PROXIMATE
Narrative horror with a visor you cannot fully trust
Cain Maddox · Released Nov 8, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 993
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 20 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Sep 27, 2025
What is PROXIMATE?
A single-player narrative horror game set in a deep-sea research lab, where you investigate the research team's fate as a contractor sent to recover corporate research. You collect staff chat logs and map your surroundings using sparse text from an image-recognition visor, proximity data, and audio clues.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dark humor about corporate exploitation
- +you prefer a short story over a lengthy campaign
Not for you if...
- −you prefer seeing your surroundings directly rather than interpreting descriptions
What players say
93% of 993 reviews are positive · 90% of 20 in the last 30 days
Players praise the believable dialogue and distinct personalities in the staff messages. They also highlight how learning to navigate with limited information works as a horror mechanic.
Screenshots and trailer
PROXIMATE system requirements
Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run PROXIMATE?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- 2GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does PROXIMATE have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does PROXIMATE run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does PROXIMATE 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
