Adventure · September 22, 2016

Virginia (2016)

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1992. George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin officially put an end to the Cold War. Barcelona held the summer Olympic Games. The Tonight Show aired its last show with Johnny Carson… … and Lucas Fairfax disappeared from his bedroom in Kingdom, Virginia. Synopsis. Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver. Together with your partner, seasoned investigator Maria Halperin, you’ll take a trip to idyllic Burgess County and the secluded town of Kingdom, Virginia, where a young boy has vanished and nobody seems to know why. Before long Anne will find herself negotiating competing interests, uncovering hidden agendas and testing the patience of a community unaccustomed to uninvited scrutiny. As your investigation takes a turn for the sinister, and the list of suspects grows ever larger and stranger, you will make decisions which irrevocably shape the course of Anne’s and agent Halperin’s lives. Features. Cinematic editing that immerses players in a story told in the style of film and TV A dreamlike journey punctuated by intense drama and populated by a memorable cast of curious characters A stirring soundtrack composed by composer Lyndon Holland and recorded live by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra at the renowned Smecky Studio (Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive) An original detective noir story in the tradition of Twin Peaks, Fargo and True Detective A striking, painterly art style, steeped in the magic of small town America and the vibrant Virginia countryside.

Adventure releases from 2016

76 Adventure titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Adventure · 163
  • Female Protagonist · 161
  • Walking Simulator · 158
  • Detective · 153
  • Mystery · 147
  • Cinematic · 142
  • Indie · 138
  • Atmospheric · 134
  • Casual · 133
  • 1990's · 130
  • Story Rich · 129
  • First-Person · 128
  • Singleplayer · 120
  • Thriller · 111
  • Horror · 104

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.3k Steam reviewsTop 65% in Adventure
Positive rating64% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 96%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 72% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 64% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Danish
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Norwegian
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

64%Mixed · 3.3k reviews

2.1k positive · 1.2k negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

Open Metacritic page

Metacritic user score

5.7/10

Curator recommendations

2.6k

Press Quotes

“Virginia hit me right in the chest, the kind of game I’ve wanted to exist for years” 5/5 Stars – The Telegraph “If You Love David Lynch You Have to Play ‘Virginia’” 4.5/5 – TIME “Virginia is powerful and original” 90% – Polygon

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

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

17

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 22, 2016
DeveloperVariable State
Publisher505 Games
Base price$3.49 -65%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Virginia