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Axiom Verge cover art

Axiom Verge

Thomas Happ Games LLC · 2015-05-14

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 14, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 14, 2015 (Linux), Mar 31, 2015 (PlayStation 4), May 14, 2015 (Mac), Apr 19, 2016 (PlayStation Vita), Sep 30, 2016 (Xbox One)

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

16
playing now
90%
positive of 6.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (154 ratings)
8.8h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 13h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Axiom Verge is a metroidvania video game by American indie developer Thomas Happ. The game was released in March 2015 in North America and April 2015 in Europe and Australia for PlayStation 4. It was released in May 2015 for Linux, OS X, and Windows. A PlayStation Vita version was released in April 2016. The Wii U and Xbox One versions were released in North America and Europe in September 2016. A Nintendo Switch version was released in October 2017.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 16 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 271 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~34/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 165k–396k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,603 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2024-12-19) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 11 of 23 observed days · $17.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
838320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3262026-08-06 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 28 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 23 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 17 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002015-05-082026-08-292015-05-08 — best price $0.002015-12-22 — best price $13.992016-07-04 — best price $19.992017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-06-23 — best price $9.992017-11-01 — best price $19.992018-01-11 — best price $9.992018-06-21 — best price $9.992018-10-29 — best price $11.992019-01-10 — best price $11.992019-05-16 — best price $9.992019-08-26 — best price $19.982019-12-09 — best price $9.992020-01-12 — best price $9.992020-02-11 — best price $19.912020-06-04 — best price $11.992020-09-10 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-02-11 — best price $5.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-31 — best price $19.992022-03-12 — best price $19.992022-05-24 — best price $19.992022-09-19 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-02-16 — best price $19.992023-04-20 — best price $19.992023-07-17 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $4.992024-05-20 — best price $4.992024-10-14 — best price $4.992025-03-31 — best price $4.992025-07-21 — best price $4.992025-11-24 — best price $4.992026-03-30 — best price $4.992026-08-29 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

139512026-05-31 — 118 pageviews2026-06-03 — 77 pageviews2026-06-06 — 62 pageviews2026-06-09 — 75 pageviews2026-06-12 — 78 pageviews2026-06-15 — 65 pageviews2026-06-18 — 78 pageviews2026-06-21 — 77 pageviews2026-06-24 — 82 pageviews2026-06-27 — 78 pageviews2026-06-30 — 83 pageviews2026-07-03 — 73 pageviews2026-07-06 — 90 pageviews2026-07-09 — 91 pageviews2026-07-12 — 90 pageviews2026-07-15 — 79 pageviews2026-07-18 — 67 pageviews2026-07-21 — 71 pageviews2026-07-24 — 55 pageviews2026-07-27 — 80 pageviews2026-07-30 — 112 pageviews2026-08-02 — 70 pageviews2026-08-05 — 65 pageviews2026-08-08 — 66 pageviews2026-08-11 — 86 pageviews2026-08-14 — 53 pageviews2026-08-17 — 79 pageviews2026-08-20 — 70 pageviews2026-08-23 — 51 pageviews2026-08-26 — 66 pageviews2026-08-28 — 63 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
81.1%
earned "Xedur"
20.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,0083%29
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)8,59013%30
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)4,59116%30
Xbox One (Xbox)2,2495%29
Switch (Nintendo)4050%0
Switch (Nintendo)410%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionSci-fiAdventureCyberpunkPlatformerAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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