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1001 Spikes

Nicalis, Inc. · 2014-06-03

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

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...

0
playing now
83%
positive of 770 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 30h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 10:00 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

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 38% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 19k–46k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 770 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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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