The Game Census
AereA cover art

AereA

SOEDESCO · 2017-06-02

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Jun 30, 2017 (Xbox One), Jun 02, 2017 (Linux), Jun 30, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jun 02, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 02, 2017 (Mac), Sep 03, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

AereA is an Action RPG in which music is both your best friend and your worst enemy. As a disciple of the Great Maestro Guido you have to unravel the mysteries of Aezir. Find out what happened to the world and return the nine primordial instruments to restore balance and bring peace to the world.

51%
positive of 68 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
46/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 74% of 11,000 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.7k–4.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 68 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-09-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 9 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820172025Week of 2017-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$0.992017-06-022026-08-272017-06-02 — best price $25.492017-07-08 — best price $26.392017-08-14 — best price $29.992017-10-11 — best price $21.982017-11-22 — best price $19.492018-01-08 — best price $14.992018-04-16 — best price $14.992018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-11-22 — best price $1.492019-02-04 — best price $1.492019-05-13 — best price $1.492019-08-05 — best price $1.492019-10-16 — best price $13.192019-11-01 — best price $14.992019-11-26 — best price $1.492020-01-23 — best price $1.492020-03-16 — best price $1.492020-06-13 — best price $12.442020-08-31 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $1.492022-01-27 — best price $1.492022-06-24 — best price $1.492022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-01-17 — best price $16.172023-03-16 — best price $1.492023-06-29 — best price $1.492023-10-02 — best price $1.492023-12-21 — best price $1.492024-03-21 — best price $6.992024-06-10 — best price $6.992024-08-12 — best price $6.992025-01-02 — best price $6.992025-03-20 — best price $6.992025-09-29 — best price $0.992026-01-23 — best price $0.992026-08-27 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVRemote Play Together2 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian…

Player tags

RPGIndieMusicActionCasualPuzzleAdventureAction RPGControllerLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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