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ShelfLife: Art School Detective

ShelfLife: Art School Detective Steam metadata

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AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

  • Steam app typegame
  • Steam App ID2537020
  • PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
  • Release dateTo be announced
  • DeveloperFnife Games

ShelfLife: Art School Detective metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

  • Steam app typegame
  • Steam App ID2537020
  • PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
  • Release dateTo be announced
  • DeveloperFnife Games
  • PublisherFnife Games
  • Parent gameNot available

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Fnife GamesPublisher: Fnife Games

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

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ShelfLife: Art School Detective Steam metadata

ShelfLife: Art School Detective metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

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Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

No user reviews

Review score unavailable, 0 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Full controller support, Captions available, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

Latest Steam announcements

  • Spot us in the Indie Premier Game Showcase! - 6 August 2026

    ShelfLife is part of The Indie Premier Showcase on Steam! We were lucky enough to be awards finalists in The Indie Premier Game Showcase, which was exhibited LIVE at ANTHROCON in July! ːsteamhappyːːsteammockingːFast forward to now: The Indie Premier event has launched a digital showcase on Steam! So check out the winners, the finalists, and the other featured Indie Premier games on Steammmm! This digital event runs from August 4th to August 19!STEAM EVENT LINK HERE!

  • We're a part of NONBINARY CODED GAMES 2026! - 14 July 2026

    Oooo, NONBINARY CODED GAMES!? July 14th is 💛🤍 International Nonbinary People's Day 💜🖤, and we're SO stoked to have ShelfLife be a part of the Nonbinary Coded Games event on Steam!Nonbinary Coded Games is a celebration of devs who are nonbinary, genderqueer, and outside the gender binary, along with games that feature nonbinary rep!The event runs until the 20th of July, and there's a bunch of fantastic demos and upcoming games to browse, so plz check out the other tasty stuff in the event: Link

  • DEMO IS HERE!!! - 9 June 2026

    🌟 SHELFLIFE DEMO RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 🌟OMG would u believe that the ShelfLife: Art School Detective demo is LIVE NOW! Thanks to everyone for all your love and support! We couldn't have made it this far without you! ❤️Important details:Plz tell your friends / pets / fave streamers, and make them play the demo!Regular demo playtime is 40-50 minutes for a quick playthrough, and 2 hours for a completionist (or a streamer that narrates dialogue out loud!)Demo covers half an in-game day near the beginning of the story.There are 3 similar but different routes in the demo (choose which "Artisanal Memory" you sacrifice carefully!)You can find more info on our FAQ~Give us a wishlist if you like the game, it helps a LOT! Bugs and feedbacks:If you encounter bugs or want to give us feedback - drop us a line in Steam Discussions, hit up our Feedback Form or jump into our Discord!Some features we…

  • ShelfLife is in Fellow Traveller's Story Rich Showcase - 2 June 2026

    What's the Story-Rich Showcase?Cooked up by Fellow Traveller, the Story-Rich Showcase is a NEW event dedicated to narrative indie games! Every game in the Story-Rich Showcase is hand-picked, with a strong focus on storytelling and emotion! We're supremely excited that ShelfLife gets to feature in this event alongside a bunch of creators we highkey admire. Also it's during Summer Game Fest (even tho it's Winter where we live) ːsteamhappyːWhat we're cooking up:It's a surprise, but what we caaan say is those of you who missed our Closed May Playtest may want to especially keep your eyes peeled on June 6 (or 7th if you're in our timezone).The Showcase officially launches June 6, 2026 at 10AM Pacific.The core of the showcase is a presentation that'll be livestreamed on the Fellow Traveller YouTube and Twitch channels! If you miss the Live, the VOD will be available on too! You can expect:Ann…

  • 05 2026 Playtesting - 1 May 2026

    PLAYTEST ANNOUNCEMENT The hotly anticipated May 2026 Steam Playtest for ShelfLife: Art School Detective is LIVE from NOW until May 10th! We're excited to get your thoughts on the new build and if you encounter any bugs, please let us know!This is a small demo (roughly 40-50 mins) showing off a tiny section of the game, so expect bugs and incomplete features! How to play test the Playtest: If you've played our previous playtest you'll just need to do an update on steam. If that doesn't work, uninstall and reinstall the "ShelfLife Art School Detective Playtest" application, and try again.If you don't have access to download the playtest demo, visit the ShelfLife Steam Page and click the green "Request Access" button. (Access granted within 24 hours, you'll be notified via email!) Once approved, go to your Steam Library and install the ShelfLife: Art School Detective Playtest Demo.Play the…

  • Back to School Games Celebration - 1 September 2025

    For those who enjoy games set in schools and academies...We're super excited to be a part of the Back To School Games Steam event, hosted by MoonCube Games and Lofi Girl!This event is a celebrating of games with school settings (ours) as well as educational and informative games across a variety of topics and genres!Currently, we in the process of building up our next demo, so if you are interested in our game and would like to help with testing (IE offer your juicy opinions and generally vibe check our project) PLZ feel extremely free to \ and/or \ us here on Steam.Keep an eye out, as we'll be posting playtest details soon!In the meantime, check out the rest of the Back To School event! Cheers ːsteamhappyː

