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Periphery Synthetic

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App ID 2121790
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher shiftBacktick
Supported Systems Windows Linux
Last Changenumber 29916572
Last Record Update 6 July 2025 – 07:28:48 UTC ()
Release Date 22 August 2024 – 16:57:09 UTC ()
❓ 77.87%
14 reviews
0
In-Game
+5
💨 Metroidvania 🗺 Exploration 🚶 Walking Simulator 🧘 Relaxing 🤖 Music-Based Procedural Generation

Explore a planetary system, synthesize new abilities, and reveal its past. This interactive EP offers a chill and non-violent metroidvania experience across procedurally-generated musical playgrounds.

Additional Information

Developer shiftBacktick
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher shiftBacktick
Store Release Date 22 August 2024 – 16:57:12 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/hkY8VWjYFf
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), RPG (3), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 22 August 2024 – 16:57:09 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 6 July 2025 – 07:28:37 UTC () (1751786917)
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review_score 7
review_percentage 100
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • 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
  • 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 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: 25 October 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 15778019
  • configuration:
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    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_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 15 August 2022 – 01:43:04 UTC (), in changelist #15728271

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

💨 Metroidvania 🗺 Exploration 🚶 Walking Simulator 🧘 Relaxing 🤖 Music-Based Procedural Generation 🦄 Psychedelic 📦 Collectathon 🔧 Crafting 🚀 Space Sim 🌎 Immersive Sim 📚 Interactive Fiction 🌍 Open World 🔀 Procedural Generation 〰️ Nonlinear 🌊 Underwater 🎨 Colorful 🤯 Abstract 🌫 Atmospheric 🎨 Stylized 🎲 RPG

Categories

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

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Gamepad Preferred

Accessibility Categories

Color Alternatives Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Narrated Game Menus Playable without Timed Input Keyboard Only Option Save Anytime

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp6 July 2025 – 07:28:45 UTC
Trailers
257083233 ↴
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257162928 ↴
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User File System

Key Value
quota 95.37 MiB (100000000)
maxnumfiles 10000
savefiles
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataRoaming
pathperiphery-synthetic-ep
pattern*
recursive1
rootoverrides
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataRoaming
osLinux
oscompare=
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addpath

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/periphery-synthetic-ep *
Linux (Override) $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/periphery-synthetic-ep
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