# Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller

Summer DB entity ID: 62d9490b\-1c04\-4952\-b934\-f613cb9c2b17

Steam App ID: 242780

FBI agent Erica Reed has an uncanny talent: she can see the past and piece together how a crime unfolded\. But not even this sixth sense could save her younger brother, Scott, from a brutal serial killer\. Three years later, the investigation into Scott’s murder has gone cold \-\- but Erica’s work has only just begun\.  Jump into  Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller , the exciting four\-part series that brings Erica face to face with the deranged demons of her past\. A serial killer is loose in Boston \-\- one who seems to be leaving deliberate clues that only Erica, with her unique post\-cognitive abilities, can uncover\. Is she finally on her way to solving Scott’s murder? Or, blinded by vengeance, is she falling into a trap that could cost Erica her life? And how does this new killer know her secret?   Winner of six 2013 Reader’s Choice Aggie Awards, including Game of the Year, this edition of Cognition includes everything in the original game, plus brand new director commentary for all 4 episodes and exclusive content including concept art, storyboards, outtakes and other behind\-the\-scenes material about the development\!    Developed by Phoenix Online Studios \(makers of the  King’s Quest  spin\-off  The Silver Lining \), with contributions from veteran game designer Jane Jensen \( Gabriel Knight, Gray Matter \) and comic book artist Romano Molenaar \( Batman, X\-Men, The Darkness \), Cognition is a thrilling adventure that grips you and won’t let go\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Phoenix Online Studios

- Publisher: Phoenix Online Publishing

- Release date: Sep 19, 2013

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac

- Website: Not collected

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- Price: 1499 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 1

- Steam review count: 821

- Steam positive reviews: 677

- Steam negative reviews: 144

- Steam positive percentage: 82.46041412911084%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/62d9490b-1c04-4952-b934-f613cb9c2b17/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/62d9490b-1c04-4952-b934-f613cb9c2b17/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\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-21T21:44:50\.844047\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-21T21:44:52\.425729\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-21T21:44:51\.916518\+00:00

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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.

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