Paratopic: Overdub

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 99 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Arbitrary Metric · Psychological Horror · Sep 16, 2026

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.62−12%
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Paratopic: Overdub?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 99 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 83 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise50% are divided12% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
9 of 83 sampled reviews raised it
New areas and characters provide additional material to investigate, while hidden details encourage careful exploration and repeat play.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 83 sampled reviews raised it
The unsettling retro graphics, fragmented storytelling, decaying roadside environments, restrained sound design, and unexpected transitions produce the sensation of wandering through corrupted memories.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 83 sampled reviews raised it
The developer delivered an interesting short-form game in a time where I feel that these sorts of games weren’t really popular (I could be wrong) so I feel that this mixed in with the old chunky graphics honestly makes it stand out to me.”

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay9 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
67% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Story
74% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$4.62$5.25−12%

The lowest we've tracked is $4.34.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.62

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