
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0/day in the week to Aug 3 → 0/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 25 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 10 places towards #1, and the 2,413 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
About the game
Before They Catch Us is a narrative-driven text adventure set in an original fantastical world. It draws inspiration from humanity’s fear of the unknown, the traditions of nomadic cultures, and echoes of spiritual belief. As you journey through the pages, you will discover a strange and shifting land, encounter striking characters, decide how your paths intertwine, step into uncanny visions, and perhaps even alter the fate of the entire world.
World
Once ordinary, the land has now been overtaken by vast fungal forests. These dark woods never rest, they creep forward relentlessly, swallowing meadows and leaving only barren steppes behind. The few who survive must live as wanderers, forever fleeing the encroaching forest that hungers for their lives.
Plot
You take the role of a young prophet, suddenly burdened with visions that invade not only your dreams, but your waking hours as well.
Perform rituals, resist spore infection, face the cruelty of both the forest’s creatures and rival clans — all in pursuit of a single purpose. Walk your Path, remain worthy in the eyes of your ancestors, and above all, survive.
Gameplay
The game unfolds across three Chapters, each capturing a defining episode in the prophet’s story. As you read, you will get to shape the narrative by making difficult choices. Many decisions will lie ahead, but only a few can truly shift the course of history and lead you to one of four possible endings. You will also have to interpret the symbols you see in your visions, matching them with possible meanings in a mini-game. Only by discerning their true significance will you uncover what the Ancestors are truly trying to tell you.
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Reviews
Прошел Before They Catch Us - сначала было немного непривычно после The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, но быстро втянулся. Интерфейс удобный, всё работает чётко, а главное - интересный авторский сеттинг. Приятно осознавать, что можно погружаться в инопланетные миры просто читая книгу. Советую попробовать!
I was excited to play this but it turned out to be very boring, at least the first hour of playtime. Maybe I will come back to it later, probably not.
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Languages: English*, Russian*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 20 reviews with recorded playtime.
Compelling. Moody. Doesn't overstay its welcome. Satisfying little meal of a game.
One of the first visual novels I ever played. It hooked me with its unique art style and an atmosphere of utter doom. No matter how hard I tried, the mysteries of the ancestors remained unsolved for me. I hope another player will prove to be a more inquisitive prophet.
Игра хорошая, нооо, огромное ноо, как правильно интерпритировать эти видении, это больше всего раздражает
A narrative about the danger of taking shrooms in a cult. The game is more a story, hints why it's labeled visual novel, where you make some decisions and play some mini gamesque object/moral sorting puzzles. I recommend this game if you like a story shrouded in mystery and shrooms.
Este juego me ha sido concedido a través de Keymailer, gracias a ellos y a los devs podemos disfrutar de este título. Por favor, visitad el site : keymailer.co Por favor, considera adquirir este juego para apoyar y disfrutar tanto o más que yo. Pasadlo genial!! ^^ Visita la página del juego directamente desde su site ********************************************************************************* Un muy buen juego en el que se presenta una historia con opciones a elegir, emulando a los antiguos libros de "Elige tu propia aventura". Está presentado de forma delicada, la música es agradable y nada estridente, acompaña a la perfección las diferentes secuencias, y las ilustraciones son muy bonitas. (Hay una que me recuerda fuertemente al Wraith del Dead By Daylight xD quizás es un guiño) La portada del propio juego también es fascinante, y te hace preguntar qué demonios está pasando... ese rojo parece provenir del mismo infierno. Tiene algunas opciones de configuración, y también cuenta con logros de steam, perfecto para picarte a conseguirlos todos. Lo único que echo en falta es la localización en castellano, aunque se subsana usando el Google Lens.
Ну прямо средне... Механика трасктовки - отвратительна, ни одной трактовки за игру, потому что просто не понять, что кто и как, надо перепроходить, а это не та игра, в которую хочется возвращаться... За 150 рублей норм, но не более
Игра хорошая, хоть я и не фанат жанра Можно было бы добавить больше экшена в сюжет, а так 8\10
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