Steam app 1382070 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:43 UTC
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
39 months, July 2023 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.
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.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 438 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 281 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Viewfinder was released on 18 Jul, 2023.
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17 developer announcements, Dec 2022 to Nov 2025 · times in UTC
Fixed graphical issues that could occur when playing at exactly 50% render scale Tweaked collision handling when a held object intersected both the player & another surface
Patch notesThis is a small quality of life with a bunch of improvements to little details throughout the game! Technical: Updated unity version to 2022.3.62f2 - This update fixes a security vulnerability found in the unity runtime (CVE-2025-59489)…
Patch notesViewfinder is now live in the Thunderful Publishing Sale! Are you ready to reshape reality? The sale is live until 21 October and you can pick Viewfinder up for 45% off until then.…
ThunderfulPaige | CommunityHuge congratulations to Viewfinder and the whole team at Sad Owl Studios for last night's incredible win! It was truly surreal. Viewfinder took home TWO awards at this year's BAFTA Games Awards - British Game and New Intellectual Property…
Gemma_CommunityHey friends! Viewfinder has been nominated for two awards at The Game Awards this year. ✨ Best Independent Game ✨ Best Debut Indie Game We couldn’t be more proud of the team and with us announcing Viewfinder at The Game Awards last year…
PoerkieHey Friends! We've got some exciting news to share. Viewfinder is now Steam Deck verified! So next time you go out of the house with your Steam Deck, Cait will be right there with you on the train, bus, or plane!…
Poerkie (Killer Kitten)Hey there friends! As of today, you can immerse yourself back into a beautiful world full of mystery with the breathtaking soundtrack composed by Aether (Jason Taylor). The Viewfinder Soundtrack is available to purchase for $/€9.99 and can…
Poerkie (Killer Kitten)Hey adventurers, We’ve just released version 1.0.6 of Viewfinder, in which we’ve fixed various bugs and issues as well as added a few small changes to make your experience better. Changes: Lowered minimum field of view from 90 to 70. Added…
Poerkie (Killer Kitten)Welcome back to Behind The Lens! A series where we give you a closer look at what exactly has been going on behind the scenes when It comes to creating Viewfinder. With last week’s formalities out of the way, this week, we really want to…
IsMeHypeWelcome to Behind the Lens, a series of blog posts focused on various aspects of what exactly is going on when it comes to creating Viewfinder! Over the next few weeks we will be diving deep into specific topics, whether that’s puzzle…
IsMeHype{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43315097/62dab952d935f64fdec495a28960160037a8eb1f.jpg Happy Friday, friends! ːsteamhappyː First of all: It's so awesome to see you all playing our Viewfinder Snapshot demo - thanks for sharing your time with us! We…
Mamas_Johnny{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43315097/c2ecf1914b9e104273821e886887e857f0726b51.jpg Hey again, friends! First of all: It's so awesome to see you all playing our Viewfinder Snapshot demo - thanks for sharing your time with us! We received so much good…
Mamas_Johnny{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43315097/ddce9cb2b30c378e284efdc1b0ec4339b5fa17cf.jpg Hey there friends! Once again, it's about time for the fabulous Steam Next Fest! Until June 26 hundreds of demos are live here on Steam, connected to hundreds of…
Mamas_Johnny{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43315097/ee103009cde533e912a197e29891a32cc4d16002.jpg Happy Friday friends! Yesterday, Viewfinder was featured in the Summer Game Fest’s Day of the Devs segment... and that's why we have three pieces of good news for you…
Mamas_Johnny{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43315097/cb5bc08e1a1fb8d1540fe2ceba1f70339ec47057.jpg Heya all! As the headline has already told you: it's demo time! Viewfinder is part of the Puzzle Fest (April 24th till May 1st) here on Steam, and so this marks the…
Mamas_Johnny{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43315097/cb5bc08e1a1fb8d1540fe2ceba1f70339ec47057.jpg Hey again friends, it's been some months of radio silence since the Viewfinder announcement last December, but finally here is another sign of life. 😺 As part of the…
Mamas_Johnny{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43315097/95f8888ae7486a314981e0236df6a4e41e1d6803.jpg Hey friends, and welcome to the Steam page of Viewfinder! ːsteamhappyː The game premiered at the Game Awards a minute ago, the reveal trailer showcases how the game…
Mamas_JohnnyWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch full build | Viewfinder.exe | windows | ||
| Launch demo | Viewfinder.exe | -demo | any | branch unstable |
| Launch demo | Viewfinder.exe | -demo | any | branch stable |
| Launch Demo | Viewfinder_Demo.exe | windows | branch demo-pc-steam |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocalLow | Sad Owl Studios/Viewfinder | *.sav |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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