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Arietta of Spirits cover art

Arietta of Spirits

Third Spirit Games · 2021-08-20

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 20, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 20, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 20, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Aug 20, 2021 (Xbox One), Dec 22, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

Arietta of Spirits is a story-driven action-adventure game, with easy to approach game mechanics. Follow Arietta on her journey to unveil the mysteries of the Spirit Realm and immerse yourself in a story filled with emotion and surprising turns.

85%
positive of 716 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
73/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
5h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

The game tells the story of Arietta and her family, visiting their Grandmother's cabin for the first time after her passing away a year prior. However, the family trip takes an unexpected turn when Arietta meets a mysterious new friend and gains the ability to see the strange beings that inhabit the island.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 50 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 40% of 10,822 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–32k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 716 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at IndieGala Store (2024-06-18) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 109 of 110 observed days · $18.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
707020212026Week of 2021-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$1.492021-08-202026-08-272021-08-20 — best price $13.492021-12-23 — best price $8.992022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-06-20 — best price $5.992022-08-05 — best price $7.492022-11-06 — best price $14.992023-01-03 — best price $14.992023-02-08 — best price $5.992023-03-16 — best price $4.492023-05-05 — best price $5.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-09-26 — best price $11.892023-11-16 — best price $11.802023-12-19 — best price $3.742024-01-25 — best price $11.802024-03-07 — best price $3.742024-04-16 — best price $11.802024-06-14 — best price $11.492024-07-17 — best price $3.002024-08-23 — best price $14.992024-10-21 — best price $2.252024-12-05 — best price $2.992025-02-17 — best price $1.872025-04-29 — best price $14.992025-07-01 — best price $2.392025-08-11 — best price $2.402025-09-25 — best price $14.992025-11-06 — best price $14.992025-12-26 — best price $11.802026-02-27 — best price $14.992026-04-10 — best price $2.262026-05-26 — best price $14.992026-07-21 — best price $14.992026-08-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
76.7%
earned "Armed Up"
38.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)71012%30
PS4 (PlayStation)35627%31
Xbox One (Xbox)3008%30
PS5 (PlayStation)13519%31
PS4 (PlayStation)5334%31
Switch (Nintendo)270%0
PS4 (PlayStation)850%31
Switch (Nintendo)30%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

ShortActionFantasyMysteryAdventureEmotionalAction RPGSoundtrackStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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