The Medium

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App ID	1293160
App Type	Game
Developer	Bloober Team
Publisher	Bloober Team SA, NA PUBLISHING INC.
Franchise	Bloober Team
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	29108948
Last Record Update	21 May 2025 – 16:48:27 UTC ()
Release Date	28 January 2021 – 17:05:00 UTC ()

😎 86.33%

8k reviews

In-Game

Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an abandoned communist resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its deeply disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and explore two realities at the same time.

Additional Information

Developer

Bloober Team

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Bloober Team SA

Store Release Date

28 January 2021 – 17:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25)

Steam Release Date

28 January 2021 – 17:05:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

2 April 2025 – 14:01:34 UTC () (1743602494)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	51.77485721304431
height_pct	100

osextended

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review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, Wwise SDK, XAudio2 SDK, iCue SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 11 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 7162431

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	1
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

14 April 2020 – 10:42:31 UTC (), in changelist #8184258

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

11 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Latin America				Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct	100
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Assets

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page_background_path	app/1293160
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	2 April 2025 – 14:02:04 UTC

Trailers

256822196 ↴
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256820077 ↴
trailer_name	Official Launch Trailer
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256818202 ↴
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timestamp	1610633005
256818015 ↴
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trailer_base_id	340174
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1610526278
256817224 ↴
trailer_name	14-Minute Gameplay
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256817224/movie_max.mp4
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trailer_base_id	338626
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1610526292
256810906 ↴
trailer_name	The Threats Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_base_id	328988
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1606253687
256804208 ↴
trailer_name	The Medium Date Reveal
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trailer_base_id	318072
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timestamp	1602245784
256802416 ↴
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256793515 ↴
trailer_name	Dual-Reality Trailer
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trailer_base_id	299693
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256793852 ↴
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256784254 ↴
trailer_name	The Medium Official Reveal with Gameplay
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Steam charts

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14 players right now
21 24-hour peak
2,765 all-time peak 28 January 2021

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Store data

44,115 followers
7,810 positive reviews
980 negative reviews
88.85% positive reviews

Twitch stats

0 viewers right now
12 24-hour peak
188,581 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~112.5 k by Gamalytic
~263.6 k by VG Insights
~323.2 k by PlayTracker
~545.0 k by SteamSpy

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😎 Very Positive
86.33% SteamDB Rating
7,810 88.9% positive reviews
980 11.1% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
28 January 2021 – 17:05	Steam Release	-
6 June 2025 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: IGN Live 2025 Bundle	-

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The Medium had an all-time peak of 2765 concurrent players on 28 January 2021.

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