The Shattering
The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:4/21/2020
- Franchise:DECK13 Interactive
- Developer:Super Sexy Software
- Publisher:Deck13
- Last Updated:4/3/2025
- Steam App Id:596000
The Shattering
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Shattering has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 86% lower than its previous all-time peak of 7 players achieved on 12/23/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Shattering. It has received a total of 313 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 80 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Shattering. Right now, it costs $19.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Shattering and its growth over time. It currently has 2,046 followers on its community page.
About The Shattering
The Shattering is an Indie, and Adventure game developed by Super Sexy Software. On 4/21/2020, it was released on the Steam Store by Deck13.
Players have rated The Shattering as "Very Positive" out of 313 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 271 positive reviews and 42 negative reviews — an overall 87% positive review rating. Additionally, The Shattering has earned a metascore of 69 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $19.99. It can also be purchased through Mysteries & Puzzles and The Shattering Complete Bundle which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, The Shattering - Secret Room available for purchase and download through Steam.
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 8 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, 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, The Shattering supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Full controller support
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Shattering has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Psychological
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Walking Simulator
- Psychological Horror
- First-Person
- Horror
- Thriller
- Indie
- Adventure
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Shattering and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Shattering is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Shattering - Secret Room | DLC | 4/21/2021 | View |
 | The Shattering Soundtrack | Music | 6/24/2020 | View |
Related Bundles
The Shattering is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mysteries & Puzzles | 2 | 2 | $23.98 | View |
 | The Shattering Complete Bundle | 2 | 2 | $21.23 | View |
Related Packages
The Shattering is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Shattering | $4.19 | View |
Supported Languages
The Shattering is available in 8 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 | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Shattering data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 3). The Shattering on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/596000
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 3). The Shattering. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/596000
- Metacritic. (2025, April 3). The Shattering for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-shattering
- Super Sexy Software. (2023, July 8). The Shattering. The Shattering. http://shattering-game.com/