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Heavy Burden

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App ID 2070000
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Whale Rock Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 29267645
Last Record Update 29 May 2025 – 18:46:37 UTC ()
Release Date 11 September 2023 – 16:09:09 UTC ()
❓ 64.62%
202 reviews
0
In-Game

How does Sisyphus feel as he climbs to the top of the mountain? Tired from the weight of the stone, the scorching sun, and the steep climbs, he nevertheless continues on his way up. What awaits him there?

Additional Information

Developer Whale Rock Games
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Whale Rock Games
Store Release Date 11 September 2023 – 16:09:12 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Sports (18), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 11 September 2023 – 16:09:09 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 22 December 2023 – 19:42:35 UTC () (1703274155)
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review_score 5
review_percentage 68
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_GeForce_Now SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, OculusXRPlugin SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenXR SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 21 December 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12774728
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    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 25 June 2022 – 17:08:39 UTC (), in changelist #15236818

Supported Languages

15 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes

Tags

😌 Casual 🗺️ Adventure 💡 Strategy 🧩 Logic 🏗️ Platformer 🌄 Action-Adventure 🧩 Puzzle 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🌐 RTS 🦘 3D Platformer 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🧩 Puzzle Platformer 🧊 3D 🙌 First-Person 🌫 Atmospheric 🌲 Survival 🔍 Investigation 📚 Story Rich 🌍 Open World 🔋 Physics

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only)

Assets

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timestamp19 November 2024 – 16:28:55 UTC
Trailers
256894241 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 800 all-time peak 12 September 2023
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Store data

  • 978 followers
  • 138 positive reviews
  • 64 negative reviews
  • 68.32% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 96 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mixed
  • 64.62% SteamDB Rating
  • 138 68.3% positive reviews
  • 64 31.7% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
11 September 2023 – 16:09 Steam Release -
29 September 2023 – 14:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Rain & Pain Bundle -

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Heavy Burden had an all-time peak of 800 concurrent players on 12 September 2023.

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