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The Medium

Third-person psychological horror adventure across physical and spirit worlds

Bloober Team · Published by Bloober Team SA, NA PUBLISHING INC. · Released Jan 28, 2021

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 7,895
Recent reviews
Very Positive
83% of 73 in 30 days
Players
13
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Sep 14, 2023
Minimum PC
GTX 1650 Super
8 GB RAM · 55 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Medium?

Marianne, a medium seeking the source of her powers, investigates an abandoned communist-era resort. In this third-person adventure, you explore the resort and its spirit-world counterpart, solve puzzles, and use supernatural abilities to get past obstacles and hostile entities.

For you if...

  • +you like supernatural mysteries with a dark tone
  • +you prefer narrative exploration to frequent combat

Not for you if...

  • −you want action-heavy horror and challenging puzzles
  • −you dislike fixed camera angles and scripted chases

What players say

89% of 7,895 reviews are positive · 83% of 73 in the last 30 days

Players praise the atmosphere, sound, visuals, and dual-reality presentation, though opinions on the story differ. Common complaints include limited gameplay, simple puzzles, awkward controls, and performance problems. Some players also dislike the unresolved ending.

Players over time

▼ -24% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 20 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202613
Nov 6, 20268
Nov 5, 20265
Nov 4, 20267
Nov 3, 202611
Nov 2, 20266
Nov 1, 202612
Oct 31, 20265
Oct 30, 202610
Oct 29, 20268
Oct 28, 20266
Oct 27, 202611
Oct 26, 202611
Oct 25, 202618
Oct 24, 202613
Oct 23, 20268
Oct 22, 20264
Oct 21, 202614
Oct 20, 202614
Oct 18, 202615
Oct 17, 202613
Oct 16, 202611
Oct 15, 20266
Oct 14, 20269
Oct 13, 20269
Oct 11, 20266
Oct 10, 202610
Oct 9, 20269
Oct 8, 202610
Oct 7, 202614
Oct 6, 202611
Oct 4, 202614
Oct 3, 20269
Oct 2, 202611
Oct 1, 202613
Sep 30, 20267
Sep 29, 20266
Sep 27, 20269
Sep 26, 202610
Sep 25, 202614
Sep 24, 20266
Sep 23, 202611
Sep 23, 202620
Sep 22, 20266

How many players finish The Medium?

36% of Steam players have unlocked «Can't Always Save Everyone», 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

The Medium screenshot 1

The Medium system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1650 Super, 8 GB RAM, 55 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (64bit version only)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X
Graphics
@1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
55 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64bit version only)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X
Graphics
@1080p NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / Radeon™ RX 5600XT | @4K NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 or RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon™ RX 6800
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
55 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does The Medium have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does The Medium run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
39
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish.

Does The Medium 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

Tags

3 DLC available.

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