really caught my interest once I heard about Viewfinder and it definitely delivers! You place pictures to solve puzzles in what is a really mind bending experience. There are several different mechanics that…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Thank god you can mute the marvel dialogue.”
“I always wanted to try this game because i am big fan of Puzzel games with optical illusion type mechanics like what Superliminal did. But that pricetag what really turned me off from buying it (because i never wanted…”
“Jogo tranquilo, puzzle facinho, bom para ficar tranqulo. Única reclamação que da para fazer é que muitas vezes as falas que vai ter tem um delay de uns 2s até começar, então eu acaba selecionando uma fase, saindo da…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“the puzzles are really great sometime a lil confusing but dam smart its insane how they programed this game insanly impressive tech holy ♥♥♥♥ i wonder what they can do with a bigger budget and graphics and art style is…”
“amazing puzzle game, loved it so much I didn't want it to end!”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Absolute cinema. Out of hundreds of games I've played, this is in my top 5. P.S. you can pet the cat”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“This is easily the most impressive feat of programming I have ever seen. Truly a mind-blowing puzzle game. I love recommending it to folks.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I'll give this a positive score because the gameplay is clever and engaging, but this game did not need any voice over dialogue, especially not the one it went with. It absolutely destroys the vibe.”
— 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.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Minor hotfix for v1.1.4
Fixed graphical issues that could occur when playing at exactly 50% render scale Tweaked collision handling when a held object intersected both the player & another surface
Patch Notes - V1.1.4
This is a small quality of life with a bunch of improvements to little details throughout the game! Technical: Updated unity version to 2022.3.62f2 - This update fixes a security vulnerability found i
Viewfinder - Thunderful Publisher Sale
Viewfinder is now live in the Thunderful Publishing Sale! Are you ready to reshape reality? The sale is live until 21 October and you can pick Viewfinder up for 45% off until then. https://store.steam
Viewfinder wins two BAFTAs at the BAFTA Games Awards!
Huge congratulations to Viewfinder and the whole team at Sad Owl Studios for last night's incredible win! It was truly surreal. Viewfinder took home TWO awards at this year's BAFTA Games Awards - Brit
The Game Awards - Viewfinder has been nominated twice!
Hey friends! Viewfinder has been nominated for two awards at The Game Awards this year. ✨ Best Independent Game ✨ Best Debut Indie Game We couldn’t be more proud of the team and with us announcing Vie
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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 | Puzzle-Platformer · Puzzle · First-Person · Singleplayer · Abstract · Psychological · Surreal · Adventure · Physics · Action-Adventure · Dark Humor · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 46 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space