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Impostor Factory

Top-down story adventure with time travel and mansion deaths

Freebird Games · Released Sep 30, 2021

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 13K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
93% of 83 in 30 days
Players
17
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jan 14, 2024
Minimum PC
1024x768 High Color +
1 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)

What is Impostor Factory?

This top-down, 2D adventure follows Quincy to a party at an isolated mansion, where he finds a time machine and people begin dying. You move through scenes, talk to characters, and inspect objects as a largely linear story unfolds.

For you if...

  • +you like short, story-led adventures with pixel art
  • +you enjoy stories about memories and relationships
  • +you appreciate comedy alongside a dark opening

Not for you if...

  • −you want puzzles or choices to drive progress
  • −you expect the opening murder mystery to remain central

What players say

96% of 12,693 reviews are positive · 93% of 83 in the last 30 days

Players praise the emotional writing, dialogue, and characters. Many complain that there is little to do beyond moving through scenes and reading; some find the story less effective than earlier entries.

Players over time

▲ +36% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 23 players on Oct 25, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202617
Nov 6, 202614
Nov 5, 20265
Nov 4, 202611
Nov 3, 202617
Nov 2, 20269
Nov 1, 202622
Oct 31, 202623
Oct 30, 202612
Oct 29, 20268
Oct 28, 202611
Oct 27, 20267
Oct 26, 202614
Oct 25, 202623
Oct 24, 202611
Oct 23, 202611
Oct 22, 20266
Oct 21, 20267
Oct 20, 20267
Oct 18, 202610
Oct 17, 20268
Oct 16, 202611
Oct 15, 20267
Oct 14, 202610
Oct 13, 20267
Oct 11, 20269
Oct 10, 202610
Oct 9, 20268
Oct 8, 20267
Oct 7, 202610
Oct 6, 202610
Oct 4, 202611
Oct 3, 202613
Oct 2, 202614
Oct 1, 20265
Sep 30, 20261
Sep 29, 20264
Sep 27, 20263
Sep 26, 20267
Sep 25, 20267
Sep 24, 20264
Sep 23, 20263
Sep 23, 20265
Sep 22, 20269

How many players finish Impostor Factory?

68% of Steam players have unlocked «End the World», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Impostor Factory screenshot 1

Impostor Factory system requirements

Minimum: 1024x768 High Color +, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Impostor Factory?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS
XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz+
Graphics
1024x768 High Color +
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
Notes
Practically runs on a potato.

Does Impostor Factory have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Impostor Factory run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
1
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish.

Does Impostor Factory use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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