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The Letter

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App ID 460430
App Type Game
Store Name The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
Developer
Publisher Neon Doctrine, Yangyang Mobile
Franchise Yangyang Mobile, Neon Doctrine
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31250999
Last Record Update 22 September 2025 – 21:55:24 UTC ()
Release Date 24 July 2017 – 17:00:42 UTC ()
😎 81.90%
1k reviews
2
In-Game
📚 Visual Novel 😱 Horror 🧞 Choices Matter 📚 Story Rich 🗺️ Adventure

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

Additional Information

Developer Yangyang Mobile
metacritic_name The Letter
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ReleaseState released
Publisher Neon Doctrine
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Store Release Date 24 July 2017 – 17:00:56 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 24 July 2017 – 17:00:42 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 June 2025 – 09:31:48 UTC () (1750671108)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
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
  • 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
  • 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: 9 April 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 5 April 2016 – 16:39:52 UTC (), in changelist #1869744
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

3 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Visual Novel 😱 Horror 🧞 Choices Matter 🌱 Indie 📚 Story Rich 🗺️ Adventure 🕴 Psychological Horror 😖 Gore 🌸 Anime 🤫 Mystery 🔚 Multiple Endings 🙈 Mature 🔞 Sexual Content 🎲 RPG 📚 Interactive Fiction 🎭 Drama 👊 Violent 🔄 Replay Value 👩 Female Protagonist 〰️ Nonlinear

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Cloud Family Sharing

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timestamp1 October 2025 – 06:32:04 UTC

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timestamp 4 April 2017 – 17:45:20 UTC

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timestamp 28 June 2018 – 13:09:22 UTC

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timestamp 21 March 2017 – 11:44:35 UTC

Steam charts

  • 2 players right now
  • 7 24-hour peak
  • 209 all-time peak 31 July 2017
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  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 18,537 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 81.90% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,266 85.9% positive reviews
  • 208 14.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
24 July 2017 Steam Release -
9 April 2020 ⇄ Fanatical: Anime Pick & Mix April 2020 -
20 October 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Thrills & Chills Bundle -
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The Letter had an all-time peak of 209 concurrent players on 31 July 2017.

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