App Store ratings
18
0.0% no change vs Aug 8, 2026- Average rating
- 4.6
Mobile game · 2017
Reporter: the Beginning
Reporter: the Beginning is an action-horror game. Turn off the light and get your earphones because you will have to be very, very attentive.
Estimated daily players
~540.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 5–320
Estimated total players
~1,1000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 540–2.2K
Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out
Mar 1, 2017iOS
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Player estimates
Nobody publishes how many people play Reporter: the Beginning, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on App Store, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.
Estimated daily players
~54
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 5 – 320
No source reports a live count for this game, so this is a share of the total player base — a genre assumption rather than an observation, which is why the range is wide.
Estimated total players
~1,100
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 540 – 2.2K
Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.
Estimated total players over time
2 readings · last 2 days
Average estimated players per month
| Month | Estimated total players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~1,100 | — |
Community activity
Last checked Aug 9, 2026
Store signals
How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Reporter: the Beginning where it is sold.
Community signals
How many people gather around Reporter: the Beginning outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.
Not tracked for Reporter: the Beginning: Google Play, Steam, Discord, Reddit, YouTube. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.
Storyline
All the story started in a small town. Once on a wonderful day, the town was shocked by series of horrible kills under terrifying and inexplicable circumstances. Police have tried to hide the facts, but some information leaked and was published by local press. Trying to understand what has happened there, you start your search for the truth. But suddenly, you become the part of the story that you'll remember till the end of your life. It all depends on you, will you unravel this plexus of horror and chaos and survive?
Frequently asked questions
How many people play Reporter: the Beginning?
We estimate that about 1,100 people have played Reporter: the Beginning — plausibly between 540 and 2.2K. Around 54 of them play on a given day, in a range of 5 and 320. Both figures are modelled from public counts on App Store and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.
Is Reporter: the Beginning still active?
Yes. Reporter: the Beginning is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.
How are the Reporter: the Beginning player estimates worked out?
Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.
When was Reporter: the Beginning released?
Reporter: the Beginning was released on March 1, 2017 for iOS.
What platforms is Reporter: the Beginning available on?
Reporter: the Beginning is available on iOS. You can get it from App Store (iPhone) and App Store (iPad).