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Steam app 1049410 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:31 UTC

Superliminal

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Superliminal Steam header artwork
Pillow CastlePillow Castle
66playing now
10724-hour peak
1,255all-time peak
82average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+3.8Gain+4.86%% gain175Peak

720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

0479414218913 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202666 peakFriday 14 August 202689 peakSaturday 15 August 202698 peakSunday 16 August 202692 peakMonday 17 August 202671 peakTuesday 18 August 202683 peakWednesday 19 August 202676 peakThursday 20 August 202667 peakFriday 21 August 202665 peakSaturday 22 August 202686 peakSunday 23 August 202695 peakMonday 24 August 202693 peakTuesday 25 August 2026175 peakWednesday 26 August 2026149 peakThursday 27 August 2026156 peakFriday 28 August 2026141 peakSaturday 29 August 2026169 peakSunday 30 August 2026170 peakMonday 31 August 2026144 peakTuesday 01 September 2026114 peakWednesday 02 September 2026124 peakThursday 03 September 2026130 peakFriday 04 September 2026131 peakSaturday 05 September 2026157 peakSunday 06 September 2026156 peakMonday 07 September 2026143 peakTuesday 08 September 2026106 peakWednesday 09 September 2026102 peakThursday 10 September 202679 peakFriday 11 September 202689 peakSaturday 12 September 2026107 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

71 months, November 2020 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

03396781k1kNov 2020Oct 2021Sep 2022Aug 2023Jul 2024Jun 2025May 2026November 20201,255 monthly peakDecember 2020847 monthly peakJanuary 2021674 monthly peakFebruary 2021442 monthly peakMarch 2021180 monthly peakApril 2021417 monthly peakMay 2021321 monthly peakJune 2021393 monthly peakJuly 2021255 monthly peakAugust 2021634 monthly peakSeptember 2021935 monthly peakOctober 2021313 monthly peakNovember 20211,008 monthly peakDecember 2021308 monthly peakJanuary 2022287 monthly peakFebruary 2022670 monthly peakMarch 2022171 monthly peakApril 2022236 monthly peakMay 2022341 monthly peakJune 2022229 monthly peakJuly 2022229 monthly peakAugust 202294 monthly peakSeptember 202287 monthly peakOctober 2022503 monthly peakNovember 2022318 monthly peakDecember 2022222 monthly peakJanuary 2023422 monthly peakFebruary 2023648 monthly peakMarch 2023229 monthly peakApril 2023401 monthly peakMay 2023351 monthly peakJune 2023268 monthly peakJuly 2023241 monthly peakAugust 2023235 monthly peakSeptember 2023208 monthly peakOctober 2023123 monthly peakNovember 2023584 monthly peakDecember 2023177 monthly peakJanuary 2024154 monthly peakFebruary 2024226 monthly peakMarch 2024158 monthly peakApril 2024227 monthly peakMay 2024209 monthly peakJune 2024165 monthly peakJuly 2024176 monthly peakAugust 2024102 monthly peakSeptember 2024797 monthly peakOctober 2024158 monthly peakNovember 2024178 monthly peakDecember 2024179 monthly peakJanuary 2025250 monthly peakFebruary 2025186 monthly peakMarch 2025155 monthly peakApril 2025160 monthly peakMay 2025167 monthly peakJune 2025171 monthly peakJuly 2025125 monthly peakAugust 202588 monthly peakSeptember 202584 monthly peakOctober 2025707 monthly peakNovember 2025201 monthly peakDecember 2025164 monthly peakJanuary 2026179 monthly peakFebruary 2026167 monthly peakMarch 2026169 monthly peakApril 2026206 monthly peakMay 2026234 monthly peakJune 2026209 monthly peakJuly 2026223 monthly peakAugust 2026175 monthly peakSeptember 2026157 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

060120181241July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026223 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026175 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026157 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

