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Battletoads

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

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

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

Battletoads is an Action, Adventure game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (68% of 2403 reviews).

5
playing now
68%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (34 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (193 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 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
  • · 5 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 10% of 27,712 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 48k–108k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,403 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99-75%

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 28 observed days (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

1502026-09-15 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 15 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1663Aug 2020Aug 2026Aug 2020 — avg 166 · peak 551Oct 2020 — avg 11 · peak 43Dec 2020 — avg 13 · peak 54Feb 2021 — avg 6 · peak 21Apr 2021 — avg 40 · peak 305Jun 2021 — avg 12 · peak 64Aug 2021 — avg 8 · peak 30Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2021 — avg 11 · peak 39Feb 2022 — avg 8 · peak 26Apr 2022 — avg 8 · peak 34Jun 2022 — avg 7 · peak 26Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 21Feb 2023 — avg 6 · peak 22Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 29Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 22Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2023 — avg 5 · peak 20Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 32Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 19Oct 2024 — avg 3 · peak 14Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2025 — avg 14 · peak 53Apr 2025 — avg 8 · peak 38Jun 2025 — avg 14 · peak 47Aug 2025 — avg 17 · peak 81Oct 2025 — avg 7 · peak 28Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 24Feb 2026 — avg 7 · peak 20Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 32Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 52
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.992020-08-202026-10-082020-08-20 — 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 $9.992026-09-03 — best price $19.992026-10-01 — best price $19.992026-10-08 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

447842026-05-29 — 133 pageviews2026-06-02 — 132 pageviews2026-06-06 — 151 pageviews2026-06-10 — 140 pageviews2026-06-14 — 137 pageviews2026-06-18 — 112 pageviews2026-06-22 — 105 pageviews2026-06-26 — 145 pageviews2026-06-30 — 108 pageviews2026-07-04 — 140 pageviews2026-07-08 — 120 pageviews2026-07-12 — 102 pageviews2026-07-16 — 84 pageviews2026-07-20 — 91 pageviews2026-07-24 — 94 pageviews2026-07-28 — 90 pageviews2026-08-01 — 114 pageviews2026-08-05 — 111 pageviews2026-08-09 — 129 pageviews2026-08-13 — 98 pageviews2026-08-17 — 101 pageviews2026-08-21 — 120 pageviews2026-08-25 — 115 pageviews2026-08-29 — 118 pageviews2026-09-02 — 113 pageviews2026-09-06 — 109 pageviews2026-09-10 — 138 pageviews2026-09-14 — 163 pageviews2026-09-18 — 110 pageviews2026-09-22 — 447 pageviews2026-09-26 — 125 pageviews2026-09-30 — 92 pageviews2026-10-04 — 101 pageviews2026-10-07 — 89 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.

Where its players are

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

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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