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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Squid Shock Studios · Balor Games · 2024-07-17

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 17, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Jul 18, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 17, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 17, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2024, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 1720 reviews).

17
playing now
84%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
4.02★
PlayStation Store rating (795 ratings)
16h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 20h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is an action-adventure platform game developed by Squid Shock Studios and published by Humble Games, and published by Raredrop Games on home consoles. It was released on 17 July 2024, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. It was the final game Humble Games published before effectively being closed on 23 July.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 17 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 269 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~34/week).
  • · Review velocity up 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 35k–78k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,730 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99-50%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.49 at Fanatical (2026-06-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 67 of 106 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32332320242026Week of 2024-07-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5392026-09-15 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 11 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 37 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 35 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 37 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 27 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 34 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 19 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 36 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 16 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 14 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 20 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 31 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 21 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 23 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 12 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 22 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 16 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2108Jul 2024Aug 2026Jul 2024 — avg 210 · peak 495Aug 2024 — avg 60 · peak 170Sep 2024 — avg 27 · peak 68Oct 2024 — avg 28 · peak 82Nov 2024 — avg 18 · peak 50Dec 2024 — avg 27 · peak 67Jan 2025 — avg 25 · peak 57Feb 2025 — avg 21 · peak 67Mar 2025 — avg 19 · peak 50Apr 2025 — avg 13 · peak 29May 2025 — avg 22 · peak 68Jun 2025 — avg 12 · peak 40Jul 2025 — avg 22 · peak 53Aug 2025 — avg 20 · peak 56Sep 2025 — avg 8 · peak 30Oct 2025 — avg 8 · peak 22Nov 2025 — avg 9 · peak 28Dec 2025 — avg 35 · peak 82Jan 2026 — avg 21 · peak 53Feb 2026 — avg 13 · peak 31Mar 2026 — avg 15 · peak 48Apr 2026 — avg 20 · peak 58May 2026 — avg 16 · peak 49Jun 2026 — avg 19 · peak 44Jul 2026 — avg 20 · peak 45Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 31
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$8.492024-07-172026-10-152024-07-17 — best price $14.622024-07-22 — best price $19.992024-10-23 — best price $19.992024-11-22 — best price $13.592024-12-10 — best price $15.992024-12-23 — best price $13.492025-01-23 — best price $13.372025-02-22 — best price $19.992025-04-22 — best price $13.992025-06-26 — best price $13.992025-08-21 — best price $19.992025-11-20 — best price $11.992025-12-08 — best price $9.992026-01-06 — best price $19.992026-02-04 — best price $19.992026-02-26 — best price $19.992026-03-18 — best price $10.192026-04-02 — best price $15.892026-04-23 — best price $15.892026-06-02 — best price $15.892026-06-19 — best price $8.492026-08-03 — best price $8.692026-08-27 — best price $9.992026-09-01 — best price $9.992026-09-06 — best price $9.992026-09-11 — best price $19.992026-09-16 — best price $19.992026-09-21 — best price $19.992026-09-26 — best price $9.992026-10-01 — best price $9.992026-10-06 — best price $9.992026-10-11 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

68182026-05-29 — 45 pageviews2026-06-02 — 41 pageviews2026-06-06 — 26 pageviews2026-06-10 — 41 pageviews2026-06-14 — 31 pageviews2026-06-18 — 20 pageviews2026-06-22 — 21 pageviews2026-06-26 — 29 pageviews2026-06-30 — 27 pageviews2026-07-04 — 26 pageviews2026-07-08 — 36 pageviews2026-07-12 — 28 pageviews2026-07-16 — 20 pageviews2026-07-20 — 27 pageviews2026-07-24 — 43 pageviews2026-07-28 — 39 pageviews2026-08-01 — 28 pageviews2026-08-05 — 20 pageviews2026-08-09 — 22 pageviews2026-08-13 — 21 pageviews2026-08-17 — 32 pageviews2026-08-21 — 34 pageviews2026-08-25 — 22 pageviews2026-08-29 — 40 pageviews2026-09-02 — 29 pageviews2026-09-06 — 42 pageviews2026-09-10 — 35 pageviews2026-09-14 — 65 pageviews2026-09-18 — 45 pageviews2026-09-22 — 30 pageviews2026-09-26 — 68 pageviews2026-09-30 — 39 pageviews2026-10-04 — 47 pageviews2026-10-07 — 36 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
87.5%
earned "Exorciser"
24.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-12-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8903%41
PS5 (PlayStation)7735%41
Xbox Series (Xbox)902%41
Switch (Nintendo)880%0

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

Player tags

2DCuteActionDragonsCartoonyStylizedComic BookPlatformerSouls-likeExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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