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1001 Spikes cover art

1001 Spikes

Nicalis, Inc. · 2014-06-03

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 03, 2014 (PlayStation Vita), Nov 27, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Jun 03, 2014 (Mac), Jun 03, 2014 (Nintendo 3DS), Jun 03, 2014 (Xbox One), Jun 03, 2014 (Wii U)

Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...

1001 Spikes is a 2014 Action, Adventure, and Indie game priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 772 reviews).

0
playing now
83%
positive of 772 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.42★
PlayStation Store rating (910 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 30h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

1001 Spikes is a platform game developed by 8bits Fanatics and Nicalis, and published by Nicalis. Originally named Aban Hawkins & the 1000 Spikes, the game's objective is to escape a vast terrain and struggle to reach for victory without being impaled by spikes and many other disasters. Throughout the multiple travels, the game gets increasingly challenging, especially having to dodge falling stones and much more.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–46k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 772 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620172026Week of 2017-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.492015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $10.042015-06-11 — best price $5.092015-10-29 — best price $2.992015-11-27 — best price $5.992016-01-04 — best price $14.992016-05-02 — best price $9.892016-07-04 — best price $14.992016-11-23 — best price $7.342017-01-02 — best price $14.992017-10-26 — best price $11.992017-11-28 — best price $14.992017-12-21 — best price $11.992018-02-19 — best price $14.992018-10-30 — best price $9.892018-11-28 — best price $14.992019-02-07 — best price $9.742019-05-13 — best price $14.992019-10-28 — best price $7.342019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $4.942020-04-12 — best price $14.992020-10-29 — best price $9.892020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-02-11 — best price $2.992021-04-14 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $5.092022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $4.942022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-03-17 — best price $10.042023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $2.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $9.892025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $4.942025-10-06 — best price $14.992026-02-09 — best price $11.242026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

83102026-06-01 — 26 pageviews2026-06-05 — 10 pageviews2026-06-09 — 18 pageviews2026-06-13 — 28 pageviews2026-06-17 — 18 pageviews2026-06-21 — 31 pageviews2026-06-25 — 29 pageviews2026-06-29 — 83 pageviews2026-07-03 — 38 pageviews2026-07-07 — 39 pageviews2026-07-11 — 34 pageviews2026-07-15 — 24 pageviews2026-07-19 — 19 pageviews2026-07-23 — 32 pageviews2026-07-27 — 20 pageviews2026-07-31 — 14 pageviews2026-08-04 — 19 pageviews2026-08-08 — 18 pageviews2026-08-12 — 23 pageviews2026-08-16 — 22 pageviews2026-08-20 — 22 pageviews2026-08-24 — 25 pageviews2026-08-28 — 19 pageviews2026-09-01 — 20 pageviews2026-09-05 — 27 pageviews2026-09-09 — 28 pageviews2026-09-13 — 15 pageviews2026-09-17 — 29 pageviews2026-09-21 — 23 pageviews2026-09-25 — 25 pageviews2026-09-29 — 16 pageviews2026-10-03 — 24 pageviews2026-10-07 — 20 pageviews2026-10-11 — 23 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
24%
earned "I AM ONLY A MAN"
6.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,44913%25
PS Vita (PlayStation)22469%8
PS4 (PlayStation)15925%8
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)13987%8
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)13690%8
Xbox One (Xbox)13435%10

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCo-opIndieRetroActionAdventureDifficultPlatformerSingleplayerSide Scroller

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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