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Absinthia

Joshua Keith · Team Bewitched · 2023-03-13

Steam

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 13, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 19, 2023 (Android)

Absinthia is a turn-based RPG featuring the story of scorned Knight Freya, her young apprentice Sera, and their individual struggles with loss, betrayal and acceptance as they fight to protect their home.

Absinthia is a 2023 Adventure, Indie, and RPG game priced at $4.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (97% of 74 reviews).

97%
positive of 75 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

The Ambrose Isles are home to many things: A port full of cunning pirates, a deadly swamp, a desert kingdom, an isle of vicious beasts… But for those who’d prefer to live a simple life free of danger, Katti Town is the place to be. …Or was, rather--as the town suddenly found itself battling a horde of shadowy minions and their leader, Lilith. But hope was not lost--before Lilith could claim victory, a traveling knight appeared and drove back Lilith`s forces with ease. Now known as the Hero of Katti Town, the knight Freya took three villagers under her wing: Sera, a young warrior who fights t(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 46% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 75 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-11-24) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020232026Week of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$3.992023-03-132026-07-292023-03-13 — best price $13.492023-04-24 — best price $12.742023-06-05 — best price $12.742023-06-30 — best price $12.742023-07-24 — best price $11.992023-09-25 — best price $11.242023-11-06 — best price $10.942023-11-21 — best price $10.492023-12-18 — best price $9.892024-02-12 — best price $9.892024-03-14 — best price $9.892024-03-25 — best price $9.892024-05-06 — best price $9.892024-06-17 — best price $9.892024-06-27 — best price $8.992024-07-29 — best price $8.992024-09-30 — best price $7.942024-11-11 — best price $8.992024-11-27 — best price $7.942024-12-12 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-02-10 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-04-07 — best price $9.992025-05-19 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-07-28 — best price $9.992025-09-08 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-10-20 — best price $9.992025-12-01 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-01-19 — best price $9.992026-03-02 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-27 — best price $9.992026-06-08 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-27 — best price $9.992026-07-29 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-03-13 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DRPGCuteJRPGRetroLGBTQ+FantasyRomanceAdventureEmotional

Census log

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

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