Skip to content
POPULAR TODAY Battlefield™ 6 Football Manager 26 New World: Aeternum Battlefield™ 6 Open Beta Blue Protocol: Star Resonance Call of Duty®
Enter Submit to view all results. Ctrl+Enter View and filter in instant search.
Close ×
Search powered by Algolia

Essays on Empathy

Wishlist Follow Ignore Install Unwatch Watch
App ID 1586880
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Devolver Digital
Franchise Deconstructeam
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 28988396
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 19:39:47 UTC ()
Release Date 18 May 2021 – 15:00:23 UTC ()
❓ 73.35%
185 reviews
0
In-Game
😌 Casual 🎲 RPG 🗺️ Adventure 📚 Interactive Fiction 🔎 Point & Click

A curated compilation of Deconstructeam's best efforts in seeking new narrative experiences in games. Explore 10 unique, offbeat tales including "De Tres al Cuarto," a brand new short experience exclusive to the compilation about a couple of two-bit comedians trying to make it big.

Additional Information

Developer Deconstructeam
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Devolver Digital
Store Release Date 18 May 2021 – 15:00:32 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 18 May 2021 – 15:00:23 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 14 May 2021 – 18:08:24 UTC () (1621015704)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionBottomLeft
width_pct36.36309077269318
height_pct74.2552573946542
osextended empty string
review_score 6
review_percentage 79
Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 30 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7230055
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 24 March 2021 – 17:31:54 UTC (), in changelist #11052173
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

😌 Casual 🎲 RPG 🗺️ Adventure 📚 Interactive Fiction 🔎 Point & Click 🧩 Puzzle 📚 Visual Novel ⌨️ Typing 🏽 2D 🤯 Abstract 👾 Pixel Graphics 🎨 Stylized 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🌫 Atmospheric 🤡 Comedy 🔋 Cyberpunk 🎭 Drama ⛓ Dystopian 💔 Emotional 🌆 Futuristic

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Commentary available Family Sharing

Assets

Load all asset images
clienticon 9b937cb3fe2a54431f3d94e01bcd7485aec34a15
clienttga 303f64ccf4be0538c5dffd878eb8e3d3bb32a9cd
icon 2392a67cd442abc56b991677e1840dcb2b7b7db7
logo 8953166161dfb17e8fcb0b34028450ebac1c4cf1
logo_small 8953166161dfb17e8fcb0b34028450ebac1c4cf1_thumb
small_capsule
englishcapsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
englishheader.jpg
library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
image/englishlibrary_600x900.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
image2x/englishlogo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_positionBottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct36.36309077269318
logo_position/height_pct74.2552573946542
Assets
main_capsulecapsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsulecapsule_231x87.jpg
headerheader.jpg
page_backgroundpage_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsulehero_capsule.jpg
library_capsulelibrary_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2xlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
community_icon2392a67cd442abc56b991677e1840dcb2b7b7db7.jpg
page_background_pathapp/1586880
raw_page_backgroundpage_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp15 October 2024 – 00:09:54 UTC
Trailers
363585 ↴
trailer_nameAnnouncement Trailer
trailer_category0
trailer_480p/video/webm256831548/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4256831548/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm256831548/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4256831548/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm1586880/363585/56bcc9fd2b60f304037655aeb65aa8cd77e3bbd3/1751006669/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp41586880/363585/56bcc9fd2b60f304037655aeb65aa8cd77e3bbd3/1751006669/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers/0/cdn_path1586880/363585/56bcc9fd2b60f304037655aeb65aa8cd77e3bbd3/1751006669/dash_av1.mpd
adaptive_trailers/0/encodingdash_av1
adaptive_trailers/1/cdn_path1586880/363585/56bcc9fd2b60f304037655aeb65aa8cd77e3bbd3/1751006669/dash_h264.mpd
adaptive_trailers/1/encodingdash_h264
adaptive_trailers/2/cdn_path1586880/363585/56bcc9fd2b60f304037655aeb65aa8cd77e3bbd3/1751006669/hls_264_master.m3u8
adaptive_trailers/2/encodinghls_h264
screenshot_medium256831548/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full256831548/movie_full.jpg
all_agestrue
is_highlighttrue
timestamp1619711636

Bundles

ID Name Set % Price Created
6097 Deconstructeam Bundle No -15% $58.60 13 December 2018 – 20:02:39 UTC
32103 Devolver 2021 Collection No -15% 28 April 2023 – 11:19:03 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Price Last Update
561786 Essays on Empathy $12.99 6 October 2025 – 17:34:38 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
39069 The Devolver Digital Collection [Private] CD Key 15 October 2025 – 16:09:25 UTC
511773 Steam Sub 511773 CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:40:48 UTC
561785 Steam Sub 561785 CD Key 24 March 2021 – 17:31:56 UTC
582757 Steam Sub 582757 No Cost 17 May 2021 – 15:42:57 UTC

Own a package that is not listed here? Use our token dumper program for our bot to get access.

Want to highlight which packages you own? Install our browser extension.

SteamDB does not own Essays on Empathy
Gift the game to our bot to improve our data
Developer? Send us a key for complete data coverage
Open link