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ABZU

Giant Squid · 505 Games · 2016-08-02

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 29, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 02, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 02, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Dec 06, 2016 (Xbox One)

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

ABZU is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2016, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (93% of 27570 reviews).

27
playing now
93%
positive of 28k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (27 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (472 ratings)
2.1h
to beat · completionist 3.6h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

27 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Abzû is an adventure video game developed by Giant Squid and published by 505 Games for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Luna. Initially released as a digital title in August 2016, a retail version for consoles was released in January 2017. Following the journey of a diver exploring the ocean and restoring life using sonar calls, the gameplay allows the player to freely navigate underwater environments ranging from open water and natural caverns to ancient ruins.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 27 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 834 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~104/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 689k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 27,570 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%
GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.76 at GameBillet (2024-12-20) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 79 of 115 observed days · $16.23 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
38338320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3442026-08-06 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 25 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 17 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 19 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 20 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 19 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 29 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 23 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 14 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 27 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.96$0.002016-08-022026-08-302016-08-02 — best price $15.992017-03-09 — best price $19.982017-06-13 — best price $17.992017-07-18 — best price $17.992017-10-15 — best price $17.992018-02-13 — best price $19.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-10-11 — best price $20.962019-03-04 — best price $8.992019-06-18 — best price $19.992019-11-11 — best price $16.992020-01-30 — best price $18.712020-04-18 — best price $9.382020-07-06 — best price $9.992020-08-31 — best price $19.992020-10-25 — best price $19.992020-12-14 — best price $16.982021-02-23 — best price $15.572021-04-17 — best price $16.882021-06-22 — best price $17.992021-10-24 — best price $15.952022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-04-05 — best price $16.882022-07-06 — best price $6.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992023-03-06 — best price $19.992023-07-21 — best price $19.992023-12-24 — best price $3.992024-04-14 — best price $16.592024-07-31 — best price $19.992024-12-20 — best price $3.762025-04-24 — best price $4.992025-08-26 — best price $4.992026-02-04 — best price $19.992026-04-21 — best price $16.882026-08-17 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

163732026-05-29 — 118 pageviews2026-06-01 — 133 pageviews2026-06-04 — 104 pageviews2026-06-07 — 163 pageviews2026-06-10 — 118 pageviews2026-06-13 — 102 pageviews2026-06-16 — 104 pageviews2026-06-19 — 78 pageviews2026-06-22 — 102 pageviews2026-06-25 — 111 pageviews2026-06-28 — 139 pageviews2026-07-01 — 87 pageviews2026-07-04 — 108 pageviews2026-07-07 — 121 pageviews2026-07-10 — 112 pageviews2026-07-13 — 115 pageviews2026-07-16 — 104 pageviews2026-07-19 — 102 pageviews2026-07-22 — 77 pageviews2026-07-25 — 91 pageviews2026-07-28 — 102 pageviews2026-07-31 — 73 pageviews2026-08-03 — 112 pageviews2026-08-06 — 95 pageviews2026-08-09 — 97 pageviews2026-08-12 — 93 pageviews2026-08-15 — 116 pageviews2026-08-18 — 108 pageviews2026-08-21 — 90 pageviews2026-08-24 — 116 pageviews2026-08-26 — 118 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
59.7%
earned "Breach"
19.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)21,01532%12
Windows (Xbox)1,49066%12
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieShortCasualFantasyColorfulRelaxingAdventureBeautifulOpen WorldUnderwater

Census log

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

Recent updates

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