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Aeterna Noctis

Aeternum Game Studios S.L · 2021-12-14

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 14, 2022 (Xbox One), Mar 24, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Nov 04, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 15, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Dec 15, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Dec 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Aeterna Noctis is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2021, estimated to have 100,000 .. 200,000 owners, with Mostly Positive (75% of 2158 reviews) sentiment and a price of $29.99.

49
playing now
75%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
2
Nexus mods (2 downloads)
3.86★
PlayStation Store rating (580 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

49 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Aeterna Noctis is a 2021 Metroidvania video game developed in Spain by Aeternum Game Studios. It was released in December 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 49 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 164 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 43k–97k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,158 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-90%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Fanatical (2024-08-15) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 42 of 57 observed days · $27.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10210220212026Week of 2021-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

61122026-09-15 00:00 — 30 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 23 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 39 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 34 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 21 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 37 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 22 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 19 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 23 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 22 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 23 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 17 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 21 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 24 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 27 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 45 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 34 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 30 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 57 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 34 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 41 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 48 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 27 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 49 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7212Dec 2021Aug 2026Dec 2021 — avg 72 · peak 128Feb 2022 — avg 34 · peak 66Apr 2022 — avg 14 · peak 31Jun 2022 — avg 32 · peak 76Aug 2022 — avg 18 · peak 44Oct 2022 — avg 18 · peak 45Dec 2022 — avg 19 · peak 49Feb 2023 — avg 15 · peak 35Apr 2023 — avg 18 · peak 45Jun 2023 — avg 30 · peak 91Aug 2023 — avg 20 · peak 46Oct 2023 — avg 18 · peak 44Dec 2023 — avg 17 · peak 41Feb 2024 — avg 20 · peak 45Apr 2024 — avg 18 · peak 40Jun 2024 — avg 16 · peak 43Aug 2024 — avg 20 · peak 54Oct 2024 — avg 12 · peak 31Dec 2024 — avg 21 · peak 43Feb 2025 — avg 17 · peak 37Apr 2025 — avg 20 · peak 41Jun 2025 — avg 25 · peak 53Aug 2025 — avg 19 · peak 46Oct 2025 — avg 21 · peak 41Dec 2025 — avg 15 · peak 33Feb 2026 — avg 15 · peak 33Apr 2026 — avg 28 · peak 63Jun 2026 — avg 21 · peak 59Aug 2026 — avg 25 · peak 51
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$2.992021-10-282026-10-142021-10-28 — best price $29.992022-03-24 — best price $22.492022-06-17 — best price $29.992022-08-29 — best price $29.992022-12-08 — best price $14.992023-02-16 — best price $29.992023-05-18 — best price $14.992023-09-18 — best price $29.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-04-24 — best price $29.992024-07-19 — best price $26.992024-08-02 — best price $26.992024-08-21 — best price $22.042024-09-08 — best price $22.042024-09-30 — best price $22.042024-11-09 — best price $29.992024-12-06 — best price $22.042025-01-13 — best price $26.992025-02-22 — best price $29.992025-03-28 — best price $23.892025-06-08 — best price $29.992025-07-13 — best price $22.042025-08-22 — best price $23.892025-10-20 — best price $29.992025-12-11 — best price $7.192026-03-31 — best price $6.002026-05-22 — best price $29.992026-07-30 — best price $29.992026-09-03 — best price $5.992026-09-30 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

14252026-05-26 — 13 pageviews2026-05-30 — 13 pageviews2026-06-03 — 18 pageviews2026-06-07 — 20 pageviews2026-06-11 — 18 pageviews2026-06-15 — 16 pageviews2026-06-19 — 19 pageviews2026-06-23 — 15 pageviews2026-06-27 — 23 pageviews2026-07-01 — 142 pageviews2026-07-05 — 30 pageviews2026-07-09 — 25 pageviews2026-07-13 — 18 pageviews2026-07-17 — 24 pageviews2026-07-21 — 21 pageviews2026-07-25 — 31 pageviews2026-07-29 — 22 pageviews2026-08-02 — 22 pageviews2026-08-06 — 26 pageviews2026-08-10 — 25 pageviews2026-08-14 — 31 pageviews2026-08-18 — 10 pageviews2026-08-22 — 10 pageviews2026-08-26 — 29 pageviews2026-08-30 — 21 pageviews2026-09-03 — 21 pageviews2026-09-07 — 34 pageviews2026-09-11 — 49 pageviews2026-09-15 — 25 pageviews2026-09-19 — 13 pageviews2026-09-23 — 13 pageviews2026-09-27 — 19 pageviews2026-10-01 — 23 pageviews2026-10-05 — 18 pageviews2026-10-09 — 24 pageviews2026-10-12 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
87.2%
earned "You are prepared!"
16.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable DifficultyGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support7 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 7 DLC released, first 2021-12-14, latest 2023-11-09 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8251%142
PS5 (PlayStation)1,1511%55
Xbox Series (Xbox)5831%109
PS4 (PlayStation)2940%55
Switch (Nintendo)660%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

2DIndieDifficultHand-drawnPlatformerSouls-likeSoundtrackAtmosphericExplorationMetroidvania

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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