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.
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
YouTube activity
11
videos · 30 d15
creators23.2K
views · 1 yTwitch activity 4 watching · 2 live
6
avg viewers · 30 d603
hours watched · 30 d25
streamers · 30 dProduct 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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- Metacritic
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- Homepage
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- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
UnknownNo Deck test results published.
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,613,670 | Nov 12, 2026 · 1d ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,613,670 | public | Nov 12, 2026 09:37 | 1d ago |
| 26,564,542 | public | Nov 10, 2026 11:47 | 3d ago |
| 26,563,339 | public | Nov 10, 2026 10:43 | 3d ago |
| 26,559,726 | public | Nov 10, 2026 07:35 | 3d ago |
| 26,559,630 | public | Nov 10, 2026 07:29 | 3d ago |
| 26,559,457 | public | Nov 10, 2026 07:17 | 3d ago |
| 26,559,253 | public | Nov 10, 2026 07:01 | 3d ago |
| 26,489,428 | public | Nov 6, 2026 16:33 | 4d ago |
Depots · 3
content of the public branchLaunch options · 2
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
MessageFromAliens.exe |
windows | |
MessageFromAliens.app |
macos |
Languages · 103
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
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| Japanese | ✓ | — | — |
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| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | — |
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| Norwegian | ✓ | — | — |
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| Slovenian | ✓ | — | — |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | — | — |
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| Indonesian | ✓ | — | — |
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| Vietnamese | ✓ | — | — |
| Azerbaijani | ✓ | — | — |
| Kinyarwanda | ✓ | — | — |
| Luxembourgish | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 668868 | Message From Aliens | Store or CD key | $9.99 |
Bundles · 1
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Good, the Bad and the Artless | 9 | -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
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
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| 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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