The Long Reach

by Painted Black Games·published by Silver Lining Interactive

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment80

Mostly Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

249en

487 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

Mar 14, 2018

Price

$14.99

Velocity

0.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 26, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Not enough reviews yet to estimate (487/500).

About

At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 249 post-launch reviews

42%19 rev

<2h

71%17 rev

2-10h

85%202 rev

10-50h

80%10 rev

50-200h

0%1 rev

Early players rate this game higher than veterans (-71pts) — suggesting the game has strong first impressions but may not hold up over time.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 427 similar games in the Action genre released in 2018.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 47%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 39%

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