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Absinthia

Joshua Keith · Team Bewitched · 2023-03-13

Steam

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

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.

97%
positive of 74 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$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 71% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 74 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 13 of 25 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

Player tags

2DRPGCuteJRPGRetroLGBTQ+FantasyRomanceAdventureEmotional

Census log

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

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