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Arise: A Simple Story

Piccolo Studio · Untold Tales · 2020-12-03

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 03, 2019 (Xbox One), Dec 03, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Nintendo Switch), Dec 03, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

7
playing now
92%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (35 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 338 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~42/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 11,423 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 63k–142k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,165 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$3.28-84%
GOG$3.99-80%
WinGameStore$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at IndieGala Store (2023-12-05) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 144 of 197 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11111120202026Week of 2020-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1702026-08-07 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 17 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.02$1.992019-09-302026-08-302019-09-30 — best price $19.992020-11-23 — best price $11.192021-11-24 — best price $13.392022-02-04 — best price $19.992022-03-30 — best price $19.992022-06-24 — best price $8.282022-09-12 — best price $6.462022-12-01 — best price $14.692023-02-14 — best price $15.892023-05-05 — best price $7.992023-06-29 — best price $6.992023-09-26 — best price $19.992023-11-29 — best price $19.992024-01-18 — best price $3.202024-02-29 — best price $15.082024-04-10 — best price $19.992024-05-28 — best price $15.082024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-09 — best price $2.952024-10-28 — best price $3.992024-12-06 — best price $4.002025-02-17 — best price $15.082025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-05-27 — best price $19.992025-07-30 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-11-08 — best price $19.992025-12-20 — best price $14.692026-01-29 — best price $3.992026-03-09 — best price $2.902026-04-14 — best price $2.882026-05-12 — best price $4.002026-06-16 — best price $15.892026-07-31 — best price $2.902026-08-23 — best price $3.282026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
66.4%
earned "She"
5.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play Together4 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,37014%34
Xbox One (Xbox)1,03713%34

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

Player tags

CuteDramaNatureSurrealColorfulRelaxingAdventureEmotionalPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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