Somewhere on Steam’s New Releases chart sits a game with a perfect record: zero players, zero reviews, zero buzz.

Knock, a short-form psychological horror game by developer shanethehippo, launched April 3 for $1.99. The premise — you’re home alone, someone’s at the door, serial break-ins are at record levels, decide whether to answer — is a solid elevator pitch for a horror micro-experience. The execution, apparently, failed to reach even that first visitor.

According to Steam’s tracking data, Knock currently sits at zero concurrent players, a -100.0% drop from its previous tracking run. No user reviews exist — not negative, not positive, just nothing. The Steam page lists it under Adventure and Indie genres, published through Shanethehippo Productions. It’s on the New Releases chart by default, the way a participation trophy gets handed out.

To be fair, zero players doesn’t necessarily mean zero quality. A $1.99 indie horror title from an unknown developer is fighting for visibility against hundreds of daily Steam releases, many with actual marketing budgets. The algorithm doesn’t surface what nobody plays, and nobody plays what isn’t surfaced. The loop closes fast.

Still, the stats are brutal. Knock asked players to decide whether to open the door. Turns out nobody knocked.

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