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Research Story

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App ID 1629830
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher PetalCatGames, Electronic Sheep Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 30989950
Last Record Update 8 September 2025 – 02:22:06 UTC ()
Release Date 21 July 2025 – 23:50:06 UTC ()
❓ 87.05%
267 reviews
10
In-Game
🌽 Farming Sim 🧫 Life Sim 🖥️ Simulation 🌾 Agriculture 🎲 RPG

Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!

Additional Information

Developer PetalCatGames
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher PetalCatGames
Store Release Date 21 July 2025 – 23:50:12 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/J7uyBRqzcf
https://x.com/mikixen_
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUjs494SjPLMvByXhUhWarg/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 21 July 2025 – 23:50:06 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 21 July 2025 – 11:00:27 UTC () (1753095627)
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Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
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 default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • 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: 14 March 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 17693112
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Early Access Release Date 21 February 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 6 May 2021 – 01:48:43 UTC (), in changelist #11413678

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

🌽 Farming Sim 🧫 Life Sim 🖥️ Simulation 🌾 Agriculture 🎲 RPG 🏠 Building 🦎 Creature Collector 👾 Pixel Graphics 🧘 Relaxing 🧱 Sandbox 🗺 Exploration 📦 Collectathon 🏠 Base Building 🔧 Crafting 🦹 Character Customization 🌍 Open World 🛏️ Cozy 🧸 Cute 😌 Casual 🏽 2D

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Steam charts

  • 10 players right now
  • 23 24-hour peak
  • 139 all-time peak 27 July 2025
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  • 1,733 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 87.05% SteamDB Rating
  • 255 95.5% positive reviews
  • 12 4.5% negative reviews

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Markers

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21 July 2025 Steam Release -
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Research Story had an all-time peak of 139 concurrent players on 27 July 2025.

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