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An ancient tower in a forgotten land. A lone photographer on a desperate search. Facing dangerous animals, crumbling architecture, and perilous pitfalls, can you reach the summit of the Tower, and perhaps, redemption?

Camera Obscura is a pixel graphics, platformer and indie game developed by Anteater Games and published by Anteater Games and BindleBot.
Released on February 19th 2015 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 1,531 reviews of which 1,110 were positive and 421 were negative resulting in a rating of 7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Camera Obscura into these genres:

Pixel Graphics Platformer Indie Adventure Level Editor Great Soundtrack Action Anime Strategy Female Protagonist 2D Singleplayer Puzzle Difficult Puzzle-Platformer Retro Music Casual Fantasy Story Rich

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP or later
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader Model 2.0 or greater
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 550 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Windows Media Player is suggested for music

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026
Getting 100% started enjoyable then got hellish and un-fun towards the end. approximate amount of time to 100%: 10-25 hours Estimated achievement difficulty: 9/10 ( or 1/10 see spoilers below*) Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 (stage select available) Multiplayer achievements: Working Steam Workshop Required!!!. Missable achievements: No. Grinding Achievements: Yes!!!. (gold in each level on flashes), others like kills/photos taken etc, DLC-Only achievements: No. Time-gated achievements: No. Speed-run achievements: Yes!!!. (gold in each level on speed) RNG-achievements: No. Does difficulty affect achievements: No choice. Unobtainable/glitched achievements: Maybe *. Point of no return: No. First achievement unlock: Launch the game !!!! Instantly. Is there a good guide: The steam guides by Ansiando and DeRockProject are excellent. Youtube guides by DeRockProject are great for following along. Notes: * Launching the game awards an achievement messing up your ratio. * Requires you to upload a level you made in the included level editor. * One achievement requires playing 5 levels from steam workshop to completion. * there are many other maps on the workshop to help grind achievements. * Some users are reporting achievements being broken but I'm 99% convinced these were patched out. The fact that I didn't run into any issues strengthens by belief. * part of the difficulty of this game is the developers requiring you to do the "3 block trick" as well as the 7 block one. These are pixel timed at 60fps. They are possible but expect 25% success rate. * If you have grown sick of this game's uber-hardcore bullshit then there's a trick to complete it easy.. but beware you can't un-learn this trick. You have been warned, Keep reading: ... : * before you do this I recommend enjoying the game as much as you want until you feel like you can't take it anymore. then you can cheat the game as such: * open the level editor and navigate to the "levels" folder you can OPEN the game's levels (check by name). You can do stuff like adding paths, removing enemies, even moving the letter pages and both entry and exit gat near each other. Allowing you to quickly finish most stages with 0 flashes. * There's also an Xcel file with the required number of flashes and times for gold.. you can edit that file and set whatever you want. In the end it's a fun puzzle game that kept me entertained and satisfied getting the gold medals until I couldn't anymore. Having options beyond that point that weren't patched out is good for achievement hunters, canceling out any % lock. Yeah, recommended.
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Sept. 2025
Ok holy crap this game is very underrated for the level design. I was not expecting much when I played this game but it's a fantasic game although a little glitchy at times. This game is great, It's a very simple game with the only mechanic using your camera. The levels start out pretty easy then they just skyrocket near the end. I enjoyed this game thoroughly and I will be 100%ing this game. The graphics are a little basic and the I like the darkness of the game early on, it adds to the atmosphere. Also screw the bats. 6.5/10
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Jan. 2025
Camera Obscura Has a total of 5 trading cards.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Camera Obscura is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam.

Camera Obscura is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 1.99€ on Steam.

Camera Obscura received 1,110 positive votes out of a total of 1,531 achieving a rating of 7.00.
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Camera Obscura was developed by Anteater Games and published by Anteater Games and BindleBot.

Camera Obscura is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Camera Obscura is not playable on MacOS.

Camera Obscura is not playable on Linux.

Camera Obscura is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Camera Obscura. Explore additional content available for Camera Obscura on Steam.

Camera Obscura is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Camera Obscura does not support Steam Remote Play.

Camera Obscura is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Camera Obscura
1.99€ Buy Now
Rating
7
1,110
421
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Developer
Anteater Games
Publisher
Anteater Games, BindleBot
Release 19 Feb 2015
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