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That Dragon, Cancer

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App ID 419460
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Numinous Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29573203
Last Record Update 15 June 2025 – 10:15:20 UTC ()
Release Date 12 January 2016 – 07:59:20 UTC ()
😎 85.56%
1k reviews
0
In-Game

An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.

Additional Information

Developer Numinous Games
metacritic_name That Dragon, Cancer
controller_support full
metacritic_score 78
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/that-dragon-cancer?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
ReleaseState released
Publisher Numinous Games
Store Release Date 12 January 2016 – 07:59:32 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 12 January 2016 – 07:59:20 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 5 January 2016 – 23:45:45 UTC () (1452037545)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
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
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 22 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 947793
  • configuration:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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Germany
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First seen on SteamDB 12 November 2015 – 08:48:37 UTC (), in changelist #1480061

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 📚 Story Rich 💔 Emotional 🗺️ Adventure 🚶 Walking Simulator 📚 Narration 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Singleplayer 🎶 Great Soundtrack 📺 Documentary 🫠 Surreal 🔎 Point & Click 🙌 First-Person 😨 Dark 😌 Casual 🎭 Drama 👪 Family Friendly 🦚 Beautiful

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp1 March 2016 – 17:58:16 UTC
Trailers
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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 165 all-time peak 13 January 2016
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  • 14,899 followers
  • 1,333 positive reviews
  • 148 negative reviews
  • 90.01% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 31,920 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 85.56% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,333 90.0% positive reviews
  • 148 10.0% negative reviews

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That Dragon, Cancer had an all-time peak of 165 concurrent players on 13 January 2016.

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