# This Book Is A Dungeon

Summer DB entity ID: 8f93d90d\-db28\-4e30\-9b5c\-c013b05c2b11

Steam App ID: 404690

Auto\-cannibalism\. Demonic Seduction\. Occult Rituals\. Bloodfeasting Worms\.   This Book Is A Dungeon   has it all and more\. This dark, horrific Twine\-based dungeon crawler pairs edgy interactive fiction with grisly pixel art and light RPG elements\. Prepare to be disturbed, titillated, and savaged by unholy denizens aplenty in your quest to navigate this sprawling narrative\-driven labyrinth bristling with otherworldly doom\.   WARNING: THIS GAME WILL KILL YOU\. OFTEN\.    Part of the intended challenge is in experimenting to see where different paths and choices lead you\. It's impossible to experience all of the content in a single runthrough\. Experiment, be bold, and uncover your fate, wherever it may lead\!    Features:      Experience a grim story\-driven horror adventure     Solve cryptic and disturbing puzzles     Die in dozens of horrible ways    Enjoy light RPG elements, including combat and inventory     Discover multiple endings      BONUS : 40,000 word game dev diary     This game is not for the squeamish or faint of heart\.      BONUS GAME DEV DIARY EBOOK      This Book Is A Dungeon   was originally created as an interactive fiction and self\-publishing experiment\. It was initially launched as a game inside a Kindle book that served as a developer diary documenting the entire process for creating the game from start to finish\. As part of the Steam Edition, you can access a free download link for a PDF version of the dev diary within the main menu\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Nathan Meunier

- Publisher: Plug In Digital

- Release date: Oct 9, 2015

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Indie

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

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/404690/ss\_20d0a8c2f89a81eefed819b9c935dca6fb43293c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781884651, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/404690/ss\_ac8cee216dc4753399aeabc40eb071e5a95bb9d6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781884651, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/404690/ss\_187d3aa898dd25a0d753a4e14f81452ebe8a319f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781884651, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/404690/ss\_6bf490ad5183f05417aec6836a5e9495a29999f7\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781884651, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/404690/ss\_9af769ffee9ac679edd96fe9bd3e297e61f0bae6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781884651

- Price: 499 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 3

- Steam review count: 299

- Steam positive reviews: 216

- Steam negative reviews: 83

- Steam positive percentage: 72.24080267558529%

- 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/8f93d90d-db28-4e30-9b5c-c013b05c2b11/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/8f93d90d-db28-4e30-9b5c-c013b05c2b11/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\-22T06:55:44\.490793\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T06:55:45\.861795\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T06:55:45\.541405\+00:00

Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/404690/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/404690/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=404690","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/404690"\},"price":"2026\-09\-22T06:55:44\.490793\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-22T06:55:44\.490793\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-22T06:55:45\.861795\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-22T06:55:45\.541405\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"39527e44\-9fcf\-43db\-99d4\-45b13da7f89b","catalog":"c8cc3db5\-c67f\-4f67\-94ac\-127c9ff9ac59","details":"f0f02380\-4cd9\-4594\-a0f2\-d600194e4f16","players":"61137ac3\-8c27\-485e\-9f90\-1bc57e7a14b0","reviews":"e1bedb9e\-aba7\-49a6\-9fef\-85d2e156b751"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\}

Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"8f93d90d\-db28\-4e30\-9b5c\-c013b05c2b11","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/404690/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/8f93d90d-db28-4e30-9b5c-c013b05c2b11)