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START AGAIN: a prologue

START AGAIN: a prologue overview

insertdisc5 | Aug 18, 2021 | game

Released

1players observed · 15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC

IndieRPGSteam Store

  • Latest observed players1 · 15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak60
  • Units sold (VGI)20,400
  • Revenue (VGI)$140,000
  • Review score96% positive

START AGAIN: a prologue dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players1 · 15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak60
  • Units sold (VGI)20,400
  • Revenue (VGI)$140,000
  • Review score96% positive
  • Total reviews582
  • Release dateAug 18, 2021
  • Developerinsertdisc5
  • Publisherinsertdisc5

Genres: Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: insertdisc5Publisher: insertdisc5

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Game overview

Overview

START AGAIN: a prologue comes from insertdisc5 and is published by insertdisc5. It arrived on Steam on Aug 18, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

START AGAIN: a prologue's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC, with a tracked peak near 60. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 96% positive across 582 reviews.

Language and system requirements

START AGAIN: a prologue is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishJapanese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel N4100 (or similar) or better4 GB RAMDirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

START AGAIN: a prologue has sold up to 20,400 units and has 632 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $140,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

START AGAIN: a prologue overview details

START AGAIN: a prologue combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

✦ TIMELOOP RPG IN STARS AND TIME 'S PROTOTYPE. ✦ START AGAIN START AGAIN START AGAIN: A PROLOGUE (or: START AGAIN: a prologue ) is a story driven turn-based RPG where you, Siffrin, are stuck in a time loop for no reason you can find. The country is frozen in time, and together with your allies you fought your way through the castle and fought the King to put an end to this curse… And you died and found yourself right back at the entrance. Again. And again. And again. But you’re the only one who remembers it; your allies are none the wiser. And there’s no end in sight. You're fine though! Hiding your knowledge from your friends is easy! Fighting the same enemies is easy! Dying to the same final boss over and over again is easy ! You have to make sure your friends don't find out about the super fun time travel times you're having though. They can't know. They can't. FEATURES : A story all about how time loops would affect someone and their relationship with their friends! ATB based gameplay! Utilize rock-paper-scissors style weaknesses and strengths to tactically take down your foes! Four "endings" depending on your choices (as in, as in, four different ways the battle against the final boss can go)! Including one True Ending ! 3-5 hour playtime! Your friends having fun conversations about crabs while you're in the corner on the verge of a panic attack! "HOW'S THIS RELATED TO SUPERCOOL INDIE RPG IN STARS AND TIME THOUGH?" START AGAIN: a prologue is the first installment in the START AGAIN series, but this game is complete and you will not finish it feeling like you o…

SteamPulse editorial summary

START AGAIN: a prologue is listed as a game with $2.19 (80% off from $10.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC, a tracked peak of 60, and 96% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSTART AGAIN: a prologue
Steam App ID1691420
Typegame
Release dateAug 18, 2021
Developerinsertdisc5
Publisherinsertdisc5
Price$2.19 (80% off from $10.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresIndie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Japanese
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players1 · 15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak60
Positive reviews558
Negative reviews24
Total reviews582
Positive percent96%
Review typeOverwhelmingly Positive
Recommendations632
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 18, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)6 June 2026 - 18:00:34 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC

Content descriptors

death, suicide, unreality, self harm, gore (visual for half a second, written otherwise), general "wow this sucks im just going on autopilot rn ho ho hee hee ha ha" depression feels. Also drinking alcohol to cope but its easily missable

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1691420
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1691420/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1691420
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for START AGAIN: a prologue

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for START AGAIN: a prologue?

START AGAIN: a prologue's latest SteamPulse observation records 1 players at 15 October 2026 - 00:42:31 UTC, with a tracked peak of 60 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is START AGAIN: a prologue growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 2 players; the highest observed daily value is 6 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for START AGAIN: a prologue?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (43.4%), United Kingdom (9.4%), Canada (5.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.7%), United Kingdom (8.2%), Canada (5.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47%), United Kingdom (8.1%), Canada (4.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.4%), United Kingdom (7.3%), China (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for START AGAIN: a prologue?

START AGAIN: a prologue currently sits at 96% positive across 582 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 558 positive reviews and 24 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does START AGAIN: a prologue have?

START AGAIN: a prologue currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for START AGAIN: a prologue?

START AGAIN: a prologue is currently listed at $2.19 on Steam. That is 80% below the usual price of $10.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 632, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

96% positive, 558 positive, 24 negative

Price and discount

$2.19 (80% off from $10.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 18 August 2021

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

In Stars and Time: The Full ExperienceBundle #36446 - 10% off$62.05
START AGAIN: a prologue (an artbook)timeloop depression station: the artbookdlc #1697580$7.99
START AGAIN START AGAIN START AGAIN: A PROLOGUEBuy START AGAIN: a prologue #602430$10.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32bit/64bit) Processor: Intel N4100 (or similar) or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU Storage: 2 GB available space

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