Tell Me Why

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Tell Me Why

Short description

Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

Developer
DONTNOD Entertainment
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Release
Thu, Aug 27, 2020
Price
Free
Reviews
3,920
Positive
90%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
500K – 1M
Concurrent players
328
Genres
Adventure
Features
Full controller support, Captions available
Tags
Choices Matter Story Rich LGBTQ+ Episodic Adventure Emotional Choose Your Own Adventure Cinematic Walking Simulator Exploration Atmospheric Third Person Multiple Endings Drama Singleplayer Mystery Action-Adventure Beautiful Dynamic Narration Conversation
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$3.5msomewhere between $1.6m and $19.9m · roughly 78K–1M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $19.94, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $19.99 launch price. That is 0% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

6 data points since Aug 6, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$3.5m → ~$3.5m
Reviews 3,917 → 3,920
Followers 36,545 → 36,570
Concurrent players 328 → 328
Price $0.00 → $0.00
Positive reviews 89.6% → 89.6%

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.

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Lowest recorded price: $14.99 on Dec 22, 2020.

How crowded is this niche?

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±?? Choices Matter + Story Rich + LGBTQ+

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