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The Pale Beyond

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App ID 1266030
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Fellow Traveller
Franchise Fellow Traveller
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31571882
Last Record Update 9 October 2025 – 12:23:42 UTC ()
Release Date 24 February 2023 – 15:32:11 UTC ()
😎 85.06%
1k reviews
7
In-Game
+5
📊 Resource Management 🌲 Survival 🧞 Choices Matter 🖥️ Simulation 📚 Story Rich

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Additional Information

Developer Saltstone Studios
metacritic_name The Pale Beyond
controller_support full
metacritic_score 77
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-pale-beyond?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Fellow Traveller
Store Release Date 24 February 2023 – 15:32:21 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/saltstonestudios.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/mF76V4gKSn
https://instagram.com/saltstonestudios
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 24 February 2023 – 15:32:11 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 27 February 2024 – 00:34:17 UTC () (1708994057)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 25 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 10382909
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-6
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 9 March 2020 – 17:01:12 UTC (), in changelist #7920493
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

📊 Resource Management 🌲 Survival 🧞 Choices Matter 🖥️ Simulation 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Story Rich 🗺️ Adventure 💡 Strategy 📚 Narrative 🌫 Atmospheric 🏽 2D 😡 Unforgiving 🗺 Exploration 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure ❄️ Snow 😨 Dark 🫂 Psychological 🎨 Hand-drawn 📚 Interactive Fiction 💔 Emotional

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Accessibility Categories

Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Playable without Timed Input Mouse Only Option Adjustable Difficulty Adjustable Text Size Camera Comfort Keyboard Only Option

Assets

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
1266033 Windows 2.47 GiB 1.70 GiB
1266032 macOS 2.49 GiB 1.71 GiB
1266031 DLC 2168790The Pale Beyond Digital Artbook 475.33 MiB 467.91 MiB

Total size on disk is 5.43 GiB and total download size is 3.87 GiB.

Total size on disk is 2.47 GiB and total download size is 1.70 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 20319250 9 October 2025 – 12:23:39 UTC

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