06012018124101 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 2026139 peakThursday 02 July 2026148 peakFriday 03 July 2026170 peakSaturday 04 July 2026187 peakSunday 05 July 2026197 peakMonday 06 July 2026145 peakTuesday 07 July 2026170 peakWednesday 08 July 2026146 peakThursday 09 July 2026170 peakFriday 10 July 2026127 peakSaturday 11 July 2026145 peakSunday 12 July 2026223 peakMonday 13 July 2026178 peakTuesday 14 July 2026176 peakWednesday 15 July 2026159 peakThursday 16 July 2026159 peakFriday 17 July 2026178 peakSaturday 18 July 2026192 peakSunday 19 July 2026196 peakMonday 20 July 2026141 peakTuesday 21 July 2026135 peakWednesday 22 July 2026151 peakThursday 23 July 2026143 peakFriday 24 July 2026151 peakSaturday 25 July 2026172 peakSunday 26 July 2026138 peakMonday 27 July 2026125 peakTuesday 28 July 2026108 peakWednesday 29 July 2026105 peakThursday 30 July 2026107 peakFriday 31 July 2026115 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0479414218901 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 2026121 peakSunday 02 August 2026125 peakMonday 03 August 202697 peakTuesday 04 August 202699 peakWednesday 05 August 2026100 peakThursday 06 August 2026103 peakFriday 07 August 202692 peakSaturday 08 August 2026101 peakSunday 09 August 2026107 peakMonday 10 August 202692 peakTuesday 11 August 202682 peakWednesday 12 August 202673 peakThursday 13 August 202691 peakFriday 14 August 202689 peakSaturday 15 August 202698 peakSunday 16 August 202692 peakMonday 17 August 202671 peakTuesday 18 August 202683 peakWednesday 19 August 202676 peakThursday 20 August 202667 peakFriday 21 August 202665 peakSaturday 22 August 202686 peakSunday 23 August 202695 peakMonday 24 August 202693 peakTuesday 25 August 2026175 peakWednesday 26 August 2026149 peakThursday 27 August 2026156 peakFriday 28 August 2026141 peakSaturday 29 August 2026169 peakSunday 30 August 2026170 peakMonday 31 August 2026144 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0428512717001 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 2026114 peakWednesday 02 September 2026124 peakThursday 03 September 2026130 peakFriday 04 September 2026131 peakSaturday 05 September 2026157 peakSunday 06 September 2026156 peakMonday 07 September 2026143 peakTuesday 08 September 2026106 peakWednesday 09 September 2026102 peakThursday 10 September 202679 peakFriday 11 September 202689 peakSaturday 12 September 2026107 peak

October 2026

Superliminal was released on 5 Nov, 2020.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:31 UTC
App ID
1049410
Last updated
28 Feb 2023 build 10651429
Developer
Pillow Castle
Publisher
Pillow Castle
Release date
5 Nov, 2020
Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinux
Download size
2.96 GB2.97 GB3.04 GB
Install size
14.91 GB14.93 GB15.05 GB
Genres
Action, Adventure
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op
Controller support
Full
Achievements
27

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorCommentary availableRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller support

Accessibility

Popular tags

PuzzleFirst-PersonSurrealPsychologicalPhysicsSingleplayerThrillerStory RichPsychedelicPsychological HorrorAdventureFunnyExplorationPuzzle PlatformerMinimalistCinematicDark HumorColorfulStylizedHorror
About this gameFull description from Steam
Superliminal is a first-person puzzle game based on forced perspective and optical illusions. Puzzles in this game give you a sense of the unexpected. Players need to change their perspective and think outside the box to wake up from the dream. WAKE UP As you fall asleep with the TV on at 3AM, you remember catching a glimpse of the commercial for Dr. Pierce’s Somnasculpt dream therapy program. By the time you open your eyes, you’re already dreaming - beginning the first stages of this experimental program. PERCEPTION IS REALITY Explore a dream world where everything is exactly as it seems. Tread carefully as the world slowly unravels around you and subverts your expectations. What you see isn’t always precisely what you get. MAN VS MACHINE In this fully-voiced adventure, Dr Glenn Pierce is doing his questionable best to guide you home and out of the dreamscape. His artificial intelligence assistant, however, is having trouble understanding exactly how you’re here at all, and has other plans for you. DEVELOPER COMMENTARY We’ve added an extensive developer commentary throughout the game, so you can learn the secrets and history behind the game’s development. CHALLENGE MODE The overwhelming response from the speedrunning community to Superliminal inspired us to add a new Challenge Mode, which will score you per-level on metrics such as time to finish, grabs, and jumps. EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOP SUPPORT Superliminal features Steam Workshop integration. Bring any 3D object into the game and play around with mind-bending perspective tricks.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência fantasiosa · Violência · Medo
IGRS18Horor · Kekerasan · Interaksi Daring
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.0GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTX 750 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 12 GB available space Additional Notes: Minimum: 3GB VRAM

