The Payphone overview

Overview

The Payphone comes from Kosumic Interactive Studio and is published by Kosumic Interactive Studio. It arrived on Steam on Oct 17, 2025, 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

The Payphone's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 October 2026 - 01:08:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 16 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Payphone is available in 2 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Payphone has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Payphone overview details

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

Steam Store description

The Payphone is a short bite-sized experimental horror game from Kosumic Interactive Studio Features VHS-Style aesthetic. Low-Poly & Low-Res inspired horror. Lonely and Oppressive atmosphere. Payphone. Collect and use items. Story You are an investigator working in a near-bankrupt agency, however a case no-one would take landed on your desk. Disappearances of Ashfield Plains, each case is hauntingly similar, all their final phone calls were traced back to that specific payphone. Short on cash, you took the case. The Payphone is a bite-sized, first person horror experience inspired by low-poly retro aesthetic. Explore a forgotten stretch of road, swallowed by utter darkness and loneliness while slowly piecing together what might have happened, or rather, what caused the disappearance.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Payphone is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 October 2026 - 01:08:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 75% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

The game features stylised blood stains, scenes implying violence, and evidence of deceased characters. Some imagery may be unsettling or intense for sensitive players. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Support and legal notes

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