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Steam app 2521170 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:35 UTC

Looking For Fael

Hello, this is Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I'm lost in the apartment. Right now... I... I don't know where I am. Can you come and help me?

Looking For Fael Steam header artwork
Swing Swing Submarine, La Poule Noire, ARTE FranceARTE France
12playing now
1224-hour peak
105all-time peak
6average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−4.2Gain−38.78%% gain24Peak

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

0613192614 Aug19 Aug24 Aug29 Aug03 Sep08 SepFriday 14 August 202613 peakSaturday 15 August 202617 peakSunday 16 August 202618 peakMonday 17 August 202616 peakTuesday 18 August 202610 peakWednesday 19 August 202614 peakThursday 20 August 202612 peakFriday 21 August 20268 peakSaturday 22 August 202617 peakSunday 23 August 202618 peakMonday 24 August 202613 peakTuesday 25 August 202611 peakWednesday 26 August 202615 peakThursday 27 August 20265 peakFriday 28 August 202610 peakSaturday 29 August 202624 peakSunday 30 August 202614 peakMonday 31 August 202613 peakTuesday 01 September 20268 peakWednesday 02 September 202618 peakThursday 03 September 202613 peakFriday 04 September 202615 peakSaturday 05 September 202616 peakSunday 06 September 202615 peakMonday 07 September 202614 peakTuesday 08 September 202613 peakWednesday 09 September 202612 peakThursday 10 September 202610 peakFriday 11 September 202610 peakSaturday 12 September 202612 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

3 months, July 2026 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.

0285785113Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026July 2026105 monthly peakAugust 202656 monthly peakSeptember 202618 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.

0285785113July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026105 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202656 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202618 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

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

028578511316 Jul18 Jul20 Jul22 Jul24 Jul26 Jul28 Jul30 JulThursday 16 July 202649 peakFriday 17 July 2026105 peakSaturday 18 July 202691 peakSunday 19 July 202692 peakMonday 20 July 202680 peakTuesday 21 July 202668 peakWednesday 22 July 202673 peakThursday 23 July 202651 peakFriday 24 July 202653 peakSaturday 25 July 202659 peakSunday 26 July 202648 peakMonday 27 July 202633 peakTuesday 28 July 202637 peakWednesday 29 July 202640 peakThursday 30 July 202633 peakFriday 31 July 202623 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 156 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

01530456001 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202637 peakSunday 02 August 202656 peakMonday 03 August 202633 peakTuesday 04 August 202632 peakWednesday 05 August 202635 peakThursday 06 August 202619 peakFriday 07 August 202620 peakSaturday 08 August 202626 peakSunday 09 August 202628 peakMonday 10 August 202618 peakTuesday 11 August 202619 peakWednesday 12 August 202613 peakThursday 13 August 202617 peakFriday 14 August 202613 peakSaturday 15 August 202617 peakSunday 16 August 202618 peakMonday 17 August 202616 peakTuesday 18 August 202610 peakWednesday 19 August 202614 peakThursday 20 August 202612 peakFriday 21 August 20268 peakSaturday 22 August 202617 peakSunday 23 August 202618 peakMonday 24 August 202613 peakTuesday 25 August 202611 peakWednesday 26 August 202615 peakThursday 27 August 20265 peakFriday 28 August 202610 peakSaturday 29 August 202624 peakSunday 30 August 202614 peakMonday 31 August 202613 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 118 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0510151901 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 20268 peakWednesday 02 September 202618 peakThursday 03 September 202613 peakFriday 04 September 202615 peakSaturday 05 September 202616 peakSunday 06 September 202615 peakMonday 07 September 202614 peakTuesday 08 September 202613 peakWednesday 09 September 202612 peakThursday 10 September 202610 peakFriday 11 September 202610 peakSaturday 12 September 202612 peak

October 2026

Looking For Fael was released on 16 Jul, 2026.

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, 22:35 UTC
App ID
2521170
Last updated
21 Aug 2026 build 24866252
Developer
Swing Swing Submarine, La Poule Noire, ARTE France
Publisher
ARTE France
Release date
16 Jul, 2026
Platforms
WindowsmacOS
Download size
524 MB515 MB
Install size
628 MB958 MB
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
18

Features & support

Steam features

Steam Achievements#category_contrast_controls#category_playable_at_your_own_paceSubtitle OptionsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Custom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputStereo Sound

