# Archimedes

Summer DB entity ID: 04a31c06\-dd1d\-4658\-a17c\-b79a13149f2c

Steam App ID: 530920

After you purchase and install Archimedes, an old operating system appears to be running, and a strange man asks for your help as you start to discover the terrible secrets behind the game\.  You will be required to interact outside of the game, with instances ranging from steganography and cryptography to real\-world geographical puzzles and use of various external applications\. The deeper you go, the more frightening and personal it will become\.  Find the sequel here:    Warning: You must update the game to the latest version to be able to pass it\. Non\-native English speakers may have difficulty with some puzzles\. Mature audience and seizure warning\. Some puzzles may require interaction with the community\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Joshua Hughes

- Publisher: Joshua Hughes

- Release date: Oct 6, 2016

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/530920/ss\_8ccd77a3b79035d0f4af51040ab30ec4d8498e5e\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1572797939, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/530920/ss\_cd596be5275a3b5bdd3883ac9b3cc5d7984ccc49\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1572797939, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/530920/ss\_ee154420a6a70cdeca5fe2d09d34565475b7004d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1572797939, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/530920/ss\_9ba7fd6434c0706ec057752239736c2fad5e22e9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1572797939, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/530920/ss\_e3945949e6c2bc23cbe7381f0cc8641c6e282e9a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1572797939

- Price: 199 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 213

- Steam positive reviews: 167

- Steam negative reviews: 46

- Steam positive percentage: 78.40375586854461%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/04a31c06-dd1d-4658-a17c-b79a13149f2c/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/04a31c06-dd1d-4658-a17c-b79a13149f2c/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T15:10:30\.276967\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T15:10:31\.656967\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T15:10:31\.306317\+00:00

Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/530920/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/530920/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=530920","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/530920"\},"price":"2026\-09\-22T15:10:30\.276967\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-22T15:10:30\.276967\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-22T15:10:31\.656967\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-22T15:10:31\.306317\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"dd29034d\-e0a0\-4424\-b926\-4deae0f45fc0","catalog":"574acfdf\-c4ec\-438c\-8387\-5d4d0a42b725","details":"85cc3cfc\-4565\-410d\-b9e1\-8d0630bb1bc6","players":"7d4fd259\-c890\-49d7\-9267\-eea96622c273","reviews":"5473d85c\-dad1\-418d\-a03d\-1768522f7c92"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\}

Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"04a31c06\-dd1d\-4658\-a17c\-b79a13149f2c","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\}

Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/530920/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/04a31c06-dd1d-4658-a17c-b79a13149f2c)