# Archaid

Summer DB entity ID: caf5e6ac\-fb91\-435d\-9139\-796497075d1c

Steam App ID: 1248570

What on earth did I just watch?  Are you bored of video games full of  mindless violence , repetitive  grind of trivial tasks  and  overly guided, pay\-to\-win  "achievements" without  real challenge  and  accumulation of earned skill ?   Are you interested in  ancient and medieval alphanumeric systems ,  mathematics  and  divination ?   Do you like  challenging abstract puzzles  that force you to  think differently and exercise your mind , gradually  rewarding with zen\-like flow  of \(potentially\)  endless immersive gameplay ?   By answering yes to  any of the above ,  Archaid  likely is  a thing  for you\. So what is it?  Archaid \[Aar\-Kaid\] is a collection of esoteric  cognitive   arcade  games that utilize  alphanumerics  and  hexagonal  grid for puzzles of  memorization ,  pattern recognition ,  heuristics ,  hypercube navigation , complexity and strategy inspired by various  ancient and modern  concepts of  gematria  and  divine mathematics \.  The games have player\-selectable sets for historical  old English ,  Hebrew ,  ancient Greek ,  Nubian Coptic ,  Arabic ,  medieval Nordic runic ,  Georgian ,  Armenian ,  old Cyrillic ,  Glagolitic , and fictional  Klingon  and  Zentradi  alphabetic and numeral systems\. Eastern game types have various presentations of the  64 I Ching hexagrams \.  Most Archaid games are difficult, they require full concentration and have medium to high learning curve\. Full online guide to all the game types is found on the game homepage\. Features listed:     Six unique puzzle games based on various ancient alphanumeric systems\.    Ten selectable alphanumeric systems from archaic, ancient and medieval history\.    Two extra fictional alphanumeric systems from science fiction\.     Smooth Ultra HD graphics at 60 FPS\.    Intuitive controls for moving and operating in hexagonal planes\.    Generative living ambient drone soundscape\.    Two game types with a musical instrument mode\.     Three difficulty levels\.    Relaxed "Free Mode" for practice\.    Online high scores and leaderboards\.    Customizable player interface\.     Partly secret and expanding content\.    The trailer does not contain music from the game\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Joel Kivelä

- Publisher: Joel Kivelä

- Release date: Mar 27, 2020

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Casual, Indie, Early Access

- Categories: Single\-player, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1248570/ss\_6bc839c2ed9eddb363a84915a16b5750197949d6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1670504716, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1248570/ss\_0abf17d2282069027b3828b501070e81a4c65470\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1670504716, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1248570/ss\_bf4541c78f2561e808dd1c29a1add29222228dad\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1670504716, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1248570/ss\_840a3236ff6440fe455c4ef9341b2e91be56b37f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1670504716, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1248570/ss\_73aff243a3ea84d24f65956b1e4f3887ee8ed002\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1670504716, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1248570/ss\_7460504ccc481c579a2cd5f07abad776b9b1742d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1670504716, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1248570/ss\_10a8de01002ac1605775d081dd9c1836d303b53f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1670504716

- Price: 499 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 1

- Steam positive reviews: 1

- Steam negative reviews: 0

- Steam positive percentage: 100%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/caf5e6ac-fb91-435d-9139-796497075d1c/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/caf5e6ac-fb91-435d-9139-796497075d1c/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\-24T19:13:08\.53562\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:13:09\.784004\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:13:09\.586549\+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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