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"The Deer" is an educational inter­ac­tive expe­ri­ence for children. You'll be an ancient Deer during the Pleistocene (Ice Age) epoch and you'll discover everything about this marvelous era. Unfortunately there were no T-Rex during this age since they were already extinct millions of years before.

The Deer is a indie, adventure and family friendly game developed by Fabio Ferrara and Giulia Airoldi and published by Chubby Pixel.
Released on March 28th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 2,243 reviews of which 1,400 were positive and 843 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 0.90€ on Steam.


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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 SP3
  • Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.6 GHz / AMD Dual-Core Athlon 3.0 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: SM 3.0 with 512MB VRAM; NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT / AMD Radeon HD 4650 or greater
  • Storage: 150 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  • Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 1 MB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 640M / ATI Radeon HD 5750 with at least 512MB VRAM
  • Storage: 150 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
  • Additional Notes: none
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.10 LTS
  • Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.9 GHz / AMD Dual-Core 3.5 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: SM 3.0 with 512MB VRAM; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 6670 or greater
  • Storage: 150 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025
Cinema in it's purest form; one could describe it as art. I hazard to say that it is peak.
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Dec. 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Deer is currently priced at 0.90€ on Steam.

The Deer is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 0.90€ on Steam.

The Deer received 1,400 positive votes out of a total of 2,243 achieving a rating of 6.12.
😐

The Deer was developed by Fabio Ferrara and Giulia Airoldi and published by Chubby Pixel.

The Deer is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Deer is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Deer is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Deer is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for The Deer. Explore additional content available for The Deer on Steam.

The Deer does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Deer does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Deer 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Deer.

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Steam price 15 June 2025 12:45
Steam reviews 13 June 2025 14:02

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The Deer
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Developer
Fabio Ferrara, Giulia Airoldi
Publisher
Chubby Pixel
Release 28 Mar 2016
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