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A Guidebook of Babel

StarryStarry · Thermite Games · 2023-08-02

SteamEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

A Guidebook of Babel is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2023, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 1794 reviews).

4
playing now
91%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 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

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (261 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 28,914 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 36k–81k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,794 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 24 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25625620232026Week of 2023-08-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1502026-09-15 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 11 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
354Aug 2023Aug 2026Aug 2023 — avg 33 · peak 174Sep 2023 — avg 8 · peak 32Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 19Nov 2023 — avg 7 · peak 32Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 20Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 17Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 27Mar 2024 — avg 6 · peak 23Apr 2024 — avg 4 · peak 21May 2024 — avg 14 · peak 71Jun 2024 — avg 35 · peak 110Jul 2024 — avg 25 · peak 67Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 37Sep 2024 — avg 15 · peak 42Oct 2024 — avg 11 · peak 38Nov 2024 — avg 9 · peak 26Dec 2024 — avg 13 · peak 37Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 28Feb 2025 — avg 7 · peak 28Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 19Apr 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17May 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Jun 2025 — avg 7 · peak 21Jul 2025 — avg 8 · peak 19Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 19Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Jan 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 22Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2023-08-02 (Steam store data)

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.

Recent updates

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