Recompile
This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.
- Price:$1.99
- Release Date:8/19/2021
- Franchise:Dear Villagers
- Developer:Phigames
- Publisher:Dear Villagers
- Last Updated:3/22/2025
- Steam App Id:986310
Recompile
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Recompile has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 75% lower than its previous all-time peak of 4 players achieved on 7/4/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Recompile. It has received a total of 165 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 65 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Recompile and its growth over time. It currently has 4,669 followers on its community page.
Recompile Price
Recompile costs $1.99 in the Steam store as of 3/22/2025 which is a 90% discount off its base price. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
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About Recompile
Recompile is an Indie, Action, and Adventure game developed by Phigames. On 8/19/2021, it was released on the Steam Store by Dear Villagers.
Players have rated Recompile as "Mixed" out of 165 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 113 positive reviews and 52 negative reviews — an overall 68% positive review rating. Additionally, Recompile has earned a metascore of 68 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Chinese (Simplified), and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Recompile supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Recompile has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Nonlinear
- 3D Platformer
- Third Person
- Atmospheric
- Multiple Endings
- Hacking
- Stylized
- Third-Person Shooter
- Metroidvania
- Mystery
- Combat
- Beautiful
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Bullet Time
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Emotional
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Recompile and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Packages
Recompile is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
Recompile is available in 6 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Recompile data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 22). Recompile on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/986310
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 22). Recompile. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/986310
- Metacritic. (2025, March 22). Recompile for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/recompile
- Phigames. (2023, July 8). Recompile. Recompile. https://recompilegame.com