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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 · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Arise: A Simple Story is a 2020 Adventure and Indie game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Very Positive (91% of 3196 reviews).

8
playing now
91%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (35 ratings)
4.56★
PlayStation Store rating (1,981 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Arise: A Simple Story is a puzzle-platform game developed by Piccolo Studio and published by Untold Tales and Techland. Players guide a recently deceased man through the afterlife as he relives memories of his life.

Trailer

Arise: A Simple Story trailer thumbnail

Arise: A Simple Story - Announce Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8 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 7% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 64k–144k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,196 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$3.28-84%
Steam$3.99-80%
WinGameStore$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
GamersGate$4.00-80%
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 179 of 228 observed days · $1.29 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

1412026-09-15 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 14 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
231Dec 2020Aug 2026Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 14Dec 2021 — avg 5 · peak 20Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 20Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2022 — avg 18 · peak 76Dec 2022 — avg 11 · peak 42Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 23Apr 2023 — avg 8 · peak 25Jun 2023 — avg 7 · peak 30Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 22Dec 2023 — avg 10 · peak 27Feb 2024 — avg 23 · peak 178Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 44Jun 2024 — avg 10 · peak 31Aug 2024 — avg 12 · peak 47Oct 2024 — avg 7 · peak 29Dec 2024 — avg 10 · peak 32Feb 2025 — avg 11 · peak 37Apr 2025 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 28Aug 2025 — avg 13 · peak 38Oct 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Feb 2026 — avg 6 · peak 29Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 22Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 19
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$20.02$1.992019-09-302026-10-142019-09-30 — 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 $3.282026-09-12 — best price $3.992026-10-02 — best price $3.992026-10-14 — best price $3.28
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

35102026-06-03 — 25 pageviews2026-06-07 — 11 pageviews2026-06-11 — 18 pageviews2026-06-15 — 17 pageviews2026-06-19 — 13 pageviews2026-06-23 — 17 pageviews2026-06-27 — 20 pageviews2026-07-01 — 16 pageviews2026-07-05 — 30 pageviews2026-07-09 — 20 pageviews2026-07-13 — 22 pageviews2026-07-17 — 20 pageviews2026-07-21 — 14 pageviews2026-07-25 — 13 pageviews2026-07-29 — 23 pageviews2026-08-02 — 16 pageviews2026-08-06 — 14 pageviews2026-08-10 — 27 pageviews2026-08-14 — 12 pageviews2026-08-18 — 18 pageviews2026-08-22 — 16 pageviews2026-08-26 — 34 pageviews2026-08-30 — 18 pageviews2026-09-03 — 22 pageviews2026-09-07 — 22 pageviews2026-09-11 — 20 pageviews2026-09-15 — 15 pageviews2026-09-19 — 15 pageviews2026-09-23 — 23 pageviews2026-09-27 — 26 pageviews2026-10-01 — 20 pageviews2026-10-05 — 16 pageviews2026-10-09 — 12 pageviews2026-10-13 — 11 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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…

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2022-03-29, latest 2022-05-31 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteDramaNatureSurrealColorfulRelaxingAdventureEmotionalPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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