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.4GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 12 GB available space Additional Notes: Recommended: 4GB VRAM

macOS

Minimum: OS: Sierra 10.12 Processor: 2.0GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 460 Storage: 12 GB available space Additional Notes: Minimum: 3GB VRAM Recommended: OS: Mojave 10.14 Processor: 2.4GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5000 Series Storage: 12 GB available space Additional Notes: Recommended: 4GB VRAM

Linux

Minimum: OS: glibc 2.17+, 64-bit only Processor: 2.0GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics Processor with 3GB VRAM Storage: 12 GB available space Recommended: OS: glibc 2.17+, 64-bit only Processor: 2.4GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics Processor with 4GB VRAM Storage: 12 GB available space
Supported languages15 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French
Italian
German
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Turkish
Ukrainian
Spanish - Spain
Arabic

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

27 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Son of ManAchievement
Sugar CrashAchievement
Please Use Other DoorAchievement
Fire Safety AchievedAchievement
Fire AlarmistAchievement
Environment Saved!Hidden achievement
Please RecycleHidden achievement
Take Your Trash ElsewhereAchievement
Fires ExtinguishedAchievement
Feeling BlueHidden achievement

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21 developer announcements, May 2019 to Feb 2023 · times in UTC

February

  1. Multiplayer improvements patch, with a big ol' sale to celebrate!

    Big 50% off sale! We are pushing an update to improve the flow of multiplayer games, particularly the lobbies. Previously, it wasn't necessarily clear when a round would be beginning. There's now a helpful timer, as well as a fancy new…

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December

  1. Big sale! Plus, Holiday Decorations return to Multiplayer for the Winter season!

    Happy holidays! We spruced up the place just in time for your arrival. The multiplayer lobby has regained its festive sheen, just in time for its launch anniversary! Winter Cosmetics Are Back! Have you unlocked all of the cosmetics? Even…

    Pillow Castle Developer

May

  1. Superliminal is 50% off as part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase weekend!

    We're thrilled and honored to be included in the inaugural Cerebral Puzzle Showcase (try saying that ten times in a row - an entire cerebral puzzle on its own). The weekend is hosted by Draknek & Friends, running until May 23rd, and will…

    Pillow Castle Developer

February

  1. Steam Deck! Multiplayer on macOS and Linux + Content Update + Midweek Madness

    Happy New Year! Today we're bringing some new bits and pieces to our multiplayer mode, and we're so pleased to tell you that our multiplayer mode is now live on macOS and Linux! Just in time for the launch of the Steam Deck, which runs…

    Pillow Castle Developer

December

  1. Co-Op launch + Holiday Update for Multiplayer

    Happy holidays! We got you some presents to celebrate. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34782250/aee3d43c1b240cd81cb3fb496866be6b078477de.gif Announcing Co-Op Mode We are proud to announce the launch of co-operative mode! You can now play through the…

    Pillow Castle Developer

November

  1. Nominate Superliminal for 'Labor of Love' in this year's Steam Awards

    Last year, we were honored (and honestly? Blown away) to be nominated as finalists for Most Innovative Gameplay in the Steam Awards. Since then, we've continually updated Superliminal with new features and improvements, including the recent…

