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A Guidebook of Babel cover art

A Guidebook of Babel

StarryStarry · Thermite Games · 2023-08-02

SteamEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 03, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 03, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 03, 2023 (Mac), Aug 06, 2026 (iOS), Aug 06, 2026 (Android)

A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.

3
playing now
91%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

You are now onboard Babel, a giant cruise tasked with leading you to the afterlife. Take this guide with you to help navigate your new surroundings. But first, in order to properly welcome you onboard, the crew will first discharge your memories and power up the Giant Boiler to prepare for departure!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 23% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 36k–81k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,790 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.76 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 30 of 48 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

1102026-08-11 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$3.222023-08-032026-08-252023-08-03 — best price $12.742023-11-07 — best price $13.492023-12-21 — best price $12.742024-03-14 — best price $11.992024-05-07 — best price $11.242024-06-27 — best price $10.492024-08-02 — best price $7.612024-09-02 — best price $10.342024-09-13 — best price $14.992024-11-22 — best price $7.942024-12-05 — best price $13.392024-12-16 — best price $14.992025-01-12 — best price $14.992025-02-03 — best price $11.012025-03-13 — best price $8.242025-04-23 — best price $7.942025-06-02 — best price $7.492025-06-17 — best price $13.392025-07-11 — best price $13.392025-07-28 — best price $14.992025-09-01 — best price $7.492025-09-08 — best price $13.392025-10-13 — best price $6.592025-12-05 — best price $5.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-24 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-04-13 — best price $5.242026-05-18 — best price $5.242026-06-02 — best price $14.992026-07-17 — best price $5.992026-08-01 — best price $14.992026-08-25 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
63.8%
earned "Set sail!"
20%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

4 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)99326%19
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

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

Player tags

2DFunnyPuzzleFantasyParody SurrealAdventureNarrationNonlinearHand-drawn

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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