Thing-in-Itself
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
- Price:$2.49
- Release Date:1/5/2017
- Developer:Party for Introverts
- Publisher:Party for Introverts
- Last Updated:4/10/2025
- Steam App Id:569340
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Thing-in-Itself has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 0% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1 players achieved on 3/31/2025.

Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Thing-in-Itself. It has received a total of 115 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 70 (Mostly Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Thing-in-Itself and its growth over time. It currently has 263 followers on its community page.
Thing-in-Itself Price
Thing-in-Itself costs $2.49 in the Steam store as of 4/10/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Stories of Home which offer a discount off the game's base price.
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About Thing-in-Itself
Thing-in-Itself is a Simulation, Indie, Casual, and Adventure game developed by Party for Introverts. On 1/5/2017, it was released on the Steam Store by Party for Introverts.
Players have rated Thing-in-Itself as "Mostly Positive" out of 115 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 87 positive reviews and 28 negative reviews — an overall 76% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Thing-in-Itself supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Thing-in-Itself has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Emotional
- Drama
- Minimalist
- Psychological
- Philosophical
- Immersive Sim
- Narrative
- Interactive Fiction
- Atmospheric
- Short
- Story Rich
- Visual Novel
- Walking Simulator
- First-Person
- Conversation
- Simulation
- Indie
- Casual
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Bundles
Thing-in-Itself is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
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Stories of Home | 2 | 2 | $3.81 | View |
Related Packages
Thing-in-Itself is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
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Thing-in-Itself | $2.49 | View |
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Soures & References
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Thing-in-Itself data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). Thing-in-Itself on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/569340
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). Thing-in-Itself. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/569340
- Party for Introverts. (2023, July 8). Thing-in-Itself. Thing-in-Itself. https://partyforintroverts.com/