Aphelion

DON'T NOD · 2026-04-28

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Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 28, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 28, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Apr 28, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)

Hunted on a frozen planet, astronaut Ariane must brave rugged landscapes and shifting realities to rescue her wounded partner, Thomas. This action-packed sci-fi adventure blends exploration, traversal, and tense stealth gameplay.

Aphelion is a 2026 Action and Adventure title priced at $29.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (65% of 336 reviews).

65%

positive of 346 reviews

Mixed

steam's rating (official)

80/100

critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)

60/100

IGDB user rating (11 ratings)

Nexus mods (835 downloads)

3.75★

PlayStation Store rating (529 ratings)

8.5h

to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 10h

pending

deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)

Unsupported

Steam Deck (Valve)

SteamOS: Playable

$29.99

steam price (US)

Aphelion is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Don't Nod. Set in the 2060s, the game follows two astronauts who crash land on a frozen planet. Together, they must find a way to survive while being hunted by a mysterious entity. The game was released for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S in April 2026. It received mixed reviews from critics.
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Health check

Cooling

· 35 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
· Review velocity down 87% vs the prior 8 weeks.
· Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (137 reviews).
· Top 24% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Estimated sales: 6.9k–16k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 346 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG

$17.99

-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $23.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 51 of 64 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative

Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

achievements tracked

80.7%

earned "The Wreck"

38.7%

median achievement earned by

· 80.7% of players earned The Wreck
· 38.7% of players earned The Styx
· 3.1% of players earned PIONEER

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableGamepad RecommendedPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Polish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-04-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

Platform	Players tracked	Completion	Trophies/achievements
Xbox Series (Xbox)	3,230	11%	30
PS5 (PlayStation)	322	42%	30
Steam (Steam)	125	7%	30

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

Census log

2026-04-28First review activity on record (week of 2026-04-28).
2026-04-28Biggest review week on record: 137 reviews (week of 2026-04-28).

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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