The Book of Distance

96.8% positiveFreeSteam Store

About the game

In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Japan and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. His grandson leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.

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83 observations in viewHistorical player data prior to Sept 2026 is from steamcharts.com.Oct 21, 2026, 3:51 PM – Oct 28, 2026, 2:11 PM

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Game details

Rankings: Most Played#58,156
Developer: National Film Board of Canada
Publisher: Astrea
Release date: Oct 8, 2020, 11:16 AM
Languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
Price: Free to play
Platforms: Windows
Features: Feature names
Single-player
Tracked Controller Support
VR Only
Family Sharing
Tags: Interactive Fiction VR Story Rich Narrative 6DOF

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96.8%

Positive: 182
Negative: 6

Updated Oct 28, 11:15 AM

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