The Anomaly Department

The Anomaly Department

Buder Games · June 30, 2026 · Simulation, Party Game, Puzzle, Hidden Object, Immersive Sim

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The Anomaly Department price by region

The Anomaly Department costs $6.29 in Georgia (USD), £6.37 in the United Kingdom, €7.33 in Europe (EUR), $8.88 in the United States, CA$11.99 in Canada, A$13.95 in Australia, NZ$15.75 in New Zealand, R$37.49 in Brazil and zł40.95 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Anomaly Department offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $6.29 $6.29 $8.88 2
United Kingdom £6.37 −30% £9.09 £6.37 3
Europe (EUR) €7.33 −28% €10.25 €7.33 2
United Statesyour region $8.88 −11% $9.99 $8.88 2
Canada CA$11.99 CA$11.99 — 1
Australia A$13.95 A$13.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$15.75 NZ$15.75 — 1
Brazil R$37.49 R$37.49 — 1
Poland zł40.95 −4% zł42.49 zł40.95 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Anomaly Department

Observe. Patrol. Report.Welcome to the Anomaly Department.Work alone or with up to four players to patrol strange environments and detect anomalies. Each shift, your team must decide: Did something change?Too many wrong votes and your run ends early.Objects move. Items disappear. New things appear. Some changes are subtle. Others are obvious. Every decision matters.As shifts progress, tension builds and wrong calls trigger chaotic consequences that make future decisions even harder.With multiple environments, large anomaly pools, and short, high-pressure shifts, every run keeps your team guessing.

Features

  • 1–4 player co-op or solo play
  • Short, bite-sized rounds
  • Multiple environments
  • Large anomaly pools
  • Chaotic punishments
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
  • High replayability through random anomaly selection

The Anomaly Department — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player, Online co-op
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 22, 2026
The game is great, love the idea and playing it with someone else is amazing. Great work tbh, the only issue was in the bakery level – my friend and I were seeing different things. There was bread missing for one of us, and we couldn't tell if it was an anomaly or just a bug — turns out it was just a bug. Also, audio and mic settings would be nice.
5 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 10, 2026
I really wanted to like the game, but I couldn't. Pro(s) * The developers are actually very nice people, so I will test it out again once the issues are fixed. * The mini games were great, although rare. * Getting trapped inside a friend's head as their "conscious" Con(s) * No way to setup a microphone for the game (uses window default). * No sound settings for ambient noises, etc. * AI Art placeholders are still available in game. * Game has no real sense of losing rounds.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 14, 2026
I played through the demo and the playtest so my hours are really high(I left my PC on at loading screen for a few days i guess?) but I do love the game. It actually shows you what you get wrong and makes me laugh.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 10, 2026
So first and foremost regardless of my views towards this game, I do want to wish the developers good luck and to thank them for providing me with a key. With that out of the way... I don't know where to start... so I'll start with the most GLARING ISSUE... the Generative AI art.. Now I am a stickler for handcrafted artists work, and I mean there's so much generative AI in the game it'ss not even funny... NOW I wouldn't be as insulted, if I didn't see the very obvious inconsitencies regarding the "AI Disclaimer" The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this: We used some AI for brainstorming copy and art direction ideas. Models used in the game were all produced by humans. - To clarify when they meaan "All produced by humanss" they mean "All produced by humans who inserted a description into ChatGPT or BingAI to make the graphics, let's be clear. Since some of the art assets were made by 3rd parties we cannot 100% confirm AI was not used in the process. - To clarify... you cant say all models in the previous sentence AND THEN proceed to say you are unsure about some 3d party models... lets be frank the AI is OBVIOUS, not hidden... not even CLOSE. Do…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 26, 2026
Very cute game - if you like spot the difference then this is the game for you! HOWEVER! I want to say that even if we get the anomaly correct - I'd like the game to show us what it was anyway, in case we were accidentally correct! Needs more hats! And colors!

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