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The Book of Distance

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App ID 1245640
App Type Game
Developer
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 ()
❓ 86.57%
183 reviews
0
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

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 ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
OpenVrSupport Yes
ControllerVr
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PlayAreaVr
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depth1.5
360_required0
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 ()
Store Asset Modification Time 4 November 2022 – 17:08:54 UTC () (1667581734)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 96
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, OculusXRPlugin SDK, OpenVR SDK, UnityURP SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Steam Deck does not support VR games
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unknown
  • test_timestamp: 12 June 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: No build
  • configuration:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
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    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 7 February 2020 – 16:18:01 UTC (), in changelist #7707093

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Interactive Fiction 🥽 VR 📚 Story Rich 📚 Narrative 🚀 6DOF 📜 Historical 🏫 Education 💔 Emotional 📺 Documentary 🙌 First-Person 🧊 3D 🍿 Cinematic 📏 Linear 📚 Narration 👤 Singleplayer 🍿 Feature Film 🗺️ Adventure 🎨 Colorful 😌 Casual 🗺 Exploration

Categories

Single-player Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Tracked Controller Support VR Only

Assets

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timestamp6 May 2024 – 14:48:49 UTC
Trailers
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256804686 ↴
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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 14 all-time peak 8 November 2021
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Store data

  • 460 followers
  • 176 positive reviews
  • 7 negative reviews
  • 96.17% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 86.57% SteamDB Rating
  • 176 96.2% positive reviews
  • 7 3.8% negative reviews

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The Book of Distance had an all-time peak of 14 concurrent players on 8 November 2021.

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