Popular tags

AdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickExplorationHidden ObjectFirst-PersonAtmosphericInvestigationLogicMysteryScienceSci-fiSurrealLore-RichSingleplayerNonlinearIndieEscape RoomPlatformer3D
About this gameFull description from Steam
It all starts with a strange voice message left by Fael, your roommate. Little by little, the apartment you thought you knew multiplies into a multifaceted maze filled with mysterious puzzles. In search of a sign of life from your roommate, you'll have to learn to find your bearings in this enclosed space with its strange and lonely atmosphere. Advance room by room, decipher the clues left behind, and embark on the adventure that has transformed your apartment into a surreal maze. But be careful: as you progress through this maze, you will be led to question the very nature of reality. Will you be able to connect the clues and piece together the puzzle left behind by Fael? To find Fael, your wits will be your only ally. Each apartment is a puzzle in its own right, with its own logic behind a multitude of puzzles. But don't expect to find a comfort zone: the messages left by your roommate have been designed to confuse you... However, this maze has a common thread that connects each apartment to the others: your actions in one place can have repercussions elsewhere, sometimes with unexpected consequences. All kinds of machines, created by Fael's genius, will be at your disposal to help you progress, such as the Game Leaf, a strange game console that is essential to your progress. Activate mysterious mechanisms and impact your environment to solve puzzles and continue your exploration. From a simple living room to a room overgrown with vegetation, a cinema, a laboratory, and many other rooms, everything is connected, everything is one. GAME FEATURES: A kaleidoscope of apartments and atmospheres. Explore a variety of environments from the imagination of comic book author Benoît “Beloup” Leloup. From one apartment to another, discover a world full of cultural references and colors, reflecting Fael's dreamy personality. The Game Leaf: a tribute to the 90s. Use your Game Leaf, a mysterious console straight out of the 90s. Solve puzzles in the form of nostalgic mini-games and unlock new areas to explore. Each apartment is a piece of the puzzle that will lead you to the truth about Fael's disappearance. A cabinet of curiosities. The apartments are filled with oddities that will challenge your imagination and logic. Manipulate strange machines, let your natural curiosity run wild, experiment with solutions, and observe the fruits of your efforts.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64bit) Processor: Intel i5-4690K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

macOS

Minimum: OS: OS X 10.8.5 Processor: 1,3 GHz CPU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 580 or equivalent Storage: 1 GB available space Recommended:

Linux

Minimum: Recommended:
Supported languages5 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French●
German●
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Portugal

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

18 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Lateral thinking with withered technologyAchievement
Point of no returnAchievement
A simple updateAchievement
Elevator pitchAchievement
Junior architectAchievement
Expert architectAchievement
Junior astronomerAchievement
Expert astronomerAchievement
Inner labyrinthHidden achievement
Looking for FaelAchievement

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10 developer announcements, Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC

August

  1. version 1.0.6.1

    Here are the issues fixed in version 1.0.6.1:- Fix issues with bookshelves' handles not restoring properly when loading a save- Fix achievements not unlocking on Mac- Fix some more soft-locked saves inside wave apartment- Fix possible…

    Patch notes

July

  1. Version 1.0.5.2: minor fixes

    Here are the issues fixed in version 1.0.5.2:- Fix an issue where the player could be blocked in a room after reloading its save because the antenna position was reset. Reloading your save should unblock you.- Fix an issue where the cursor…

    Patch notes
  2. Looking for Fael is out NOW

    Escape games enjoyers, Today is finally the day Looking for Fael is now out!In this game, you look for your roommate who mysteriously got lost across different versions of your apartment. And if that wasn’t weird enough, he left puzzles and…

    artefranceweb
  3. Looking for Fael launches on July 16!

    The wait is almost over, and the search for Fael will begin very soon because...Looking for Fael launches on July 16!Brace yourself for the strangest and most puzzling apartment visit of your life, and try not to lose yourself in the…

    artefranceweb

June

  1. Looking for Fael release announcements

    Recently Looking for Fael was part of two amazing events that are AG French Direct and Thinky Direct And with big events come great announcements, so Looking for Fael revealed major release news: The game will be released this summer! Check…

    artefranceweb

March

  1. Looking for Fael - Difficulty level options

    Thank you all for your kind words on Looking for Fael demo during the Steam Next Fest! You might have noticed that this wasn’t an easy puzzle game..And before you walk away thinking this game isn’t for you, don’t worry, Swing Swing…

    artefranceweb

February

  1. Looking for Fael is part of Steam Next Fest!

    Good news, puzzle games enjoyers! Do you like science-fiction?Do you like solving mysteries??Do you love to play tetris-like games???Then you are going to looove Looking for Fael demo! Looking for Fael is part of this Steam Next Fest, from…

    artefranceweb
  2. Blog post #3 - Looking for Fael visual inspirations

    In Looking for Fael, you are thrown into Fael’s many apartments looking for your missing roommate. You’ll travel from an empty cinema room to an abandoned version of your place, taken by Nature to a cold office room and so much more. All…

    artefranceweb

January

  1. Dev Blog #2 - Exploring the Cinema

    Hello my dear little phasmids,The search for Fael will begin soon enough. If you’ve already tried the Looking for Fael demo, you probably know that part of your adventure takes place in a mysterious cinema.In this metaphysical maze where…

    artefranceweb
  2. Dev Blog #1 - Looking for Fael, a modern retro game?

    Happy New Year 2026!! This year is the one we will release Looking for Fael this spring!Januaries are marks of new beginnings, but we can't help being a little nostalgic. Back to pixel art games and 8-bit music.Puzzle games have this way of…

    artefranceweb

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