Adventure · April 24, 2017

Pinstripe (2017)

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Pinstripe is an emotionally charged adventure through Hell created entirely by a one-man team over the course of five years. Play as Teddy, an estranged ex-minister forced to venture through the frozen afterlife in search of his three-year-old daughter Bo, and her perverse kidnapper. Discover the dark secrets of Teddy's past, and confront his sleazy, demonic nemesis, Mr. Pinstripe. Thomas Brush, creator of award winning indie games Coma and Skinny, reveals a gorgeous art style, breathtaking score, and chilling story with influences from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, and Alice in Wonderland. Explore six hauntingly beautiful levels of Hell. Listen to an immersive and unique soundtrack written by the game's creator. Use your slingshot to fight your way through bizarre beasts and interesting puzzles. Hang out with your family pet George and sniff out clues. Discover the mystery behind Teddy and Bo's death. Features a hilarious cast of professional voice actors and celebrity cameo performances!

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

Indie · 84
Adventure · 76
Casual · 61
Atmospheric · 55
Dark · 55
Puzzle-Platformer · 45
Puzzle · 42
Story Rich · 41
Platformer · 40
Singleplayer · 38
Side Scroller · 34
Great Soundtrack · 32
2D · 25
Action · 17
Horror · 14

Position in Adventure

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	2.5k Steam reviews	Top 82% in Adventure
Positive rating	89% positive	Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 58%
Metacritic	71/100	Genre average 77 — top 82% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours	4 h average	Top 74% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 2.5k reviews

2.2k positive · 278 negative

Metacritic

71/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.2/10

Curator recommendations

1.9k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

English volume_up
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

English
Simplified Chinese

Features & Capabilities

Community

Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV

Accessibility

Captions available

Input & Comfort

Full controller support

Other

Single-player
Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“A harrowing trip through Hell you have to play.” 5/5 – TIME “There’s talent, full-of-heart here that’s worthy of nurturing.” 8/10 – The Washington Post “Everything about Pinstripe is magnetically weird [...] Solid and definitely has an audience.” 7.5/10 – Destructoid

Release & Availability

Release date	Apr 24, 2017
Developer	Atmos Games, LLC
Publisher	Armor Games Studios
Base price	$1.49
DLC / Add-ons	2 released
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners	100k–1M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

Typical completion time

Achievements

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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