Chasing Static

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Chasing Static

Short description

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Developer
Headware Games
Publisher
Headware Games
Release
Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Price
$14.99
Reviews
481
Positive
86%
Followers
3,649
Owners (estimated)
20K – 50K
Concurrent players
1
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Features
Full controller support
Tags
Horror Walking Simulator Psychological Horror Atmospheric Narrative First-Person Dark Exploration Singleplayer Cinematic Pixel Graphics Supernatural Mystery Adventure Story Rich Survival Horror Gore Sci-fi Thriller Psychological
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$312ksomewhere between $288k and $554k · roughly 20K–38K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $14.41, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $14.99 launch price. That is 4% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

12 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$308k → ~$312k
Reviews 476 → 481
Followers 3,634 → 3,649
Concurrent players 1 → 1
Price $14.99 → $14.99
Positive reviews 86.6% → 86.5%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 94 further data points reach back to Oct 1, 2021 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $5.09 on Oct 27, 2025.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Chasing Static is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Horror + Walking Simulator + Psychological Horror

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