Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette overview

Philip Royer | Dec 1, 2015 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 17:46:42 UTC

Indie Story Rich Short Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak17
Units sold (VGI)717
Revenue (VGI)$1,482
Review score75% positive

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak17
Units sold (VGI)717
Revenue (VGI)$1,482
Review score75% positive
Total reviews16
Release dateDec 1, 2015
DeveloperPhilip Royer
PublisherPhilip Royer

Genres: Indie

Company pages: Developer: Philip Royer Publisher: Philip Royer

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Game overview

Overview

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette comes from Philip Royer and is published by Philip Royer. It arrived on Steam on Dec 1, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, 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

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:46:42 UTC, with a tracked peak near 17. 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

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	2.0 ghz Dual Core	2 GB RAM	Intel HD3000 or higher with OpenGL 2.1 support	200 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Windows 10	Intel i5, i7	4 GB RAM	Intel HD3000 or higher with OpenGL 2.1 support	200 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	Snow Leopard and above	2.0 ghz Dual Core	2 GB RAM	Intel HD3000 or higher with OpenGL 2.1 support	200 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12	2.0 ghz Dual Core	2 GB RAM	Intel HD3000 or higher with OpenGL 2.1 support	200 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette has sold up to 717 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,482. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette overview details

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Dissonance combines novelette and point-and-click puzzles to create a genuinely unique video game experience. Dissonance follows the story of Bartholomew Brittle (a movie theater projectionist) and Clementine Cleu (an inquisitive theater patron) in a thought provoking discussion of the meaning of life. From the creator of Super Pixalo And with an amazing soundtrack by Cornukousa Friend

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette is listed as a game with $0.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:46:42 UTC, a tracked peak of 17, and 75% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette
Steam App ID	421620
Type	game
Release date	Dec 1, 2015
Developer	Philip Royer
Publisher	Philip Royer
Price	$0.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 17:46:42 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	17
Positive reviews	12
Negative reviews	4
Total reviews	16
Positive percent	75%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	99 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Dec 1, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	20 February 2016 - 18:15:23 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 17:46:42 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 17:46:42 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 17:46:42 UTC

Overview tags

Indie Story Rich Short

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Card Collector	No description
Hermes	No description
Invincible	No description
First Notes	No description
Egg Hunter	No description
Lazy Math	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/421620
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/421620/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/421620
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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 Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette?

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:46:42 UTC, with a tracked peak of 17 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 2 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette 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 Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United Kingdom (40%), Türkiye (20%), Canada (20%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (23.6%), United States (18.9%), Canada (12.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (27.9%), United States (20.2%), Canada (13.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (19.8%), United States (18.4%), Canada (10.7%). 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 Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette?

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette currently sits at 75% positive across 16 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 12 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette have?

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette currently has about 102 tracked Steam followers as of 19 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 Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette?

Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette is currently listed at $0.99 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

Mostly Positive

75% positive, 12 positive, 4 negative

Price and discount

$0.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 1 December 2015

DLC and packages

Dissonance: An Interactive NoveletteBuy Dissonance: An Interactive Novelette #86086$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.0 ghz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD3000 or higher with OpenGL 2.1 support Storage: 200 MB available space Additional Notes: ARM processor is currently not supported

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5, i7 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD3000 or higher with OpenGL 2.1 support Storage: 200 MB available space

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