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THE IMPOSSIBLE

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App ID 1363850
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Airem
Franchise Airem games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 29803295
Last Record Update 28 June 2025 – 16:04:06 UTC ()
Release Date 24 July 2020 – 13:41:02 UTC ()
😎 82.83%
515 reviews
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In-Game

THE IMPOSSIBLE is a minimal perspective illusion puzzle game. You control a small square in the IMPOSSIBLE world and remember: nothing is IMPOSSIBLE.

Additional Information

Developer IMPOSSIBLE INC
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Airem
Store Release Date 24 July 2020 – 13:41:11 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/theairem.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/Airem
https://facebook.com/airempl
https://instagram.com/TheAirem
https://www.linkedin.com/in/theairem
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@TheAirem
https://www.reddit.com/r/Airem/
https://www.threads.net/@theairem
https://tiktok.com/@airemthe
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/theairem
https://x.com/AiremThe
https://youtube.com/theairem
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 24 July 2020 – 13:41:02 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 9 June 2025 – 11:00:49 UTC () (1749466849)
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name_localized
englishTHE IMPOSSIBLE
germanDAS UNMÖGLICHE
frenchL'IMPOSSIBLE
italianL'IMPOSSIBILE
koreana불가능
spanishLO IMPOSIBLE
schinese不可能
tchinese不可能
russianНЕВОЗМОЖНОЕ
thaiเป็นไปไม่ได้
japanese不可能
portugueseO IMPOSSÍVEL
polishNIEMOŻLIWE
danishDET UMULIGE
dutchHET IMPOSSIBEL
finnishMAHDOTTOMA
norwegianDET UMULIGE
swedishDET OMÖJLIGA
hungarianAZ LEHETETLEN
czechNEMOŽNÉ
romanianIMPOSIBILUL
turkishİMKANSIZ
brazilianO IMPOSSÍVEL
bulgarianНЕВЪЗМОЖНОТО
greekΤΟ ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟ
ukrainianНЕМОЖЛИВЕ
latamLO IMPOSIBLE
vietnameseKHÔNG THỂ
indonesianTIDAK MUNGKIN
review_score 8
review_percentage 88
Detected Technologies (?) Greenworks SDK, NWJS SDK, NodeJS 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
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  • 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: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 3 September 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7365867
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 1 July 2020 – 23:59:49 UTC (), in changelist #8837637

Supported Languages

30 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes
Greek Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Romanian Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes
Arabic Yes Yes
Vietnamese Yes Yes
Bulgarian Yes Yes
Danish Yes Yes
Norwegian Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes
Belarusian Yes Yes

Tags

🧩 Puzzle 😱 Horror 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🕴 Psychological Horror 🤖 Robots 📦 Sokoban 🗺 Exploration 🕹 Precision Platformer 🧩 Puzzle Platformer 📺 2D Platformer 📚 Visual Novel 🔎 Point & Click 🕹 Arcade 🚶 Walking Simulator 👩 Female Protagonist 🌓 2.5D 🏽 2D 🧊 3D 🌆 Isometric 💬 Comic Book

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Steam Timeline Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

Accessibility Categories

Playable without Timed Input Keyboard Only Option Mouse Only Option Touch Only Option

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp9 June 2025 – 11:01:20 UTC
Trailers
256792427 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
1363851 Windows 32-bitTHE IMPOSSIBLE - Windows 32bit 240.86 MiB 101.22 MiB
1363852 Windows 64-bitTHE IMPOSSIBLE - Windows 64bit 265.09 MiB 103.97 MiB
1363853 Linux 32-bitTHE IMPOSSIBLE - Linux 32bit 328.54 MiB 113.50 MiB
1363854 Linux 64-bitTHE IMPOSSIBLE - Linux 64bit 332.12 MiB 110.01 MiB
1363855 macOS 64-bitTHE IMPOSSIBLE - Mac 64bit 341.30 MiB 122.34 MiB

Total size on disk is 1.47 GiB and total download size is 551.04 MiB.

Total size on disk is 505.95 MiB and total download size is 205.20 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 7365867 15 September 2021 – 20:18:02 UTC

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