Research Story
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:7/21/2025
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- Publishers:
- Last Updated:2/2/2026
- Steam App Id:1629830
Research Story
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Research Story has 4 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 97% lower than its previous all-time peak of 139 players achieved on 7/27/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Research Story. It has received a total of 306 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 88 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Research Story. Right now, it costs $14.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Research Story and its growth over time. It currently has 5,528 followers on its community page.
About Research Story
Research Story is an Indie, Casual, RPG, Simulation, and Early Access game developed by Petal Cat Games, and PetalCatGames. On 7/21/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Electronic Sheep Games, Petal Cat Games, and PetalCatGames.
Players have rated Research Story as "Very Positive" out of 306 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 293 positive reviews and 13 negative reviews — an overall 96% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $14.99. It can also be purchased through Be With Creatures which gives a 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.
According to Steam’s category system, Research Story supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
From the Steam community, Research Story has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Character Customization
- Crafting
- Agriculture
- Cozy
- Sandbox
- Pixel Graphics
- RPG
- Collectathon
- Simulation
- Cute
- Base Building
- Life Sim
- Open World
- Creature Collector
- Farming Sim
- Casual
- Relaxing
- 2D
- Exploration
- Building
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Research Story and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Research Story is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Research Story Soundtrack | Music | 8/9/2023 | View |
Related Bundles
Research Story is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Be With Creatures | 2 | 2 | $28.48 | View |
Related Packages
Research Story is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Research Story | $12.59 | View |
Supported Languages
Research Story is available in 2 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 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Research Story data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 2). Research Story on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629830
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 2). Research Story. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1629830