The Game Census
Biolum cover art

Biolum

IKO · Astrea · 2021-12-02

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Dec 02, 2021 (Oculus Rift), Dec 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (SteamVR), Dec 02, 2021 (Windows Mixed Reality)

Biolum is a 30min VR sci-fi narrative experience. Dive to uncharted depths of the ocean and discover a beautiful world of bioluminescent creatures. But all is not what it seems. What lies beneath the surface?

83%
positive of 123 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$3.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 53% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (39 reviews).
  • · Top 54% of 15,414 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.5k–5.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 123 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2024-10-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 5 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820212026Week of 2021-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$7.99$2.392021-12-022026-08-212021-12-02 — best price $7.192022-01-27 — best price $6.392022-05-02 — best price $7.992022-06-06 — best price $7.992022-07-07 — best price $7.992022-07-25 — best price $7.992022-10-25 — best price $4.792022-11-21 — best price $4.792022-11-29 — best price $7.992022-12-01 — best price $5.872022-12-09 — best price $5.872022-12-22 — best price $3.992023-01-04 — best price $5.872023-03-16 — best price $3.592023-05-30 — best price $7.192023-06-29 — best price $3.592023-10-26 — best price $3.992023-11-21 — best price $3.592023-11-29 — best price $5.872023-12-06 — best price $7.192023-12-11 — best price $7.992024-01-04 — best price $7.992024-02-13 — best price $5.872024-07-11 — best price $7.992024-08-02 — best price $5.872024-11-04 — best price $7.992024-12-04 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $7.992025-03-20 — best price $7.992025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-08-16 — best price $5.872025-10-06 — best price $7.992025-11-03 — best price $7.992026-01-05 — best price $7.992026-05-25 — best price $7.992026-08-21 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
88.4%
earned "Ready to descend."
72.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, French

Player tags

VR6DOFIndieHorrorLinearSci-fiNarrationRealisticSubmarineStory Rich

Census log

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

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