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The Children of Clay

99% positive · 3,885 Steam reviews · released Mar 7, 2025 · by Balazs Ronyai

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

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Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 98% positive across 136 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4160 games).

Visuals & audio97% positive · 71 mentions
“Impressive but woefully short. The Children of Clay puts you into shoes of an artifact examiner who finally poked his nose where he shouldn't be. Made by one person for a game jam, CoC delivers an interesting short story and an atmosphere…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 0 h played
Story & writing94% positive · 51 mentions
“Impressive but woefully short. The Children of Clay puts you into shoes of an artifact examiner who finally poked his nose where he shouldn't be. Made by one person for a game jam, CoC delivers an interesting short story and an atmosphere…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 0 h played
Gameplay & mechanics91% positive · 23 mentions
“Impressive but woefully short. The Children of Clay puts you into shoes of an artifact examiner who finally poked his nose where he shouldn't be. Made by one person for a game jam, CoC delivers an interesting short story and an atmosphere…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 0 h played
Price & value94% positive · 16 mentions
“Fabulously effective short form horror!! Inspiring! Immediately after playing it I recommended it to my archaelogist partner because he needed to see it! I can't wait to see what Balazs Ronyai does next. Bought the making of supporter DLC…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 0 h played

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

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Single-player

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Free to play

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