# Precipice of Darkness, Episode One Summer DB entity ID: 68225089\-edab\-4d55\-aa23\-4a76033e63c2 Steam App ID: 18000 On the Rain\-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is the first installment in the RPG\-Adventure game series based on the web comic Penny Arcade\. Create your character in the classic comic style, and join Gabe and Tycho in the alternate 1920s universe of New Arcadia, where you'll combat savage enemies, solve mysteries, meet bizarre new characters, and discover their unique sense of humor for a 100% authentic Penny Arcade experience\! Create\-a\-Player System lets you design and develop your own character, seeing it come to life in 3D and in the comic\-style 2D cut scenes Dynamic turn\-based combat system, over\-the\-top animations, and team\-up moves during enemy battles Classic adventure game play combines with RPG elements to unravel the game's mysteries and puzzles Authentic Penny Arcade story and dialogue written exclusively by Jerry 'Tycho' Holkins Includes Gabe, Tycho, Annarchy, the Fruit F\*cker and many other favorite Penny Arcade characters, plus new characters designed by Mike 'Gabe' Krahulik ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Hothead Games - Publisher: Hothead Games - Release date: May 21, 2008 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Adventure, RPG - Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004354\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004355\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004356\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004357\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004358\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004359\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004360\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004361\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004362\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004363\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004364\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004365\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004366\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004367\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004368\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004369\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004370\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004371\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004372\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/18000/0000004373\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1447351344 - Price: 799 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 0 - Steam review count: 536 - Steam positive reviews: 479 - Steam negative reviews: 57 - Steam positive percentage: 89.36567164179104% - 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/68225089-edab-4d55-aa23-4a76033e63c2/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/68225089-edab-4d55-aa23-4a76033e63c2/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\-28T18:07:07\.441801\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-28T18:07:08\.719337\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-28T18:07:08\.469953\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/18000/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/18000/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=18000","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/18000"\},"price":"2026\-09\-28T18:07:07\.441801\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-28T18:07:07\.441801\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-28T18:07:08\.719337\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-28T18:07:08\.469953\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"218de657\-2aee\-4a9b\-adce\-110f944e2550","catalog":"d3b68bb3\-4e02\-471b\-a494\-9ea5132ad23e","details":"35e42cb5\-0d74\-4bd7\-9146\-46afdd8e3615","players":"1f89e91e\-9cfb\-4bd1\-b5c7\-1df63129a2e3","reviews":"2fb25b5b\-79e8\-479a\-8752\-b4f25115f14d"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"68225089\-edab\-4d55\-aa23\-4a76033e63c2","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/18000/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/68225089-edab-4d55-aa23-4a76033e63c2)