THORNYWAY overview

Intelligent Systems | Sep 10, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 4 October 2026 - 18:49:28 UTC

Indie Simulation Action Difficult Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)423
Revenue (VGI)$1,846
Review score50% positive

THORNYWAY dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)423
Revenue (VGI)$1,846
Review score50% positive
Total reviews18
Release dateSep 10, 2017
DeveloperIntelligent Systems
PublisherIntelligent Systems

Genres: Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Intelligent Systems Publisher: Intelligent Systems

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Game overview

Overview

THORNYWAY comes from Intelligent Systems and is published by Intelligent Systems. It arrived on Steam on Sep 10, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

THORNYWAY's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 18:49:28 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 50% positive across 18 reviews.

Language and system requirements

THORNYWAY is available in 1 languages including:

English

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel Core i5-7400 \| AMD Ryzen 5 1400 \| or equivalent	4 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti \| Radeon RX 570 \| or equivalent \| Notebook GPUs are not supported at this time	5 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Intel Core i5-12600 \| AMD Ryzen 5 5600 \| or equivalent	8 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti \| Radeon RX 5700 \| or equivalent \| Notebook GPUs are not supported at this time	5 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

THORNYWAY has sold up to 423 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,846. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

THORNYWAY overview details

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

Steam Store description

This is a deeply niche arthouse game by a band you’ve probably never heard of, made for approximately twelve people. It will make you suffer. Your reward for beating it is some file from the band. Just… a file. It changes from time to time. Not that it matters. You’re not beating this game anyway. So far, nobody has even figured out how to walk.

SteamPulse editorial summary

THORNYWAY is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 18:49:28 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 50% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	THORNYWAY
Steam App ID	627460
Type	game
Release date	Sep 10, 2017
Developer	Intelligent Systems
Publisher	Intelligent Systems
Price	$1.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Indie, Simulation
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 4 October 2026 - 18:49:28 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	9
Negative reviews	9
Total reviews	18
Positive percent	50%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	293 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 10, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	11 September 2017 - 15:18:37 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 18:49:28 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 18:49:28 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 18:49:28 UTC

Overview tags

Action Indie Difficult

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Apocalypse	No description
Sensitivity	No description
Holy Book	No description
Meloman	No description
Immortal	No description
Autistic	No description
Forrest Gump	No description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/627460
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/627460/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/627460
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for THORNYWAY

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for THORNYWAY?

THORNYWAY's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 18:49:28 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 5 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is THORNYWAY growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for THORNYWAY?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are New Zealand (50%), India (50%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to New Zealand (28.3%), India (24.4%), United States (8.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to New Zealand (32.3%), India (30.6%), United States (7.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to New Zealand (20.8%), India (20.6%), United States (10.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for THORNYWAY?

THORNYWAY currently sits at 50% positive across 18 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 9 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does THORNYWAY have?

THORNYWAY currently has about 319 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for THORNYWAY?

THORNYWAY is currently listed at $1.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

50% positive, 9 positive, 9 negative

Price and discount

$1.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 11 September 2017

DLC and packages

THORNYWAYBuy THORNYWAY #169967$1.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 | or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | Radeon RX 570 | or equivalent | Notebook GPUs are not supported at this time DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX9c compliant

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5-12600 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti | Radeon RX 5700 | or equivalent | Notebook GPUs are not supported at this time DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space

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