    Pillow Castle Developer
  2. Region merge

    Multiplayer fix Continued improvements to region merging - player no longer needs to manually choose a region in order to find or join rooms

    Patch notes
  3. Multiplayer Week One Update

    Last week's multiplayer update was an incredible success. Thanks everyone for playing and helping us learn what needed some extra TLC. Here is our first post-release update. See you in Group Therapy! Single Player Fix - Blueprint activates…

    Pillow Castle Developer
  4. The Group Therapy Update

    Group Therapy Feel the joy and frustration of puzzle-solving with up to 12 friends in a series of frantic obstacle courses. This experimental “battle royale” mode is available starting today to everyone who owns Superliminal and will remain…

    Patch notes
  5. Out today: 'Group Therapy' - A Free Multiplayer Update to Superliminal + 50% off

    We're excited to announce today's release of a full free multiplayer update for Superliminal and our biggest discount ever --50% off-- to celebrate our launch anniversary! Trailer Group Therapy Feel the joy and frustration of puzzle-solving…

    Pillow Castle Developer

April

  1. Quick Fix Patch

    Feature Changes: Added translations for Arabic Added X-axis inversion option Workshop: Allow infinite subscribed and private items instead of capping them. Workshop: Changed door functionality to open only when all tagged buttons are…

    Patch notes
  2. April 2021 Update & LudoNarraCon sale!

    We're almost a third of the way through 2021, wow! Hello! We're still working on Superliminal! Firstly, we're honored to be part of this weekend's LudoNarraCon sale - we're 30% off for the next few days. You can check out the event and…

    Pillow Castle Developer

December

  1. Level Editor: Major Update and End-of-year notes

    Thanks, everyone, for all of your support since we launched last month. As some of you may know from the end-of-game credits, we are a very small team. We have been working non-stop on updates and new features this year, and so we will be…

    Pillow Castle Developer
  2. Announcing the Somnasculpt Dream Workshop Level Editor

    Today, we’re excited to announce the beta release of our level editor - the Somnasculpt Dream Workshop. This is where you can now build puzzles using assets and some of the mechanics from Superliminal’s main game. Somnasculpt Dream Workshop…

    Pillow Castle Developer

November

  1. Please nominate us in the Steam Awards!

    Hello everybody! We would love for you to nominate us for one of the Steam Awards this year. We're proud of the hard work we put into delivery a truly mind-bending, brain-breaking experience with Superliminal. If you think we did a good…

    Pillow Castle Developer
  2. 11/23 Bug fixes

    In general news, Markiplier uploaded a video of him playing Superliminal, which seems to have sent a lot of people to us, so that's nice. Welcome, new people! Regarding bug fixes, we don't have a ton of updates this week, as you see.…

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  3. First Post-launch Update: News, bug fixes, etc

    Firstly, thank you, everyone, for a remarkably smooth launch week! We spent the first half of this week looking into common issues and addressing them. Here's a quick list of stuff that's changed: Main Game Changelist Options menu…

    Pillow Castle Developer
  4. New item in the Somnasculpt Workshop

    We’re having a fantastic launch day so far -- Thank you everyone for your support. We have something to announce that’s been in the works for a while... Valve is adding the Portal Companion Cube to the Superliminal Workshop, so you can…

    Pillow Castle Developer
  5. Superliminal: Out Now!

    It’s finally happened - Superliminal is available on Steam today. We did it. We really did it. Did we? We hope we did. We are beyond excited to bring so many brand-new features and improvements to the game, and we really hope you’ll enjoy…

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October

  1. Superliminal launches on November 5

    It’s almost here! It has been a rollercoaster journey, and we are so excited to announce that Superliminal will launch Nov 5, with a whole set of new features. Watch the trailer and then read below for more info! Watch the launch trailer…

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May

  1. Giant Bomb played our demo on their Unprofessional Fridays stream!

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34782250/61fcb16fae2b7bf5eec0d48a2890e9e876970123.png You can watch it here This was actually from their stream two weeks ago, but we got permission to post it! Thanks to…

    Pillow Castle

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