The Alpha Device
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- Release Date:2/14/2018
- Developer:Xiotex Studios Ltd
- Publisher:Xiotex Studios Ltd
- Last Updated:11/4/2025
- Steam App Id:786570
The Alpha Device
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Alpha Device has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 0% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1 players achieved on 3/23/2026.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Alpha Device. It has received a total of 99 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 63 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Alpha Device and its growth over time. It currently has 326 followers on its community page.
About The Alpha Device
The Alpha Device is an Action, Indie, Casual, Adventure, and Simulation game developed by Xiotex Studios Ltd. On 2/14/2018, it was released on the Steam Store by Xiotex Studios Ltd.
Players have rated The Alpha Device as "Mixed" out of 99 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 66 positive reviews and 33 negative reviews — an overall 67% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play completely for free.
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, The Alpha Device supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Partial Controller Support
From the Steam community, The Alpha Device has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Short
- Visual Novel
- Free to Play
- Walking Simulator
- Experimental
- Psychological Horror
- Simulation
- Mystery
- Horror
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Casual
- Action
- Adventure
- 6DOF
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
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Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Alpha Device data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 4). The Alpha Device on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/786570
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 4). The Alpha Device. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/786570
- Xiotex Studios Ltd. (2023, July 12). The Alpha Device. The Alpha Device. http://xiotex-studios.com