A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

Public builds
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Counted once we have watched for 90 days (since 21 Oct 2026)
Distinct builds deployed to a game's public (default) Steam branch, as Steam's client network describes them.
Checked within minutes of each Steam change. Observed since 21 Oct 2026.
Source: Steam client network (PICS), App info, public branch. Full methodology
Latest public build
Build 25548622
Update posts
7 postsPosts announcing an update, tagged or not
Posts in a game's official Steam news feed that announce an update: tagged as patch notes by the developer, or plainly about a patch or a released update.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamNews/GetNewsForApp. Full methodology
Typical gap between builds
Not enough builds yet| Build | Went live | Patch notes |
|---|---|---|
| 25548622 | None posted |
From Steam’s client network, last checked . Builds before 21 Oct 2026, when we started watching, aren't listed. Patch notes are the developer’s update post from an hour before to a day after the build. Not every build gets one. How we count
| Posted | Update |
|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | [Hotfix] Subtitle Improvements, Hidden Ending Clue Visibility Adjustments, and B Patch notes |
| 18 Apr 2026 | [Hotfix] Bug Fixes and Route Improvements Patch notes |
| 17 Apr 2026 | [Hotfix] Progression Fixes and Settings Improvements Patch notes |
| 16 Apr 2026 | [Hotfix] Post-Launch Bug Fixes and Settings Update Patch notes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | [Hotfix] Fixed Hidden Ending Checkpoint Reset and Final Cutscene Audio Patch notes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | [Hotfix] Fix for Hidden Ending Checkpoint Bug & Ending Credits Skip Patch notes |
| 21 Feb 2026 | Empty Gauge Demo v0.4.0 Patch Notes — Full UI Overhaul & Scarier Atmosphere Update |
Steam keeps no record of past build numbers, so before 21 Oct 2026 a game’s update history comes from its own Steam news: posts tagged as patch notes, and untagged posts that plainly announce a patch or a released update. Older posts are still being read in, most played games first. How we count
| App | Players now | Latest build |
|---|---|---|
| Empty Gauge Playtest · App 4107870 | Not yet | 20554827 · |
Separate Steam apps for test, staging and playtest versions of Empty Gauge. They have no store page, so they aren’t counted as games or releases. Builds come from Steam’s client network, players from the Steam Web API every few hours. Steam gives no count for an app nobody can launch. How we count