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Beastieball

Wishes Ultd. · Klei Publishing · 2024-11-12

Steam

AdventureIndieRPGSportsEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 12, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 12, 2024 (Mac)

A turn-based volleyball RPG where you coach a sports team of Beasties! Your Beasties' relationships grow and change, unlocking new abilities and combo plays!

Beastieball is a 2024 Adventure, Indie, RPG, Sports priced at $24.99, with Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 1699 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

20
playing now
98%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

20 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Beastieball is a monster-taming sports video game developed by Wishes Unlimited and published by Klei Entertainment. The player controls a coach who explores the world to find "Beasties" to recruit into their Beastieball team in order to compete in a tournament. The game was made available for Windows in early access on November 12, 2024.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 20 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 54 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 74% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (225 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 28,692 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 35k–79k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,762 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2026-08-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 6 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22322320242026Week of 2024-11-12: 223 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4772026-09-15 06:00 — 19 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 27 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 23 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 18 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 24 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 18 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 19 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 29 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 30 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 14 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 31 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 27 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 22 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 13 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 23 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 25 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 24 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 28 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
22519Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 225 · peak 564Dec 2024 — avg 111 · peak 234Jan 2025 — avg 83 · peak 235Feb 2025 — avg 45 · peak 125Mar 2025 — avg 40 · peak 102Apr 2025 — avg 30 · peak 93May 2025 — avg 38 · peak 94Jun 2025 — avg 67 · peak 172Jul 2025 — avg 43 · peak 97Aug 2025 — avg 27 · peak 74Sep 2025 — avg 29 · peak 91Oct 2025 — avg 27 · peak 63Nov 2025 — avg 28 · peak 64Dec 2025 — avg 31 · peak 80Jan 2026 — avg 35 · peak 83Feb 2026 — avg 23 · peak 61Mar 2026 — avg 23 · peak 57Apr 2026 — avg 19 · peak 59May 2026 — avg 19 · peak 52Jun 2026 — avg 39 · peak 96Jul 2026 — avg 28 · peak 71Aug 2026 — avg 45 · peak 133
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$21.242024-11-122026-09-292024-11-12 — best price $22.492024-11-26 — best price $24.992024-12-19 — best price $22.492025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-03-13 — best price $22.492025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-06-12 — best price $21.242025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-13 — best price $21.242025-09-20 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $21.242025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-10-30 — best price $21.242025-11-06 — best price $24.992025-12-08 — best price $21.242025-12-15 — best price $24.992025-12-18 — best price $21.242026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-02-12 — best price $21.242026-02-19 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $21.242026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-06-11 — best price $21.242026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-09-29 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

50142026-05-14 — 36 pageviews2026-05-18 — 35 pageviews2026-05-22 — 24 pageviews2026-05-26 — 31 pageviews2026-05-30 — 19 pageviews2026-06-03 — 26 pageviews2026-06-07 — 50 pageviews2026-06-11 — 44 pageviews2026-06-15 — 39 pageviews2026-06-19 — 29 pageviews2026-06-23 — 32 pageviews2026-06-27 — 27 pageviews2026-07-01 — 24 pageviews2026-07-05 — 38 pageviews2026-07-09 — 40 pageviews2026-07-13 — 31 pageviews2026-07-17 — 33 pageviews2026-07-21 — 30 pageviews2026-07-25 — 32 pageviews2026-07-29 — 19 pageviews2026-08-02 — 22 pageviews2026-08-06 — 30 pageviews2026-08-10 — 36 pageviews2026-08-14 — 26 pageviews2026-08-18 — 26 pageviews2026-08-22 — 33 pageviews2026-08-26 — 28 pageviews2026-08-30 — 45 pageviews2026-09-03 — 23 pageviews2026-09-07 — 23 pageviews2026-09-11 — 16 pageviews2026-09-15 — 25 pageviews2026-09-19 — 24 pageviews2026-09-23 — 21 pageviews2026-09-27 — 30 pageviews2026-10-01 — 23 pageviews2026-10-05 — 23 pageviews2026-10-09 — 26 pageviews2026-10-13 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
90%
earned "Go Pro"
11%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-09-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5390%27

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

Player tags

PvPRPG2.5DJRPGSportsCartoonye-sportsComic BookOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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