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APE OUT cover art

APE OUT

Gabe Cuzzillo · Devolver Digital · 2019-02-28

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 28, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 28, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 28, 2019 (Mac)

APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

5
playing now
95%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (103 ratings)
3.3h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

Ape Out is a 2019 beat 'em up game developed by Gabe Cuzzillo and published by Devolver Digital. Financed by the Indie Fund, it was produced when Cuzzillo attended game development classes at New York University. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch on February 28, 2019, and has garnered a positive reception.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 295 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~37/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 103k–246k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,105 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.20-80%
Fanatical$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
Gamesplanet$2.99-80%
Humble Store$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.52 at 2game (2025-11-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 102 of 142 observed days · $0.47 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19619620192026Week of 2019-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1202026-08-06 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$100.00$2.192018-04-202026-08-302018-04-20 — best price $100.002019-09-04 — best price $10.492019-12-13 — best price $14.732020-01-31 — best price $14.992020-04-10 — best price $6.862020-07-10 — best price $13.852020-11-16 — best price $14.992021-03-25 — best price $7.492021-06-28 — best price $14.992021-11-03 — best price $14.992022-02-01 — best price $4.792022-04-22 — best price $7.102022-06-28 — best price $14.992022-09-14 — best price $4.942022-12-08 — best price $3.742023-03-02 — best price $14.992023-05-09 — best price $3.742023-07-20 — best price $3.742023-09-22 — best price $3.742024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-03-19 — best price $3.742024-06-13 — best price $14.992024-08-15 — best price $2.992024-10-26 — best price $14.992025-01-18 — best price $14.992025-03-07 — best price $2.992025-05-15 — best price $2.992025-07-31 — best price $2.992025-10-07 — best price $2.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-05-11 — best price $14.992026-07-28 — best price $2.992026-08-26 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
59.7%
earned "DISC ONE"
1.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,2272%23
Windows (Xbox)1,2160%23
Switch (Nintendo)2380%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

2DGoreBloodIndieMusicActionArcadeViolentStylizedTop-Down

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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