Heliophobia overview

Overview

Heliophobia comes from Glass Knuckle Games and is published by Glass Knuckle Games. It arrived on Steam on Oct 18, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, 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

Heliophobia's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 24 September 2026 - 10:32:31 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 83% positive across 29 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Heliophobia is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Heliophobia has sold up to 962 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $7,541. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Heliophobia overview details

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

Steam Store description

Heliophobia is a first-person horror/mystery adventure presented through a surreal, non-linear narrative. You awake on a vacant plane, given only a singular task: kill the one with the initials "J.R.". Your memories seem to be just beyond reach. Grotesque humanoid creatures pursue you at every turn. Crime syndicates and shadowy organizations plot behind closed doors. On top of it all, your mind keeps slipping in to unexplainable waking nightmares. With only your rapidly fading senses about you, what will you discover - before it's too late? Sneak, hide, and run from a slew of horrific monsters across a vast nocturnal metropolis. Explore a wide variety of locations while you uncover secrets and piece together fragments of a deep, interwoven story. Navigate sections of a seemingly endless city filled with claustrophobic alleyways, labyrinthine tunnels, and dreary establishments. Segments of nerve-wracking terror are broken up by exploration, puzzle-solving, and world-building sections - providing brief respite from high-anxiety encounters. Features Surreal Horror - Monsters and nefarious humans are not the only things to fear. The entire world feels just a few degrees off from "normal". Non-Linear Mystery - Segments of the story branch off and unlock in non-chronological order. Any completed section can be returned to for further investigation. Glitch Senses - Heavy glitch effects serve as both visual flair and a "sixth sense" for nearby dangers. Use them to your advantage, or disable the effects entirely. Survive On Your Terms - Despite the claustrophobic setting, many l…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Heliophobia is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 24 September 2026 - 10:32:31 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 83% positive reviews.

Overview tags

IndieActionAdventureHorrorSurrealSingleplayerPsychological HorrorAtmosphericNonlinearFemale Protagonist

Content descriptors

Heliophobia features scenes of psychological horror.

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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