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Beacon Pines

Hiding Spot · Fellow Traveller · 2022-09-22

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 22, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 22, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 22, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 22, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

11
playing now
98%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (45 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 7.9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Beacon Pines is a narrative adventure video game developed by Hiding Spot Games, and published by Fellow Traveller. The game was released on September 22, 2022, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 379 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~47/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 89k–201k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,468 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-70%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2025-09-15) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 47 of 78 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24624620222026Week of 2022-09-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1312026-08-11 19:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 12 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 9 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002022-09-222026-08-302022-09-22 — best price $17.992022-11-04 — best price $19.992022-12-12 — best price $15.992023-01-10 — best price $19.992023-02-27 — best price $19.992023-03-30 — best price $12.992023-05-05 — best price $13.992023-06-15 — best price $13.992023-08-03 — best price $13.992023-09-11 — best price $13.992023-10-01 — best price $16.992023-10-22 — best price $19.992023-11-14 — best price $11.192023-12-11 — best price $11.592024-01-02 — best price $9.992024-01-25 — best price $9.992024-02-19 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $9.992024-04-16 — best price $15.742024-04-30 — best price $9.992024-06-13 — best price $19.992024-07-08 — best price $8.582024-08-02 — best price $8.582024-08-27 — best price $19.992024-10-03 — best price $19.992024-10-25 — best price $7.992024-12-02 — best price $19.992025-02-05 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $7.992025-04-23 — best price $7.992025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-08-26 — best price $7.992025-11-10 — best price $5.992026-01-08 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $5.992026-03-31 — best price $5.992026-05-02 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-11 — best price $0.002026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

300102026-05-31 — 17 pageviews2026-06-03 — 22 pageviews2026-06-06 — 27 pageviews2026-06-09 — 25 pageviews2026-06-12 — 28 pageviews2026-06-15 — 32 pageviews2026-06-18 — 20 pageviews2026-06-21 — 20 pageviews2026-06-24 — 11 pageviews2026-06-27 — 24 pageviews2026-06-30 — 14 pageviews2026-07-03 — 31 pageviews2026-07-06 — 23 pageviews2026-07-09 — 20 pageviews2026-07-12 — 41 pageviews2026-07-15 — 27 pageviews2026-07-18 — 34 pageviews2026-07-21 — 27 pageviews2026-07-24 — 93 pageviews2026-07-27 — 26 pageviews2026-07-30 — 87 pageviews2026-08-02 — 32 pageviews2026-08-05 — 54 pageviews2026-08-08 — 178 pageviews2026-08-11 — 84 pageviews2026-08-14 — 42 pageviews2026-08-17 — 36 pageviews2026-08-20 — 29 pageviews2026-08-23 — 22 pageviews2026-08-26 — 35 pageviews2026-08-28 — 28 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
90.9%
earned "A Charmed Life"
48.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)9,62835%10
Steam (Steam)2,64540%11
Switch (Nintendo)670%0

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

Player tags

RPGCozyCuteCasualHorrorMysteryColorfulRelaxingEmotionalStory Rich

Census log

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

Players also track

Savage LandsOmensight: Definitive EditionUnforeseen IncidentsQuern - Undying ThoughtsLEGRAND LEGACY: Tale of the FateboundsEternity: The Last UnicornNecrobaristaBlacksad: Under the Skin

Similarity via IGDB.

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