The Book of Distance
| App ID | 1245640 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | National Film Board of Canada |
| Publisher | Astrea |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | Unity Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 28985441 |
| Last Record Update | 14 May 2025 – 16:39:51 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 8 October 2020 – 11:16:00 UTC ( |
In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Japan and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. His grandson leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.
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This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game
| Developer | National Film Board of Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | The Book of Distance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Astrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IsFreeApp | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) | 3 (Free Game) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 8 October 2020 – 11:16:00 UTC ( |
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| osarch | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OpenVrSupport | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| vrheadsetstreaming | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| onlyvrsupport | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Free to Play (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Free to Play (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 8 October 2020 – 11:16:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 4 November 2022 – 17:08:54 UTC ( |
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| osextended | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is free on the store? | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, OculusXRPlugin SDK, OpenVR SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK, UnityURP SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First seen on SteamDB | 7 February 2020 – 16:18:01 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 6 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | Yes | |
| French | Yes | Yes | |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | Yes |
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| logo_small | 1e125d119cd5351a2946fa10c31d49dea0e496f3_thumb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| trailer_name | The Book of Distance - Trailer (60 sec) |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256801892/movie480_vp9.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256801892/movie480.mp4 |
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| video/webm | 256801892/movie_max_vp9.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256801892/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 1245640/313748/c8d9a611d7befb614c6bfd39a6e4f440b0e03103/1751209028/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 1245640/313748/c8d9a611d7befb614c6bfd39a6e4f440b0e03103/1751209028/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| dash_av1 | 1245640/313748/c8d9a611d7befb614c6bfd39a6e4f440b0e03103/1751209028/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 1245640/313748/c8d9a611d7befb614c6bfd39a6e4f440b0e03103/1751209028/dash_h264.mpd |
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| screenshot_medium | 256801892/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256801892/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 23 November 2020 – 18:12:53 UTC |
| trailer_name | Le livre de la distance - Bande-annonce version française (60 sec) |
| trailer_category | 0 |
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| video/webm | 256804686/movie480_vp9.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256804686/movie480.mp4 |
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| video/webm | 256804686/movie_max_vp9.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256804686/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
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| video/mp4 | 1245640/318862/adf82a54c86e93efcfeda9236e6bfdeacfaa46aa/1751209030/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| dash_h264 | 1245640/318862/adf82a54c86e93efcfeda9236e6bfdeacfaa46aa/1751209030/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 1245640/318862/adf82a54c86e93efcfeda9236e6bfdeacfaa46aa/1751209030/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| screenshot_medium | 256804686/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256804686/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| timestamp | 2 December 2020 – 19:57:38 UTC |
