Californium
Taking the form of a first-person experience of a bad trip, Californium pays homage to sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick by transporting you into the life of a writer searching for his own identity. Explore, solve the riddles and conduct your investigation. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra ?
- Price:$6.99
- Release Date:2/17/2016
- Developers:
- Publisher:ARTE France
- Last Updated:10/16/2024
- Steam App Id:402060
Californium
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Californium has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 60% lower than its previous all-time peak of 5 players achieved on 3/2/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Californium. It has received a total of 379 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 67 (Mixed).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Californium. Right now, it costs $6.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Californium and its growth over time. It currently has 1,803 followers on its community page.
About Californium
Californium is a Simulation, Indie, Casual, and Adventure game developed by Nova Production, ARTE France, and Darjeeling. On 2/17/2016, it was released on the Steam Store by ARTE France.
Players have rated Californium as "Mixed" out of 379 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 265 positive reviews and 114 negative reviews — an overall 70% positive review rating. Additionally, Californium has earned a metascore of 64 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $6.99. It can also be purchased through ARTE Collection which gives a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Californium supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Californium has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Interactive Fiction
- Atmospheric
- Investigation
- Surreal
- Comic Book
- Psychedelic
- Abstract
- First-Person
- Experimental
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Puzzle Platformer
- Hidden Object
- Sci-fi
- Point & Click
- Indie
- Casual
- Colorful
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Californium and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Californium is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ARTE Collection | 12 | 12 | $26.58 | View |
Related Packages
Californium is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Californium | $0.69 | View |
Supported Languages
Californium is available in 3 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Californium data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 16). Californium on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/402060
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 16). Californium. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/402060
- Metacritic. (2024, October 16). Californium for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/californium
- Nova Production. (2023, July 11). Californium. Californium. http://californium.arte.tv