Action · October 29, 2020
Visage (2020)
WARNING: This video game may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Player discretion is advised. IMPORTANT NOTE: The game focuses on exploration and builds tension slowly to create a deeper and more meaningful experience. Its story is unveiled through surreal imaging and subtle environment details. Be mindful that it is a difficult game in unconventional ways. Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience. Environment The game is set inside a huge house in which terrible things have happened. You’ll wander through the gloomy corridors, explore every dead room, and get lost in endless mazes, your head filling with memories of the dead families that once lived in this very home. This twisted environment, void of any life other than yours, takes you to places you couldn't even bear imagining. Storyline This house is stained with a terrible past. Families were brutally murdered by their own family members, people went insane, many committed suicide, and other grisly events occurred. Each and every room has its story painted on an invisible canvas. As a player, you will relive parts of this dark past, and each of its fragments will leave you restless and terrified. You’ll soon wish you could join the dead's ranks in their abyss, but death won't help you leave this place. Will you run from it, or will you try to uncover the truth behind the shadows? Dark entities The families that died in the house will haunt you and leave you restless. They’ll follow your every move, watch you from every corner, play tricks with your mind, and try to attack you. Why do they haunt you? What have you done? This you have to find out on your own. Gameplay In Visage, you are defenseless; no weapons could save you from the dreadful entities stalking you from the next corner, the next door, or underneath your feet. You’ll be able to pick up key elements, interact with the environment, and search for things that may help you escape this nightmare or pull you deeper into it. Dying is part of the game. You need to avoid terror at all costs, as dark entities are attracted to it. Maintaining your mind as sane as possible will keep you from joining the ranks of the dead. Doing so will not be easy, and you'll have to figure out ways, like staying in the light, to avoid going insane.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Horror · 402
- Psychological Horror · 303
- Survival Horror · 185
- Dark · 163
- Multiplayer · 154
- First-Person · 153
- Singleplayer · 132
- Atmospheric · 120
- Adventure · 106
- Indie · 90
- Violent · 84
- Exploration · 82
- Walking Simulator · 80
- Realistic · 79
- Surreal · 68
Peer Action titles
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 9.8k Steam reviews | Top 40% in Action |
| Positive rating | 85% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55% |
| Metacritic | 81/100 | Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 65% for session depth among Action |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- Spanish - Spain
- Arabic
- Bulgarian
- Dutch
- Greek
- Portuguese - Portugal
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Spanish - Latin America
Full audio (2)
- English
- Polish
Reception Metrics
Steam community
85%Very Positive · 9.8k reviews
8.3k positive · 1.5k negative
Metacritic
81/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
8.3k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 29, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | SadSquare Studio |
| Base price | $17.49 -50% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
Achievements
27
Steam unlocks available
Content Notes
This game contains realistic depictions of violence, which can be very disturbing. Also note that some of its themes revolve around alcohol and drug abuse. Some of its content may not be appropriate for all ages. Player discretion is advised.
Editions & Packages
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