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Ben and Ed

Sluggerfly · 2015-12-08

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 08, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Ben and Ed is a 3D platformer, in which the player controls Ed the Zombie, who is forced to participate in a grotesque game show called "Rundead". Will he beat all obstacles Hans Showmaster confronts him with, to save his best friend Ben?

Ben and Ed is a 2015 Action, Adventure, and Indie game priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (83% of 4929 reviews).

13
playing now
83%
positive of 4.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 9h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Ben and Ed trailer thumbnail

Ben and Ed - Steam Greenlight Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 513 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~64/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 123k–296k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,929 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
989820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3642026-09-15 13:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 8 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 21 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 13 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 10 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 14 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 32 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 21 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 12 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 22 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 25 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 26 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 16 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
738Dec 2015Aug 2026Dec 2015 — avg 73 · peak 190Apr 2016 — avg 24 · peak 71Aug 2016 — avg 14 · peak 34Dec 2016 — avg 13 · peak 52Apr 2017 — avg 10 · peak 28Aug 2017 — avg 17 · peak 37Dec 2017 — avg 15 · peak 49Apr 2018 — avg 12 · peak 29Aug 2018 — avg 9 · peak 23Dec 2018 — avg 11 · peak 35Apr 2019 — avg 9 · peak 22Aug 2019 — avg 10 · peak 25Dec 2019 — avg 11 · peak 32Apr 2020 — avg 14 · peak 31Aug 2020 — avg 11 · peak 25Dec 2020 — avg 14 · peak 48Apr 2021 — avg 10 · peak 22Aug 2021 — avg 12 · peak 33Dec 2021 — avg 14 · peak 42Apr 2022 — avg 10 · peak 24Aug 2022 — avg 14 · peak 33Dec 2022 — avg 14 · peak 41Apr 2023 — avg 12 · peak 33Aug 2023 — avg 14 · peak 32Dec 2023 — avg 12 · peak 37Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 28Aug 2024 — avg 13 · peak 32Dec 2024 — avg 22 · peak 62Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 30Aug 2025 — avg 15 · peak 31Dec 2025 — avg 20 · peak 52Apr 2026 — avg 14 · peak 32Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 25
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$13.00$0.992015-12-092026-07-092015-12-09 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $7.992016-03-12 — best price $9.992016-06-01 — best price $6.992016-06-14 — best price $9.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-11-01 — best price $9.992017-02-16 — best price $9.992017-08-14 — best price $9.992017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-02-19 — best price $9.992018-06-22 — best price $3.992018-11-01 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $3.992019-06-25 — best price $3.992019-11-26 — best price $3.992020-01-09 — best price $4.002020-06-25 — best price $3.992020-11-25 — best price $3.992021-02-11 — best price $4.992021-10-28 — best price $3.992021-12-22 — best price $3.992022-06-23 — best price $2.992022-12-22 — best price $2.992023-06-22 — best price $1.992023-12-21 — best price $3.992024-06-27 — best price $1.492024-12-19 — best price $1.992025-05-26 — best price $1.992025-09-29 — best price $1.992026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
92.2%
earned "Pro Gamer"
12.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,3477%19

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

GoreCo-opFunnyIndieActionComedyHorrorParkourZombiesAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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