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Agony

Madmind Studio · Playway S.A. · 2018-05-29

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 31, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), May 29, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 29, 2018 (PlayStation 4), May 29, 2018 (Xbox One)

Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.

2
playing now
47%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
39/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
47/100
IGDB user rating (32 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 6h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.49
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Agony is a 2018 dark fantasy survival horror video game developed by Polish developer Madmind Studio and published by PlayWay. Players begin their journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about his past. The special ability to control people on their path, and possess weak-minded demons, gives players the necessary measures to survive in the extreme conditions they are in. The game received generally unfavorable reviews.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 73 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (739 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 75k–179k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,981 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.49-90%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 24 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39139120182026Week of 2018-05-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 391 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-08-06 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.492018-05-292026-08-262018-05-29 — best price $26.992018-08-27 — best price $29.992018-11-06 — best price $14.992019-01-04 — best price $14.992019-01-28 — best price $14.992019-05-10 — best price $3.892019-07-10 — best price $14.992019-11-01 — best price $14.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-03-16 — best price $4.492020-06-01 — best price $14.992020-10-29 — best price $2.542020-12-22 — best price $4.492021-04-30 — best price $3.742021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $4.492022-03-07 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $2.242022-09-12 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $2.242023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-06-30 — best price $2.242023-09-11 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-05-27 — best price $2.242024-10-28 — best price $2.242025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-04-26 — best price $2.242025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $2.242026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $1.492026-08-16 — best price $1.492026-08-26 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

152372026-05-28 — 66 pageviews2026-05-31 — 68 pageviews2026-06-03 — 64 pageviews2026-06-06 — 63 pageviews2026-06-09 — 57 pageviews2026-06-12 — 46 pageviews2026-06-15 — 83 pageviews2026-06-18 — 49 pageviews2026-06-21 — 68 pageviews2026-06-24 — 86 pageviews2026-06-27 — 90 pageviews2026-06-30 — 58 pageviews2026-07-03 — 64 pageviews2026-07-06 — 69 pageviews2026-07-09 — 59 pageviews2026-07-12 — 59 pageviews2026-07-15 — 55 pageviews2026-07-18 — 104 pageviews2026-07-21 — 81 pageviews2026-07-24 — 70 pageviews2026-07-27 — 67 pageviews2026-07-30 — 56 pageviews2026-08-02 — 73 pageviews2026-08-05 — 54 pageviews2026-08-08 — 73 pageviews2026-08-11 — 67 pageviews2026-08-14 — 74 pageviews2026-08-17 — 75 pageviews2026-08-20 — 62 pageviews2026-08-23 — 60 pageviews2026-08-25 — 80 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
26.2%
earned "Nice try"
4.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Polish, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)1,67511%35
Steam (Steam)1,1767%35
Xbox One (Xbox)9254%35
Switch (Nintendo)190%0

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

Player tags

DarkGoreActionDemonsHorrorNudityViolentAdventureAtmosphericPsychedelic

Census log

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

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