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Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

Jankenteam · Silver Lining · 2021-06-22

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ActionIndie

Franchise: Alex Kidd · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 22, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 22, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 22, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 24, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jun 24, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

A legend returns in stunning new detail with Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX! Fire up your power bracelet and relive a platforming classic alongside new modes, levels and features!

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is a $1.99 Action and Indie game released in 2021, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 939 reviews).

6
playing now
78%
positive of 939 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (83 downloads)
3.63★
PlayStation Store rating (1,975 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is a 2021 platform game developed by Jankenteam and published by Merge Games. A remake of the 1986 video game Alex Kidd in Miracle World, the game was released on various consoles such as the Nintendo Switch, along with it releasing on Steam. It was first revealed in June 2020, and released in June 2021.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 61 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–42k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 939 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at WinGameStore (2025-01-25) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 77 of 92 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14514520212026Week of 2021-06-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
421Jun 2021Aug 2026Jun 2021 — avg 42 · peak 109Aug 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 17Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 10Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 15Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.992021-06-222026-10-122021-06-22 — best price $15.472021-08-18 — best price $18.262021-10-01 — best price $13.992021-11-01 — best price $12.992022-01-07 — best price $19.992022-03-12 — best price $17.592022-04-25 — best price $19.992022-05-19 — best price $7.992022-08-12 — best price $19.992022-12-09 — best price $15.892023-02-20 — best price $7.992023-03-27 — best price $19.992023-05-24 — best price $19.992023-07-17 — best price $6.792023-08-28 — best price $4.492023-10-27 — best price $5.002023-11-27 — best price $3.542024-01-05 — best price $14.692024-02-01 — best price $19.992024-03-07 — best price $4.992024-04-22 — best price $14.692024-05-26 — best price $15.892024-08-01 — best price $19.992024-09-16 — best price $3.192024-11-22 — best price $3.002025-01-05 — best price $14.692025-02-07 — best price $19.992026-01-13 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-05-19 — best price $16.842026-06-11 — best price $19.992026-07-10 — best price $1.992026-07-31 — best price $1.912026-08-20 — best price $16.382026-08-31 — best price $1.992026-09-26 — best price $2.152026-10-11 — best price $1.992026-10-12 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

74292026-05-29 — 47 pageviews2026-06-02 — 48 pageviews2026-06-06 — 61 pageviews2026-06-10 — 61 pageviews2026-06-14 — 49 pageviews2026-06-18 — 49 pageviews2026-06-22 — 48 pageviews2026-06-26 — 45 pageviews2026-06-30 — 45 pageviews2026-07-04 — 65 pageviews2026-07-08 — 46 pageviews2026-07-12 — 54 pageviews2026-07-16 — 39 pageviews2026-07-20 — 43 pageviews2026-07-24 — 50 pageviews2026-07-28 — 50 pageviews2026-08-01 — 61 pageviews2026-08-05 — 53 pageviews2026-08-09 — 54 pageviews2026-08-13 — 43 pageviews2026-08-17 — 68 pageviews2026-08-21 — 41 pageviews2026-08-25 — 46 pageviews2026-08-29 — 40 pageviews2026-09-02 — 37 pageviews2026-09-06 — 39 pageviews2026-09-10 — 42 pageviews2026-09-14 — 57 pageviews2026-09-18 — 40 pageviews2026-09-22 — 49 pageviews2026-09-26 — 48 pageviews2026-09-30 — 38 pageviews2026-10-04 — 40 pageviews2026-10-07 — 59 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
42.3%
earned "Wild Ox"
17.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)4,89851%17
PS4 (PlayStation)4,22653%17
Xbox One (Xbox)2,05119%16
Steam (Steam)1,00618%16
Switch (Nintendo)1840%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

2D1980sRetroActionCombatColorfulAdventureDifficultNostalgiaOld School

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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