Recompile
This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.
- Price:$1.99
- Release Date:8/19/2021
- Franchise:Dear Villagers
- Developer:Phigames
- Publisher:Dear Villagers
- Last Updated:1/3/2026
- Steam App Id:986310
Recompile
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Recompile has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 75% lower than its previous all-time peak of 4 players achieved on 7/4/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Recompile. It has received a total of 170 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 65 (Mixed).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Recompile. Right now, it costs $1.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Recompile and its growth over time. It currently has 4,626 followers on its community page.
About Recompile
Recompile is an Adventure, Indie, and Action game developed by Phigames. On 8/19/2021, it was released on the Steam Store by Dear Villagers.
Players have rated Recompile as "Mixed" out of 170 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 117 positive reviews and 53 negative reviews — an overall 69% positive review rating. Additionally, Recompile has earned a metascore of 68 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $1.99 which is a 90% discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Chinese (Simplified), and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Recompile supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
From the Steam community, Recompile has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Nonlinear
- 3D Platformer
- Third Person
- Atmospheric
- Multiple Endings
- Hacking
- Stylized
- Third-Person Shooter
- Metroidvania
- Mystery
- Combat
- Beautiful
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Bullet Time
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Emotional
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Packages
Recompile is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
Recompile is available in 6 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Recompile data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 3). Recompile on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/986310
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 3). Recompile. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/986310
- Metacritic. (2026, January 3). Recompile for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/recompile
- Phigames. (2023, July 8). Recompile. Recompile. https://recompilegame.com