The Meaning
| App ID | 2000480 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Ember Eye Studio |
| Publisher | Ember Eye Studio |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | Unity Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 28088791 |
| Last Record Update | 22 March 2025 – 16:27:19 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 22 October 2022 – 10:38:42 UTC ( |
"The Meaning" is a first-person psychological horror game focused on tense exploration and immersive storytelling. You are Ethen Daniels, a man who is struggling with the loss of his family and is now pursuing the meaning of life once again.
Steam price history
Current Price
$4.99
Lowest Recorded Price
$3.99 at -20%
25 October 2022
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Additional Information
| Developer | Ember Eye Studio | |||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Ember Eye Studio | |||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 22 October 2022 – 10:38:46 UTC ( |
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| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://discord.gg/7mBq8Xn4F9 https://x.com/MsskStudio https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIr-ZR-r1M6TSYVnnQtfPAg/ |
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| Primary Genre | Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), Casual (4), Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 22 October 2022 – 10:38:42 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 22 March 2025 – 16:27:08 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 73 | |||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityHDRP SDK, cURL SDK | |||||||||||||||
| Early Access Release Date | 8 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC ( |
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| First seen on SteamDB | 12 May 2022 – 15:12:17 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 10 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bulgarian | Yes | Yes | |
| French | Yes | Yes | |
| German | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | |
| Ukrainian | Yes | Yes |
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