The Aching

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The Aching

Short description

In a dark world somewhere between dream and nightmare you find yourself alone, cold, and without memory of who you are or where you came from. Guided by little more than a silver locket and questions, you must find your way off an isolated island in pursuit of answers.

Developer
Silent Shoals Software
Publisher
Hadrosaurus Software
Release
Wed, Apr 05, 2023
Price
$9.99
Reviews
25
Positive
96%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Tags
Interactive Fiction Horror Surreal Exploration Dark Fantasy Pixel Graphics Adventure Retro Typing Lore-Rich Atmospheric Mystery 1980s 2D Text-Based Multiple Endings Story Rich Stylized Supernatural Singleplayer
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$11ksomewhere between $5k and $20k · roughly 500–2K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by the $9.99 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

Tracking started Aug 13, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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