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ArcaniA

Spellbound · THQ Nordic · 2010-10-15

SteamGOGXbox

RPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 19, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 19, 2010 (Xbox 360), May 12, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Oct 12, 2010 (Linux)

War covers the southern islands until it finally reaches the idyllic isle of Feshyr. You take on the role as the new nameless hero after your village has been pillaged and destroyed by paladins of the king. Seeking revenge, you soon realize that this cowardly attack did not just happen on a reckless mercenary`s whim.

ArcaniA is a 2010 RPG game priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (55% of 3263 reviews).

7
playing now
55%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
55/100
IGDB user rating (82 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (1.3k downloads)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Arcania is an action role-playing video game, spin-off of the Gothic series, developed by Spellbound Entertainment. It was published by JoWooD Entertainment in 2010.

Trailer

ArcaniA trailer thumbnail

ArcaniA: Gothic 4 'GamesCom 2010 Trailer' TRUE-HD QUALITY

≈205,675 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 128 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 13,899 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 131k–262k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,275 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2021-09-16) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 251 of 252 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1702026-09-15 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 13 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 13 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 11 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1089Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 34 · peak 81Dec 2012 — avg 12 · peak 31May 2013 — avg 14 · peak 37Oct 2013 — avg 108 · peak 457Mar 2014 — avg 25 · peak 108Aug 2014 — avg 26 · peak 57Jan 2015 — avg 21 · peak 59Jun 2015 — avg 13 · peak 48Nov 2015 — avg 22 · peak 101Apr 2016 — avg 14 · peak 38Sep 2016 — avg 17 · peak 52Feb 2017 — avg 19 · peak 49Jul 2017 — avg 21 · peak 57Dec 2017 — avg 21 · peak 57May 2018 — avg 14 · peak 42Oct 2018 — avg 14 · peak 38Mar 2019 — avg 17 · peak 78Aug 2019 — avg 20 · peak 69Jan 2020 — avg 33 · peak 110Jun 2020 — avg 18 · peak 56Nov 2020 — avg 22 · peak 63Apr 2021 — avg 25 · peak 87Sep 2021 — avg 34 · peak 142Feb 2022 — avg 22 · peak 64Jul 2022 — avg 18 · peak 47Dec 2022 — avg 19 · peak 51May 2023 — avg 15 · peak 44Oct 2023 — avg 17 · peak 52Mar 2024 — avg 24 · peak 70Aug 2024 — avg 25 · peak 74Jan 2025 — avg 20 · peak 56Jun 2025 — avg 12 · peak 34Nov 2025 — avg 13 · peak 36Apr 2026 — avg 13 · peak 29Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 31
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$1.992015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $7.992015-03-21 — best price $21.632015-06-11 — best price $9.992015-10-25 — best price $29.992016-02-12 — best price $19.992016-06-06 — best price $19.992016-10-31 — best price $19.992017-03-27 — best price $5.422017-09-05 — best price $19.992018-03-12 — best price $19.992018-07-16 — best price $18.702018-11-29 — best price $29.992019-04-08 — best price $15.992019-09-04 — best price $7.492019-12-20 — best price $4.992020-04-11 — best price $4.252020-08-10 — best price $4.992021-03-13 — best price $4.992021-07-18 — best price $19.992021-12-02 — best price $19.992022-04-15 — best price $4.992022-08-15 — best price $15.992022-12-12 — best price $4.252023-03-27 — best price $19.992023-08-06 — best price $19.992023-12-20 — best price $7.492024-05-06 — best price $5.002024-09-13 — best price $19.992025-01-13 — best price $4.442025-05-22 — best price $19.992025-09-25 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $4.202026-02-10 — best price $23.782026-03-31 — best price $5.752026-05-22 — best price $19.992026-07-10 — best price $4.992026-08-29 — best price $19.992026-10-03 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

469362026-05-31 — 113 pageviews2026-06-04 — 126 pageviews2026-06-08 — 301 pageviews2026-06-12 — 249 pageviews2026-06-16 — 208 pageviews2026-06-20 — 201 pageviews2026-06-24 — 146 pageviews2026-06-28 — 125 pageviews2026-07-02 — 85 pageviews2026-07-06 — 104 pageviews2026-07-10 — 88 pageviews2026-07-14 — 91 pageviews2026-07-18 — 102 pageviews2026-07-22 — 79 pageviews2026-07-26 — 81 pageviews2026-07-30 — 58 pageviews2026-08-03 — 67 pageviews2026-08-07 — 80 pageviews2026-08-11 — 65 pageviews2026-08-15 — 70 pageviews2026-08-19 — 65 pageviews2026-08-23 — 80 pageviews2026-08-27 — 43 pageviews2026-08-31 — 66 pageviews2026-09-04 — 50 pageviews2026-09-08 — 58 pageviews2026-09-12 — 66 pageviews2026-09-16 — 43 pageviews2026-09-20 — 54 pageviews2026-09-24 — 36 pageviews2026-09-28 — 54 pageviews2026-10-02 — 41 pageviews2026-10-06 — 65 pageviews2026-10-10 — 41 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)7,04212%44
PS3 (PlayStation)2,62716%45

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

RPGMagicActionCasualGothicFantasyMedievalAdventureAction RPGOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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