Backward poiesis overview

Overview

Backward poiesis comes from sur and is published by sur. It arrived on Steam on Oct 14, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, 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

Backward poiesis's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 6 September 2026 - 18:07:29 UTC, with a tracked peak near 5. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 89% positive across 36 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Backward poiesis is available in 4 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Backward poiesis has sold up to 1,179 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,762. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Backward poiesis overview details

Backward poiesis combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Overview of the game "Backward Poiesis" is a short horror game produced by a japanese student that recreates footage actually found. Mr. A (pseudonym) moved to a new house and found an old video camera in his new home. When he turned on the camera out of curiosity, he found that it recorded inexplicable and bizarre images. This game is a walking simulator with a horror taste in which you relive the footage recreated based on the interviews, as if you were the photographer. Characteristics of the game ・Story based on interviews I was contacted by a person who said he had found a video camera by chance, and the production was based on a proposal to recreate the footage recorded on the video camera as a game. The game uses audio from actual interviews and footage recreated based on interviews, depicting the horror based on actual events. ・Game screen with a thorough recreation of the video camera footage Based on the interview with Mr. A, we used UnrealEngine 5, a 3DCG engine also used in film production, to reproduce the quality of the video camera footage down to the texture. The game allows the viewer to relive the mysterious images left on the video camera from the perspective of the filmmaker. ・The quiet fear of wandering aimlessly in an inorganic space The video is completely unclear as to what it was filmed for and can be seen to be related to the online movements Liminal Space and Backrooms. The creator myself cannot claim to have completely understood the content of Mr. A's story, so I hope that you will consider the truth based on the reproduced video a…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Backward poiesis is listed as a game with $3.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 6 September 2026 - 18:07:29 UTC, a tracked peak of 5, and 89% positive reviews.

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