  • ANZ Indie Showcase and Cast Reveal - 10 December 2024

    As part of the ANZ Indie Showcase we've dropped a teaser that shows off the investi-DATE-able cast for ShelfLife: Art School Detective! CAST ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER: Let us know what you think!!! ːsteamhappyːːsteamsaltyː PLUS: If you are interested in PEEPING some of the other hawt juicy fantastic games that appear alongside us in the showcase, you can check those out here::: ANZ Indie Showcase - Steam Event The showcase won't be up forever so definitely check it out ASAP! You can view all the projects involved in the showcase (along with interviews from Devs and other exciting announcements) via The Indie Brew here! Thanks xoxo Fnife Games

  • Made With Pride Queer Creator's Showcase! - 16 October 2024

    ShelfLife Art School Detective will be available at the SXSW Made With Pride Queer Creator's Showcase event! Each year the SXSW Sydney Games Festival, curates themed showcases to give games a bigger spotlight, putting them together in a custom launcher and letting attendees run wild with them! Outside of our regularly scheduled showcase at SXSW (see our other post), a mostly-not-broken-please-don't-exit-the-map-menu demo will be available as part of the Queer Creator's Showcase! This event will features heaps of great queer content running along a row of booths. So if you aren't able to make our regular showcase session, go check it out, details below: Location: UTS Great Hall SYDNEY, Friday 18th October Times: 10am-2pm and 4pm-8pm* *We are busy with important meetings and suchlike in the morning, but we will be trying to make an appearance during the 4pm-8pm session, so we may see you…

  • Art School Detectives investigate SXSW Sydney! - 14 October 2024

    ShelfLife: Art School Detective will be at SXSW SYDNEY next week! If you're in the area (or have the ability to teleport) please come check out our demo!! We're going to be a part of two showcases, one on Thursday and one on Saturday. We'll be exhibiting our 20+ minute demo at the UTS Great Hall, Building 1, 1/15 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007 at the following times: Thursday 17th - 10am-2pm - at Booth #30 Saturday 19th - 11pm-6pm - at Booth #30 Come by and visit us! We'll be dealing with the emotional aftershock of having finished two events in Melbourne and living off muesli bars and throat lozenges, so the vibes will be vibey and the game will be gamey! Hope to see you there!!!!!! ːsteamthumbsupːːsteamhappyː

  • PAX Australia 2024 - 11 October 2024

    WE'RE AT PAX AUS Slightly late in posting this on steam, but we're exhibiting ShelfLife: Art School Detective at PAX AUS! We are at booth #1140 alongside 17(?) other fantastic New Zealand games, brought together through the support of the ever-wonderful NZ Centre Of Digital Excellence! Please come down and check out our demo if you are in the area! PAX AUS runs from the 11th to the 13th of October (2024) at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. And we'll be exhibiting all day every day, baby (and getting sore feet because of it)! Be there or be a squared! ːsteamhappyː Check out the PAX AUS Steam event here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/paxaus

Complete SteamPulse Game Data

Full game metadata

FieldValue
Steam app typegame
Steam App ID2537020
Live current players0
SteamPulse tracked peak0
Live count (today's peak floor)0
PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
Free to playNo current Steam offer
DiscountNot available
Original price USDNot available
Current price USDNot available
Release dateTo be announced
DeveloperFnife Games
PublisherFnife Games
Owners estimatedNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate minimumNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate maximumNot available
Review typeNo user reviews
Positive review percentNot available
Positive reviews0
Negative reviews0
Total reviews0
Steam recommendationsNot available
AchievementsNot available
Average playtime foreverNot available
Windows supportYes
macOS supportNo
Linux supportNo
Parent gameNot available
Store URLNot available on Steam Store

Short description

ShelfLife: Art School Detective is a Mystery Adventure featuring a cast of romanceable weirdos! Befriend and investi-DATE 7 potential suspects. Use psychic powers to astral project into their artwork and learn their secrets. Unmask the mysterious ART KILLER that’s terrorising your campus!

About this game

THERE'S AN ART KILLER ON THE LOOSE! Johana is a Psychic Art Student trying to solve the MURDER of several priceless artworks! Johana will need to gather clues, astral project, and INVESTI - DATE 9 suspects, each with their own motives and secrets. But time is short! If Johana can't find the real ART KILLER, Cruston Beaux-Arts Academy will be demolished, along with Johana's dreams of being an artist! The future of ART is at stake (probably), so it's time to solve the case... FEATURES 9 Art School Weirdos to INVESTI-DATE! Collect Clues , inspect Evidence and make Deductions ! Explore a cosy University Town set in fictional New Zealand. Use Psychic powers. Delve into the mixed-media Artworld . Make choices and discover different routes ! Bop along to an Indie Bedroom Pop Soundtrack! GAMEPLAY ShelfLife: Art School Detective is a Detective Dating Sim that emphasises relationship-building, exploration, and psychic powers! Build connections with 9 potential suspects. Astral project into The Artworld to uncover characters’ secrets. Collect evidence to unmask the mysterious "ART KILLER" before time runs out. LIGHT CONTENT WARNING Supernatural themes, elements of true-crime parody, occasional swearing/cursing and offensive language.

