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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 · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

APE OUT is an Action and Indie game released in 2019, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 4121 reviews).

7
playing now
95%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 20:00 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.

Trailer

APE OUT trailer thumbnail

Ape Out - Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 7 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 7% of 28,373 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 103k–247k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,121 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
Gamesplanet$2.99-80%
Steam$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 139 of 172 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

902026-09-16 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 20:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
240Mar 2017Aug 2026Mar 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Sep 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2May 2019 — avg 5 · peak 36Aug 2019 — avg 5 · peak 43Nov 2019 — avg 6 · peak 27Feb 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2020 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2020 — avg 5 · peak 17Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2021 — avg 8 · peak 38May 2021 — avg 12 · peak 55Aug 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2021 — avg 4 · peak 17Feb 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2022 — avg 15 · peak 67Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 18Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2023 — avg 10 · peak 43Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 9May 2024 — avg 7 · peak 27Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 22Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 7 · peak 28Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$100.00$2.192018-04-202026-10-162018-04-20 — 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 $2.992026-09-20 — best price $2.992026-10-15 — best price $2.992026-10-16 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

63162026-06-02 — 50 pageviews2026-06-06 — 41 pageviews2026-06-10 — 37 pageviews2026-06-14 — 42 pageviews2026-06-18 — 41 pageviews2026-06-22 — 43 pageviews2026-06-26 — 42 pageviews2026-06-30 — 26 pageviews2026-07-04 — 53 pageviews2026-07-08 — 35 pageviews2026-07-12 — 42 pageviews2026-07-16 — 26 pageviews2026-07-20 — 37 pageviews2026-07-24 — 25 pageviews2026-07-28 — 35 pageviews2026-08-01 — 40 pageviews2026-08-05 — 38 pageviews2026-08-09 — 45 pageviews2026-08-13 — 40 pageviews2026-08-17 — 29 pageviews2026-08-21 — 34 pageviews2026-08-25 — 28 pageviews2026-08-29 — 20 pageviews2026-09-02 — 22 pageviews2026-09-06 — 16 pageviews2026-09-10 — 26 pageviews2026-09-14 — 25 pageviews2026-09-18 — 41 pageviews2026-09-22 — 33 pageviews2026-09-26 — 31 pageviews2026-09-30 — 32 pageviews2026-10-04 — 29 pageviews2026-10-08 — 44 pageviews2026-10-12 — 36 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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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