Adventure · July 18, 2023
Viewfinder (2023)
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind. Viewfinder is a mind-bending first person adventure game in which you can bring pictures to life by placing them into the world. Reshape Reality: Beyond photographs, bring paintings, sketches, screenshots and postcards to life while reshaping the world Exploration is learning: You will learn the secrets of the world, the reason why it exists, and the freedom to create. Explore multiple hub worlds that are all cohesive and encompass similar, but complex, differences Experience as much as you want: Viewfinder’s narrative is player driven and will be an approachable experience to someone who just wants to play and solve puzzles, and a rich well thought off world to a player who wants to learn more Find the answer to the impossible, once you step in the world of Viewfinder
Adventure releases from 2023
74 Adventure titles launched in 2023 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Puzzle-Platformer · 335
- Puzzle · 327
- First-Person · 324
- Singleplayer · 311
- Abstract · 300
- Psychological · 295
- Surreal · 293
- Adventure · 291
- Physics · 289
- Action-Adventure · 286
- Dark Humor · 285
- Atmospheric · 282
- Narration · 280
- Exploration · 278
- 3D Platformer · 276
Peer Adventure titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 8.5k Steam reviews | Top 27% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 94% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 34% |
| Metacritic | 84/100 | Genre average 77 — top 20% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 3 h average | Top 77% for session depth among Adventure |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Korean
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Arabic
- Spanish - Latin America
Full audio (2)
- English
- Traditional Chinese
Reception Metrics
Steam community
94%Very Positive · 8.5k reviews
8.0k positive · 510 negative
Metacritic
84/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
10.0k
Press Quotes
“Spellbindingly surreal and stimulating to the end” 8/10 – IGN “one of the best puzzle games you can play today” 9/10 – GameSpot “Viewfinder is puzzle game heaven” N/A – Polygon
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
3h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
Achievements
46
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jul 18, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sad Owl Studios |
| Publisher | Thunderful Publishing |
| Base price | $8.74 -65% |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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