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Battletoads

Dlala Studios · Xbox Game Studios · 2020-08-20

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 20, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 20, 2020 (Xbox One)

• Over-the-top combat with combos and hard-hitting morph attacks • Wild, varied gameplay sequences for all types of gamers • Hand-drawn animation feels like playing a cartoon • Drop-in couch co-op for three players

3
playing now
68%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (34 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Battletoads is a 2020 beat 'em up game developed by Dlala Studios with assistance from Rare and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is a reboot of the Battletoads series, and the first new entry in 26 years following 1994's Battletoads Arcade. The game was released on August 20, 2020, for Windows and Xbox One platforms.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 70 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 58% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (420 reviews).
  • · Top 24% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 48k–108k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,401 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2025-02-10) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 12 of 24 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
30330320202026Week of 2020-08-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-08-11 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992020-08-202026-08-272020-08-20 — best price $19.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-01-04 — best price $19.992021-04-12 — best price $19.992021-06-10 — best price $4.992021-07-22 — best price $4.992021-11-24 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $4.992022-04-22 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-09-18 — best price $4.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-03-07 — best price $19.992023-04-20 — best price $4.992023-05-23 — best price $19.992023-06-20 — best price $19.992023-09-05 — best price $4.992023-10-10 — best price $4.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-03 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $4.992025-02-10 — best price $1.992025-04-24 — best price $1.992025-06-27 — best price $2.992025-09-29 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-04-30 — best price $9.992026-06-11 — best price $19.992026-07-15 — best price $9.992026-08-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

246772026-05-29 — 133 pageviews2026-06-01 — 133 pageviews2026-06-04 — 137 pageviews2026-06-07 — 206 pageviews2026-06-10 — 140 pageviews2026-06-13 — 145 pageviews2026-06-16 — 246 pageviews2026-06-19 — 108 pageviews2026-06-22 — 105 pageviews2026-06-25 — 91 pageviews2026-06-28 — 90 pageviews2026-07-01 — 108 pageviews2026-07-04 — 140 pageviews2026-07-07 — 121 pageviews2026-07-10 — 93 pageviews2026-07-13 — 110 pageviews2026-07-16 — 84 pageviews2026-07-19 — 77 pageviews2026-07-22 — 85 pageviews2026-07-25 — 105 pageviews2026-07-28 — 90 pageviews2026-07-31 — 94 pageviews2026-08-03 — 90 pageviews2026-08-06 — 88 pageviews2026-08-09 — 129 pageviews2026-08-12 — 103 pageviews2026-08-15 — 101 pageviews2026-08-18 — 94 pageviews2026-08-21 — 120 pageviews2026-08-24 — 109 pageviews2026-08-25 — 115 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
58.1%
earned "Toads in a Hole"
13%
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 Together

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)46,6461%61
Steam (Steam)3,1812%61

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

Player tags

Co-opRetroActionCombatCartoonCartoonyFightingAdventure2D FighterHand-drawn

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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