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Nyctophilia

Nyctophilia overview

Cat In A Jar Games | Sep 23, 2015 | game

Released

0players observed · 5 October 2026 - 12:57:21 UTC

AdventureFree To PlayIndieFree to PlayHorrorSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)17,222
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score64% positive

Nyctophilia dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)17,222
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score64% positive
  • Total reviews307
  • Release dateSep 23, 2015
  • DeveloperCat In A Jar Games
  • PublisherCat In A Jar Games

Genres: Adventure, Free To Play, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Cat In A Jar GamesPublisher: Cat In A Jar Games

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Game overview

Overview

Nyctophilia comes from Cat In A Jar Games and is published by Cat In A Jar Games. It arrived on Steam on Sep 23, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player 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

Nyctophilia's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 12:57:21 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 64% positive across 307 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Nyctophilia is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishRussian languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1 GHz512 MB RAMNot listedNot listed
WindowsRecommendedNot listed2 GHz1024 MB RAMNot listedNot listed
macOSMinimumOS X 10.91 GHz512 MB RAMNot listedNot listed
macOSRecommendedOS X 10.102 GHz512 MB RAMNot listedNot listed
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 12.041 GHz512 MB RAMNot listedNot listed
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 14.102 GHz1024 MB RAMNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Nyctophilia has sold up to 17,222 units 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.

Detailed game overview

Nyctophilia overview details

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

Steam Store description

NYCTOPHILIA Nyctophilia is an 2D psychological thriller. It's not about monsters. It's not about maniacs or magic. It's about bad things in your head. You arrive to the house in the hope to forget something. Over time this place will become a scary place. House tells its own dark story. Here past and present blend into each other, and you already can not understand difference between reality and illusion. Only questions and no answers. Nyctophilia - it is an experience concentrated on narrative that tells you story that might surprise you. Also this game has unusual gameplay based on exploring the house and solving simple but interesting puzzles. FEATURES Weird and crazy dark story Puzzles about different realities Watch your condition. Don't forget about food and hygiene House tells its own story Two endings. Each of them tells you one side of story Music: Gouldenberg Nyctophiliac Nyctophilia from Latvia English Proofreading Ashley Howard

SteamPulse editorial summary

Nyctophilia is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Free To Play, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 12:57:21 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 64% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameNyctophilia
Steam App ID402890
Typegame
Release dateSep 23, 2015
DeveloperCat In A Jar Games
PublisherCat In A Jar Games
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresAdventure, Free To Play, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , Russian * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 5 October 2026 - 12:57:21 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Positive reviews197
Negative reviews110
Total reviews307
Positive percent64%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime483 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateSep 23, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)22 January 2020 - 15:42:49 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 October 2026 - 12:57:21 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 12:57:21 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 12:57:21 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/402890
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/402890/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/402890
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Nyctophilia

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 Nyctophilia?

Nyctophilia's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 12:57:21 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 8 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Nyctophilia growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 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 Nyctophilia?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (55.2%), Russia (6%), United Kingdom (6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.5%), Russia (6.6%), United Kingdom (5.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (57.4%), Russia (6%), United Kingdom (4.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.2%), China (7.1%), Russia (6.7%). 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 Nyctophilia?

Nyctophilia currently sits at 64% positive across 307 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 197 positive reviews and 110 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Nyctophilia have?

Nyctophilia currently has about 781 tracked Steam followers as of 27 May 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 Nyctophilia?

Nyctophilia is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

64% positive, 197 positive, 110 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 23 September 2015

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 1024 MB RAM

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