PROXIMATE overview

Overview

PROXIMATE comes from Cain Maddox and is published by Cain Maddox. It arrived on Steam on Nov 8, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Full controller support, Gamepad Recommended, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

PROXIMATE's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 24 September 2026 - 02:47:03 UTC, with a tracked peak near 13. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 891 reviews.

Language and system requirements

PROXIMATE is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

PROXIMATE has sold up to 12,675 units and has 957 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $59,202. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

PROXIMATE overview details

PROXIMATE combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

the optimist says it’s half human the pessimist says it’s half monster and the project manager says, “when can we ship it?” PROXIMATE is a dread-driven narrative game where you investigate a deep sea laboratory and piece together the events that lead to the research team’s demise. You'll be required to wear an image recognition visor that only tells you the bare minimum information you need to succeed — and sometimes less. Use text information, proximity data and audio clues to form a mental map of your surroundings and pray that your technology won't fail you when you need it most. FEATURES There is no monster. Assignment timeboxed to 90 minutes . If you’re here longer than that, we might have to dock your pay. Your visor says that the red stain on the wall is ketchup. It was coded by some very smart people, so you should definitely trust it. Collect chat logs from the research team, but don't read into them too much. We're not paying you to figure out some kind of sinister mystery here. I mean, we haven’t seen the monster. So it’s probably not there. Receive helpful calls from your manager , voiced by Luke Austin, who's here to make your job easier. Probably. Connect with a cast of queer characters , who we definitely cared about and will miss dearly. Oh hey, have you signed that waiver yet? If you hear it, turn away. THE STORY After labor rights movements sweep large parts of India and Southeast Asia, companies around the world lose their supply of cheap exploitable workers. Melbourne-based tech startup Neuras decides to attempt the impossible: installing A…

SteamPulse editorial summary

PROXIMATE is listed as a game with $5.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Full controller support, Gamepad Recommended, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 24 September 2026 - 02:47:03 UTC, a tracked peak of 13, and 93% positive reviews.

Overview tags

HorrorAtmosphericLGBTQ+NarrativeShortWalking SimulatorUnderwaterStory RichText-BasedFunnyExplorationSatirePsychological HorrorMysteryInteractive Fiction

Content descriptors

PROXIMATE contains text-based depictions of gore and violence.

Support and legal notes

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