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Ariana and the Elder Codex

Idea Factory · Idea Factory International, Inc. · 2026-04-29

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 24, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 24, 2026 (PlayStation 4), Mar 24, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Apr 29, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...

Ariana and the Elder Codex is an Action, Adventure game released in 2026, priced at $29.99, with Mostly Positive (79% of 135 reviews).

79%
positive of 140 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
77/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
1
Nexus mods (1 downloads)
4.02★
PlayStation Store rating (424 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)
Ariana and the Elder Codex is an action role-playing game developed by Hyde and published by Compile Heart and Idea Factory International. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on 21 August 2025. In the game, Ariana must repair the Seven Hero Codices and restore magic to the world.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 79% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 33% of 28,730 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.8k–6.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 140 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 18 of 31 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120262026Week of 2026-04-29: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$14.992026-04-142026-08-242026-04-14 — best price $29.992026-04-29 — best price $19.992026-04-30 — best price $25.492026-05-06 — best price $29.992026-05-07 — best price $22.492026-05-13 — best price $29.992026-05-14 — best price $29.992026-05-18 — best price $25.492026-05-31 — best price $16.452026-06-02 — best price $29.992026-06-14 — best price $29.992026-06-15 — best price $22.492026-06-19 — best price $25.492026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-06-30 — best price $29.992026-07-06 — best price $23.992026-07-08 — best price $23.992026-07-09 — best price $23.982026-07-11 — best price $29.992026-07-13 — best price $16.452026-07-19 — best price $29.992026-07-20 — best price $29.992026-07-25 — best price $21.882026-07-27 — best price $22.492026-07-28 — best price $23.992026-07-31 — best price $16.452026-08-01 — best price $29.992026-08-10 — best price $22.492026-08-11 — best price $29.992026-08-19 — best price $23.992026-08-24 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

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

Completion

48
achievements tracked
93.5%
earned "Beginning of Repairs"
28.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyGamepad RecommendedPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support4 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2026-04-29 (Steam store data)

Census log

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

Recent updates

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