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Message From Aliens

Artless Games · released Nov 2, 2026

Explore an alien logographic writing system with over 1,000 glyphs, from their number system to their culture and thought.

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Price
$9.99
US store
Reviews
94%
567 · Very Positive
Playing now
342
sampled 4m ago
24h peak
656
all-time seen 811
Followers
2,828
10h ago
Owners (est.)
~17K
8.5K – 27.2K
Revenue (est.)
~$93.5K
gross, lifetime · how
YouTube activity
11
videos · 30 d
15
creators
23.2K
views · 1 y
Twitch activity 4 watching · 2 live
6
avg viewers · 30 d
603
hours watched · 30 d
25
streamers · 30 d

Product info

from Steam's PICS · read 1d ago
Change number
40,866,767 · seen 1d ago
Public build
26,613,670 · Nov 12, 2026 (1d ago)
Operating systems
windows, macos
Architecture
64-bit
Install size
313 MB · 106 MB download
Install folder
Message From Aliens
Controller support
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Homepage
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Release state
released
Community
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Steam Deck

Unknown

No Deck test results published.

Branches · 1

every build Steam serves for this app
BranchBuildUpdatedDescription
public 26,613,670Nov 12, 2026 · 1d ago

Build history

every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)
BuildBranchReleasedFirst seen
26,613,670public Nov 12, 2026 09:371d ago
26,564,542public Nov 10, 2026 11:473d ago
26,563,339public Nov 10, 2026 10:433d ago
26,559,726public Nov 10, 2026 07:353d ago
26,559,630public Nov 10, 2026 07:293d ago
26,559,457public Nov 10, 2026 07:173d ago
26,559,253public Nov 10, 2026 07:013d ago
26,489,428public Nov 6, 2026 16:334d ago

Depots · 3

content of the public branch
DepotNameOSLanguageDLC / sharedSizeDownloadManifest
1858721 macos 64-bit 137 MB44 MB 9169305142649077033
1858722 windows 64-bit 176 MB62 MB 2266646598137465385
228990 windows shared from #228980 ——

Launch options · 2

ExecutableOSDescription
MessageFromAliens.exe windows
MessageFromAliens.app macos

Languages · 103

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Packages · 1

all packages
SubNameBillingPrice
668868Message From Aliens Store or CD key $9.99

Bundles · 1

all bundles
BundleGamesBundle discountPrice
The Good, the Bad and the Artless9 -10%$41.31

Change numbers

all changes
#40,866,767 · 1d ago#40,831,501 · 2d ago#40,795,878 · 3d ago#40,794,006 · 3d ago#40,791,649 · 3d ago#40,791,636 · 3d ago#40,789,737 · 3d ago#40,789,127 · 3d ago#40,787,863 · 3d ago#40,787,547 · 3d ago#40,786,919 · 3d ago#40,783,928 · 3d ago#40,783,784 · 3d ago#40,783,653 · 3d ago#40,783,559 · 3d ago#40,783,393 · 3d ago#40,783,345 · 3d ago#40,783,248 · 3d ago#40,777,331 · 3d ago

Updates · patch notes

Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
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WhenNoteBuildUpdate size
Nov 6, 2026 Nov 7 Update
A few more examples in chapter 1's third and forth message. Fixed a big mistake in chapter 5. The south pole of a compass should point toward the north pole of the planet's magnetic field. Several typo fix. By the way, We've sold more than copies!
26,489,428 298.6 MB total
Nov 6, 2026 Nov 6 Update
Chapter 1's difficulty peak nerfed Removed several unnecessary glyphs with unsatisfactory design Some definitions in dictionary revised
26,489,428 298.6 MB total
Nov 5, 2026 Nov 5 Update
Save file now moved to %USERPROFILE%\AppDataLocalLow\Artless Games\MessageFromAliens\Your STEAM UID (The game still load from old path if new path is empty) Multiple steam accounts in same computer no longer share save slots. Undo button and a few other qol features in notepad. Two of the aliens in epilogue are renamed. writer and physics scientist No longer load answers that do not match provided
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Nov 3, 2026 Nov 3 Update
Fixed outdated physics knowledge in side chapters. Fixed a few electricity's unit conversion to match alien's definition. The number of digits displayed for a constant has been increased so that players using this data for final question in chapter 3 no longer encounter precision issues. Bookmark now correctly jumps to message with number in its title. (Previously the number is incorrectly parsed)
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Oct 22, 2026 Oct 22 Update
Reduced unnecessary screen redrawsDemo dictionary complete rate now only counts accessible words in demo.Full game (playtest build): Third message in epilogue rewritten.
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Oct 19, 2026 Oct 19 Update
Fixed a bug that prevented the dictionary from turning page.Fixed a bug that incorrectly highlighting dictionary categories with unrecognized words containing the marked word.Fixed a bug where automatically generated annotations weren't hidden when a player clicked an input field. At least I think I fixed it. But I am not really sure becuase I already thought I fixed it. Please tell me if this sti
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Oct 15, 2026 Oct 15 Update
This is an internal test update.(Sorry, it is impossible to publish a tester-only patch note)Lots of typo fix and wording improvement.A qol feature in 5th small game.Player now bookmark specific page instead of entire article.I will update the demo on Oct 18th.This update will unlock a restricted dictionary in the game demo. Stay tuned!
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Oct 14, 2026 Oct 14 Update
Today's update is only for full game's playtesting.Chapter 4 reworked. Players will begin learning about aliens one chapter earlier.Old chapter 4 moved to bonus chapter.Several adjustments to make the alien's world more scientific / sci-fi.A new feature for tracking completion rate.Sorry, there is no demo update today.I am planning to add more features to the demo during steam next fest (oct 19).
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Oct 1, 2026 Oct 1 Update
Fixed a few typosBased on information provided by a player, I modified some color scheme to better match the aliens' visual perception
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Sep 21, 2026 Sep 21 Update
Option menu is now visible at the very startThe reason for hiding the options is, a playtester got stuck at options before solving their first puzzle for 1 hour. But now I think this might be a rare case. Lack of settings may cause more people to be confused.Improved color scheme (at least in my view)I renamed the themes based on front color instead of back color (which means current black and dar
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Sep 20, 2026 Sep 20 Update
Redesigned a few glyphsChapter 1's most confusing article is broken down into several parts
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Sep 19, 2026 Sep 19 Update
Demo:Fixed a bug causing a glyph and its radicials mismatch.A few glyphs reworked.Replaced chapter 1 quiz 11.Some new text at somewhere. Full game:Renamed an alien
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Sep 18, 2026 Sep 18 Update
Fixed a typo in last message of chapter 1Fixed a bug causing player pagedown to an empty pageMore setting options (I am not telling you what is new)A new page in the main menu (I forgot to add it to demo)Disable rich textHighlight button no longer highlight content you didn't unlock
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