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Granite Noir: The Social Experiment

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment overview

Black Potion | Jan 16, 2026 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 12:04:36 UTC

IndieSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)No data available
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score90% positive

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)No data available
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score90% positive
  • Total reviews10
  • Release dateJan 16, 2026
  • DeveloperBlack Potion
  • PublisherBlack Potion

Genres: Indie

Company pages: Developer: Black PotionPublisher: Black Potion

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Game overview

Overview

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment comes from Black Potion and is published by Black Potion. It arrived on Steam on Jan 16, 2026, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Steam Cloud, Stats, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:04:36 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 90% positive across 10 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainPortuguese - BrazilJapaneseSimplified Chinese

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10Intel Core i32 GB RAMintegrated graphics2 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10Intel Core i54 GB RAMintegrated graphics2 GB available space
macOSMinimumRequires a 64-bit processor and operating systemApple M1 or Intel Core M2 GB RAMintegrated graphics2 GB available space
macOSRecommendedRequires a 64-bit processor and operating systemApple M1 or Intel Core M4 GB RAMintegrated graphics2 GB available space
LinuxMinimumLinux/X112.5Ghz or better2 GB RAMSupport for OpenGL 3.32 GB available space
LinuxRecommendedLinux/X112.5Ghz or better4 GB RAMSupport for OpenGL 3.32 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment 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.

Detailed game overview

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment overview details

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

(READ FIRST) THE EXPERIMENT IS OVER. YOUR WISH WILL NO LONGER BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. The experiment has come to an end. After working day and night to fulfill players' wishes as quickly as possible, some of them eventually began to wear down the development team's motivation. For example: "I'd like a ninja boss fight whose defeat brings the game's sound design and music to life: wind, echoes, and ambient sounds." It was an original and creative request. However, during the first hour of gameplay, it almost feels as if the game has no sound at all. Then, after defeating the boss, everything comes to life: the music begins, the wind starts blowing, echoes appear, and the world suddenly feels alive. Unfortunately, very few players ever make it that far. Then came this wish: "Please implement skill trees that surpasses PoE's in both quality and quantity." At first, we genuinely thought it was a joke. After all, Granite Noir has no levels, no experience points, and no character skills to upgrade. And Path of Exile has arguably the greatest skill tree ever created, refined over the course of more than twenty years. But it wasn't a joke. We spent an entire week designing a true roguelike skill tree capable of displaying up to 80,000 nodes , one that could evolve and be reset as the game received updates. It was a completely new type of progression system, and we were genuinely excited to see where it could lead. Unfortunately, all that effort resulted in a negative review because we hadn't added character levels or a way to earn experience. (Another player could have wi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Steam Cloud, Stats, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:04:36 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameGranite Noir: The Social Experiment
Steam App ID4078640
Typegame
Release dateJan 16, 2026
DeveloperBlack Potion
PublisherBlack Potion
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresIndie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Steam Cloud, Stats, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 12:04:36 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Positive reviews9
Negative reviews1
Total reviews10
Positive percent90%
Review typePositive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJan 16, 2026
Official Steam feed update (UTC)21 March 2026 - 10:46:45 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:04:36 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:04:36 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:04:36 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Social Experiment StartedNo description
Experiment ConcludedNo description
The Great DesireNo description
Capybara CollectorNo description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/4078640
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4078640/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/4078640
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Granite Noir: The Social Experiment

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 Granite Noir: The Social Experiment?

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:04:36 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 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 Granite Noir: The Social Experiment growing or declining recently?

September 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 August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Granite Noir: The Social Experiment?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are France (40%), Canada (20%), Russia (20%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to France (24.2%), United States (18.3%), Russia (13.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to France (27.7%), United States (19.8%), Russia (15%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to France (19.1%), United States (18.1%), Russia (12.4%). 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 Granite Noir: The Social Experiment?

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment currently sits at 90% positive across 10 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 9 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Granite Noir: The Social Experiment have?

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment currently has about 27 tracked Steam followers as of 25 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 Granite Noir: The Social Experiment?

Granite Noir: The Social Experiment is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

90% positive, 9 positive, 1 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Steam Cloud

Achievements

4

Platform releases
  • Steam 16 January 2026

DLC and packages

Granite Noir: The Social ExperimentBuy Granite Noir: The Social Experiment #1429881$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: integrated graphics Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: integrated graphics Storage: 2 GB available space

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