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Receiver

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App ID 234190
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Wolfire Games
Franchise Wolfire Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29312992
Last Record Update 1 June 2025 – 17:24:45 UTC ()
Release Date 29 April 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😏 77.24%
4k reviews
4
In-Game

Receiver was created for the 7-day FPS challenge to explore gun handling mechanics, randomized levels, and unordered storytelling. Armed only with a handgun and an audio cassette player, you must uncover the secrets of the Mindkill in a building complex infested with automated turrets and hovering shock drones.

Additional Information

Developer Wolfire Games
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metacritic_name Receiver
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NoServers No
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VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
sourcegame Yes
workshop_visible Yes
checkpkgstate Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Wolfire Games
Store Release Date 29 April 2013 – 16:45:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/wolfiregames/
https://x.com/Wolfire
https://www.youtube.com/wolfiregames/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 29 April 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 31 October 2022 – 16:09:27 UTC () (1667232567)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, cURL SDK
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 requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
  • This game doesn't support Steam Deck's native display resolution and may experience degraded performance
  •  
  • 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: 7 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6060304
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First seen on SteamDB 29 April 2013 – 16:38:21 UTC (), in changelist #212880

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🖥️ Simulation 🔫 FPS 🌱 Indie 👻 Roguelike 🙌 First-Person 💥 Action 🔀 Procedural Generation 😓 Difficult 👤 Singleplayer 🔫 Shooter 🌱 Realistic 🤯 Abstract 😱 Horror 🤔 Tactical ☠️ Perma Death 🌫 Atmospheric 🥷 Stealth 🔋 Cyberpunk 🚀 Sci-fi 🎒 Survival Horror

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 4 players right now
  • 7 24-hour peak
  • 1,224 all-time peak 16 September 2014
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Store data

  • 6,043 followers
  • 3,308 positive reviews
  • 845 negative reviews
  • 79.65% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2,812 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 77.24% SteamDB Rating
  • 3,308 79.7% positive reviews
  • 845 20.3% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
29 April 2013 – 17:00 Steam Release -
5 March 2014 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Bundle of Love for Brandon Boyer -

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How many players are playing Receiver right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 4 players live playing Receiver on Steam.

Receiver had an all-time peak of 1224 concurrent players on 16 September 2014.

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