encrypted_nightmares

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encrypted_nightmares

Short description

Inspired by found footage films, you control a live-stream broadcast in the dark web. Will you capture the most thrilling moments, or will the horror be too much to handle?

Developer
Artur Latkovsky
Publisher
Artur Latkovsky
Release
Tue, Apr 15, 2025
Price
$2.99
Reviews
28
Positive
64%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Tags
Horror Interactive Fiction Short Adventure FMV Thriller Mystery Realistic Singleplayer Indie First-Person Choose Your Own Adventure
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$4ksomewhere between $2k and $7k · roughly 560–2K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by the $2.99 launch price — there is not enough price history for this game to weight the copies by what they actually sold for. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

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

Revenue (est.) ~$4k → ~$4k
Reviews 28 → 28
Price $1.49 → $2.99
Positive reviews 64.3% → 64.3%

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.

Lowest recorded price: $1.49 on Aug 1, 2026.

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±?? Horror + Interactive Fiction + Short

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