Supported languages

English * * languages with full audio support

Steam categories

Category IDCategory
2Single-player
28Full controller support
13Captions available
68Custom Volume Controls
75Keyboard Only Option
76Mouse Only Option
80#category_playable_at_your_own_pace
74Playable without Timed Input
62Family Sharing

Regional ratings

BoardRatingDescriptors
dejus14Linguagem imprópria Atos criminosos Violência fantasiosa
steam germany6Derbe Sprache Fantasy-Gewalt
igrs13Penggunaan bahasa Kekerasan

Steam marketplace comparison data

Price History Overview

USD uses SteamPulse's own locally recorded daily store snapshots, so this overview reflects the exact regional price history that SteamPulse has captured for this currency.

Coverage And Tracking Window

  • Snapshots: 1
  • Coverage: Sep 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026
  • Lowest observed: $0.00
  • Highest observed: $0.00

ShelfLife: Art School Detective's USD price history spans from Sep 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026, with 1 recorded snapshot across 1 calendar day. Each row records the available final price, listed base price, and discount metadata for that observation. Within this coverage the lowest recorded price is $0.00, the highest is $0.00, and the first visible tracked price is $0.00. These comparisons apply only to the snapshots SteamPulse holds; missing observations can contain changes that are not represented here.

For USD, SteamPulse uses locally captured regional storefront snapshots and does not reconstruct older prices with exchange-rate conversion. The chart and table show the values recorded for this exact currency from the stated coverage start. Additional snapshots extend that record, but they do not fill unobserved days or prove what the storefront displayed between observations.

Discount Windows And Sale Timing

  • Discount windows: 0
  • Discounted days: 0 days
  • Deepest markdown: No discount tracked
  • Latest sale window: No sale window tracked

ShelfLife: Art School Detective's tracked USD rows do not contain a discount window. This means no available snapshot in the stated coverage has usable discount metadata; it does not prove that the game was never discounted. Missing snapshots or archived rows without complete metadata can hide a sale, so SteamPulse does not infer pricing strategy from this absence.

If a later snapshot includes discount metadata, it will appear here with its recorded depth, price, date, and sale name when available. Until then, this section should be read only as a description of the available rows, not as evidence about the publisher's promotion policy.

Observed Price Changes And Stable Runs

  • Observed price drops: 0
  • Observed price rises: 0
  • Longest stable run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking
  • Current run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking

Outside rows carrying discount metadata, the tracked price has not recorded a separate price rise or drop yet. That means the observed undiscounted level has stayed stable across the snapshots SteamPulse currently holds. This is a statement about the recorded coverage only; it does not prove that an older or missing price change never happened.

The longest unchanged price stretch in the current record lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $0.00, from Sep 22, 2026 through Sep 22, 2026. Among rows without discount metadata, the longest unchanged run lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $0.00. The latest run records $0.00 for 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking as the same recorded undiscounted price. Run lengths describe consecutive stored observations only and do not establish that a price is permanent.

Latest Snapshot And Sales Context

  • Current price: $0.00
  • Current list price: $0.00
  • Distinct observed prices: 1
  • Source mode: SteamPulse local tracking

The latest tracked snapshot records ShelfLife: Art School Detective at $0.00 in USD, with no active discount metadata. Across the available history SteamPulse has recorded 1 distinct final price in this currency. This supports comparisons with the lowest, highest, and most common values present in the retained record, subject to the stated coverage limits.

The live sales view and Steam sales record provide calendar context for these dates. A date overlap can be compared with a named Steam event, but it does not prove why a publisher changed a price. As new daily rows arrive, this overview recalculates its observed prices, discount windows, and run lengths automatically.

Regional Steam prices

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Tracked regional price history

The tracked Steam price is stable at $0.00.

CountryCurrencySnapshotsFirst trackedLatest trackedChangeLatest discount
United StatesUSD1$0.00$0.00No changeNo discount
United KingdomGB0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Euro AreaEU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
AustraliaAU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
CanadaCA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndiaIN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
BrazilBR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
RussiaRU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChinaCN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
JapanJP0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South KoreaKR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MexicoMX0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
NorwayNO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PolandPL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SwitzerlandCH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
New ZealandNZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SingaporeSG0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Hong KongHK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South AfricaZA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UkraineUA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KazakhstanKZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndonesiaID0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ThailandTH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MalaysiaMY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PhilippinesPH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
VietnamVN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
United Arab EmiratesAE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Saudi ArabiaSA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IsraelIL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChileCL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ColombiaCO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Costa RicaCR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KuwaitKW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PeruPE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
QatarQA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TaiwanTW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UruguayUY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArmeniaAM0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArgentinaAR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TurkeyTR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PakistanPK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount

United States price history (USD)

Tracked price is stable at $0.00.

DateCurrent priceOriginal priceDiscountSource
2026-09-22$0.00$0.00No discountSteam Store

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