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Arx Fatalis cover art

Arx Fatalis

Arkane Studios · Bethesda Softworks · 2007-04-03

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 25, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 23, 2003 (Xbox)

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.

14
playing now
88%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
8,076
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (68 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 227 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity up 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 6,192 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 105k–210k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,630 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.65-67%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.28-14%
Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.24 at Steam (2015-11-25) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 48 of 138 observed days · $0.41 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
343420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6052026-08-06 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 39 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 28 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 23 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 30 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 39 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 21 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 33 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 23 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 23 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 15 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 25 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$1.242015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992016-08-08 — best price $4.992017-11-24 — best price $1.492018-11-27 — best price $4.992020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-07-20 — best price $4.992021-05-09 — best price $2.492021-08-06 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $1.492022-07-23 — best price $1.492022-11-02 — best price $4.992023-01-17 — best price $4.992023-05-18 — best price $1.642023-08-17 — best price $4.992023-12-18 — best price $1.442024-02-19 — best price $4.992024-04-17 — best price $1.642024-06-24 — best price $1.442024-08-08 — best price $1.642024-10-21 — best price $1.642024-12-19 — best price $1.642025-02-21 — best price $4.992025-05-22 — best price $1.642025-06-15 — best price $4.342025-07-16 — best price $1.642025-08-08 — best price $4.342025-09-05 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $4.992025-11-17 — best price $4.492025-12-15 — best price $1.472026-02-09 — best price $1.422026-03-06 — best price $4.282026-04-03 — best price $4.992026-04-26 — best price $4.282026-05-19 — best price $4.342026-06-24 — best price $4.992026-07-24 — best price $4.282026-08-27 — best price $1.652026-08-30 — best price $1.65
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Player tags

RPGMagicActionClassicFantasyAdventureStory RichAtmosphericExplorationUnderground

Census log

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

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