Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure overview

Overview

Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure comes from Light Machine and is published by Light Machine. It arrived on Steam on Nov 6, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player 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

Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 21:18:57 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 100% positive across 9 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure has sold up to 270 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,293. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure overview details

Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

A fading distress signal from a space station that’s gone silent. A metropolis filled with dark secrets, death lurking in every alleyway. Welcome to Nova-8. Step into the boots of Demetria Barton, one of the galaxy’s greatest bounty hunters, and lead her team to a mysterious city in search of answers and riches. Distress is a branching visual novel inspired by the likes of Silent Hill, Snatcher, and Mass Effect. Trapped in a city filled with deadly creatures and a ruthless militarized task force controlled by a shadowy administrator, you’ll have to use your wits and make tough decisions in order to survive. You’re responsible not just for your own life, but the lives of your crew as well. Make your choices. Live with the consequences. Good luck, captain. Features : A 100K word branching sci-fi horror story with over 100 endings written and designed by Javy Gwaltney, the creator of The Terror Aboard The Speedwell, You Were Made For Loneliness, and The Right Side Of Town Beautiful art from professional illustrator and cartoonist Ian Higginbotham. An electric, synthwave soundtrack by composer Erandi Huipe (The Right Side Of Town). Free access to all current and future post-launch content.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Distress: A Choice-Driven Sci-Fi Adventure is listed as a game with $5.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 21:18:57 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview tags

AdventureIndieCasualRPGVisual Novel

Content descriptors

There are occasional scenes of blood and gore. Story themes include depression, fascism, and tough moral choices.

Support and legal notes

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