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ArcaniA

Spellbound · THQ Nordic · 2010-10-15

SteamGOGXbox

RPG

Modes: Single player

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.

2
playing now
55%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
55/100
IGDB user rating (82 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 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 18% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 131k–261k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,263 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$23.32

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 219 of 221 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

2112026-08-06 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 15 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 11 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 9 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 12 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $19.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

469432026-05-31 — 113 pageviews2026-06-03 — 87 pageviews2026-06-06 — 469 pageviews2026-06-09 — 262 pageviews2026-06-12 — 249 pageviews2026-06-15 — 276 pageviews2026-06-18 — 193 pageviews2026-06-21 — 188 pageviews2026-06-24 — 146 pageviews2026-06-27 — 156 pageviews2026-06-30 — 100 pageviews2026-07-03 — 107 pageviews2026-07-06 — 104 pageviews2026-07-09 — 80 pageviews2026-07-12 — 104 pageviews2026-07-15 — 90 pageviews2026-07-18 — 102 pageviews2026-07-21 — 109 pageviews2026-07-24 — 61 pageviews2026-07-27 — 86 pageviews2026-07-30 — 58 pageviews2026-08-02 — 66 pageviews2026-08-05 — 47 pageviews2026-08-08 — 88 pageviews2026-08-11 — 65 pageviews2026-08-14 — 61 pageviews2026-08-17 — 75 pageviews2026-08-20 — 57 pageviews2026-08-23 — 80 pageviews2026-08-26 — 54 pageviews2026-08-28 — 45 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.

Player tags

RPGMagicActionCasualGothicFantasyMedievalAdventureAction RPGOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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