The Book of Distance
In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Japan and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. His grandson leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.
- Release Date:10/8/2020
- Developer:National Film Board of Canada
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:3/15/2025
- Steam App Id:1245640
The Book of Distance
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Book of Distance has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 75% lower than its previous all-time peak of 4 players achieved on 11/19/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Book of Distance. It has received a total of 178 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 87 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Book of Distance and its growth over time. It currently has 458 followers on its community page.
About The Book of Distance
The Book of Distance is an Indie, Casual, Adventure, and Free to Play game developed by National Film Board of Canada. On 10/8/2020, it was released on the Steam Store by NFB / ONF, and Astrea.
Players have rated The Book of Distance as "Very Positive" out of 178 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 172 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews — an overall 97% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play completely for free.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run The Book of Distance on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, French, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Book of Distance supports the following features:
- Tracked Controller Support
- Single-player
- VR Only
From the Steam community, The Book of Distance has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Narrative
- Interactive Fiction
- VR
- Story Rich
- Documentary
- Historical
- 3D
- Narration
- First-Person
- Linear
- Education
- Casual
- Feature Film
- Colorful
- Cinematic
- Adventure
- 6DOF
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
- Emotional
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Book of Distance and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
The Book of Distance 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 | Yes | No |
| French | Yes | Yes | No |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | No |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | Yes | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Book of Distance data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 15). The Book of Distance on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245640
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 15). The Book of Distance. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245640
- National Film Board of Canada. (2023, July 10). The Book of Distance. The Book of Distance. https://www.nfb.ca/interactive/the_book_of_distance