Bystander overview

Egor Magurin | Dec 15, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 23 September 2026 - 18:08:17 UTC

Action Adventure Indie Simulation Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,952
Revenue (VGI)$8,291
Review score24% positive

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

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,952
Revenue (VGI)$8,291
Review score24% positive
Total reviews42
Release dateDec 15, 2017
DeveloperEgor Magurin
PublisherIndovers Studio

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Egor Magurin Publisher: Indovers Studio

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Game overview

Overview

Bystander comes from Egor Magurin and is published by Indovers Studio. It arrived on Steam on Dec 15, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player 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

Bystander's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 18:08:17 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 24% positive across 42 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Bystander is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishRussian

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel® Pentium® III or higher	256 MB RAM	256 MB or higher	200 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	Mac OS 10.9	Not listed	2 GB RAM	Not listed	Not listed
Linux	Minimum	Not listed	Not listed	2 GB RAM	Not listed	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Bystander has sold up to 1,952 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $8,291. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Bystander overview details

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

Steam Store description

Bystander is an opportunity to become an agent for tracking the network during totalitarianism. Your task is to search among other people's correspondence on the network those that contradict the current laws, copies of which you will receive by fax. Follow the new laws, look for the hidden meaning in each phrase and, of course, report violations!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Bystander is listed as a game with $2.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 18:08:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 24% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Bystander
Steam App ID	674860
Type	game
Release date	Dec 15, 2017
Developer	Egor Magurin
Publisher	Indovers Studio
Price	$2.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, Russian
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 23 September 2026 - 18:08:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	10
Negative reviews	32
Total reviews	42
Positive percent	24%
Review type	Mostly Negative
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	40 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Dec 15, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	11 July 2019 - 19:02:08 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 18:08:17 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 18:08:17 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 18:08:17 UTC

Overview tags

Action Adventure Simulation Indie

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/674860
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/674860/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/674860
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Bystander

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 Bystander?

Bystander's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 18:08:17 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 1 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Bystander growing or declining recently?

September 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 August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Bystander?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (60%), Serbia (20%), United Kingdom (20%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.5%), United Kingdom (13.3%), Serbia (10.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (48.1%), United Kingdom (13.8%), Serbia (11.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.1%), United Kingdom (11.2%), China (9.2%). 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 Bystander?

Bystander currently sits at 24% positive across 42 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 10 positive reviews and 32 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Negative.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Bystander have?

Bystander currently has about 586 tracked Steam followers as of 11 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 Bystander?

Bystander is currently listed at $2.99 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

Mostly Negative

24% positive, 10 positive, 32 negative

Price and discount

$2.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 15 December 2017

DLC and packages

BystanderBuy Bystander #192150$2.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 Processor: Intel® Pentium® III or higher Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: 256 MB or higher Storage: 200 MB available space

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