Steam market intelligence
Once Alive
84% positive · 489 Steam reviews · released Nov 18, 2024 · by Cem Boray Yıldırım
MysteryAtmosphericStory RichWalking SimulatorExplorationInvestigationPost-apocalypticAdventure
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~16,137
(P10–P90: 6,455 – 35,501)
Gross revenue: ~$158,656
($63,464 – $349,039)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Story & writing84% positive · 73 mentions
“Once Alive was primarily created by one person. Cem Boray Yildirim is the writer, the designer, the artist, and the programmer. He has done an amazing job, especially when one considers that he was not a professional game developer, by…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 2 h played
Visuals & audio81% positive · 42 mentions
“Once Alive was primarily created by one person. Cem Boray Yildirim is the writer, the designer, the artist, and the programmer. He has done an amazing job, especially when one considers that he was not a professional game developer, by…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 2 h played
Performance & stability62% positive · 21 mentions
“I would describe Once Alive as an ambitious and atmospheric first-person walking simulator with light puzzles. It doesn't quite fall under the adventure game bracket for me because game play is too linear and you are reliant on uncovering…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 3 h played
Price & value65% positive · 20 mentions
“Stilted English Delivery I'm not talking Chinese takeout here, I'm talking about the dialog lines. Voiceover delivery is great, and so is the musical score underlying the game. Easy to listen to for ages. But the lines they got asked to…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 2 h played
Gameplay & mechanics84% positive · 19 mentions
“I would describe Once Alive as an ambitious and atmospheric first-person walking simulator with light puzzles. It doesn't quite fall under the adventure game bracket for me because game play is too linear and you are reliant on uncovering…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 3 h played
111 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
First-person
Technology
3D
Setting
Post-apocalyptic
Structure
Open world
Mood & themes
AtmosphericEmotional
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
Partial controller support
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.