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ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree cover art

ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree

Wildboy Studios · Untold Tales · 2023-01-27

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ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 27, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 19, 2019 (iOS), Jan 27, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 27, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

ATONE is a Norse mythology-inspired, hand-drawn game that blends interactive storytelling and complex puzzles with a rhythm game combat system. Inherit the role of a young warrior named Estra as she journeys through Midgard to unveil the truth behind her father’s death.

84%
positive of 158 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

Atone welcomes you to the woodland realm of Alfheim, a prosperous land forged by the Gods’ own hands. At the centre of Alfheim lies Isa, home to mankind and, at its centre, the Elder Tree. When a devastating attack wipes out the protectors of the tree, the Chieftain uses his dying breath to protect his legacy from harm. Beneath the bows of the Elder Tree he was slain, leaving behind his daughter Estra and a mysterious gemstone of unknown power. The saying goes that there is more than one way to skin a cat and, though we feel there must be a far less gruesome metaphor somewhere, we find this t(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 59% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 62% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.2k–7.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 158 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.39-84%
GreenManGaming$2.46-84%
Epic Games Store$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
WinGameStore$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at IndieGala Store (2023-12-05) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 130 of 180 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120232026Week of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$1.492023-01-172026-08-302023-01-17 — best price $13.472023-02-09 — best price $10.072023-04-18 — best price $7.382023-05-26 — best price $14.992023-07-14 — best price $11.892023-08-31 — best price $11.012023-10-23 — best price $3.742023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-01-09 — best price $14.992024-02-11 — best price $11.512024-03-14 — best price $2.992024-04-12 — best price $2.402024-05-19 — best price $11.012024-06-28 — best price $14.992024-08-05 — best price $1.492024-09-16 — best price $2.392024-10-24 — best price $2.992024-11-25 — best price $11.512025-01-09 — best price $11.012025-02-13 — best price $2.992025-03-21 — best price $14.992025-04-29 — best price $14.992025-06-02 — best price $2.402025-07-24 — best price $14.992025-09-03 — best price $2.272025-10-11 — best price $14.992025-11-05 — best price $14.992025-12-08 — best price $2.272026-01-12 — best price $2.552026-02-12 — best price $2.552026-03-16 — best price $3.002026-04-12 — best price $14.992026-05-07 — best price $2.252026-06-11 — best price $2.992026-07-17 — best price $14.992026-08-15 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
91.4%
earned "You've Changed Your Tune"
18.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

14 supported languages: English, Italian, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Player tags

RPGDramaCombatPuzzleRhythmMysteryAdventureEmotionalLore-RichNarrative

Census log

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

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