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CARRION

Phobia Game Studio · Devolver Digital · 2020-07-23

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 27, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jul 23, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 23, 2020 (Linux), Jul 23, 2020 (Mac), Oct 21, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Jul 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

202
playing now
94%
positive of 36k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (192 ratings)
6.2h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 7.5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

202 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Carrion is a 2020 horror video game developed by Polish developer Phobia Game Studio and published by Devolver Digital. Described as a "reverse-horror game", the game allows players to control a tentacled monster whose objective is to make its way through a facility, stalking and killing humans in its path.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 202 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,501 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~688/week).
  • · Review velocity up 110% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 710k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 35,522 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
Gamesplanet$3.99-80%
Steam$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-06-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 104 of 150 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.2k4.2k20202026Week of 2020-07-01: 4,186 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 331 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,700 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 998 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,333 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 743 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,505 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2,151 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 57 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2691082026-08-06 21:00 — 139 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 128 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 180 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 168 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 140 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 235 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 156 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 147 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 225 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 198 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 117 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 189 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 152 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 128 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 180 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 123 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 108 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 164 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 161 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 156 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 223 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 249 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 205 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 243 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 244 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 176 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 194 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 230 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 202 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.15$3.352020-06-162026-08-302020-06-16 — best price $19.992020-11-26 — best price $14.992021-01-08 — best price $19.992021-05-11 — best price $19.992021-07-10 — best price $19.992021-09-11 — best price $19.992021-11-26 — best price $11.992022-01-24 — best price $11.992022-03-09 — best price $19.992022-05-02 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-08-31 — best price $17.792022-11-23 — best price $6.962023-01-06 — best price $9.992023-03-07 — best price $7.992023-05-01 — best price $16.572023-06-26 — best price $7.992023-08-03 — best price $16.572023-10-18 — best price $7.992023-12-13 — best price $5.992024-02-14 — best price $7.992024-04-11 — best price $19.992024-06-03 — best price $5.992024-07-22 — best price $5.992024-09-10 — best price $19.992024-11-04 — best price $19.992025-01-04 — best price $19.992025-02-13 — best price $5.992025-04-09 — best price $4.992025-05-28 — best price $19.992025-08-07 — best price $4.992025-09-26 — best price $19.992025-11-25 — best price $4.992026-02-05 — best price $3.992026-04-03 — best price $19.992026-05-03 — best price $5.342026-06-06 — best price $19.992026-08-12 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

248512026-05-30 — 72 pageviews2026-06-02 — 64 pageviews2026-06-05 — 57 pageviews2026-06-08 — 92 pageviews2026-06-11 — 100 pageviews2026-06-14 — 122 pageviews2026-06-17 — 91 pageviews2026-06-20 — 87 pageviews2026-06-23 — 75 pageviews2026-06-26 — 179 pageviews2026-06-29 — 206 pageviews2026-07-02 — 167 pageviews2026-07-05 — 165 pageviews2026-07-08 — 182 pageviews2026-07-11 — 100 pageviews2026-07-14 — 82 pageviews2026-07-17 — 86 pageviews2026-07-20 — 100 pageviews2026-07-23 — 106 pageviews2026-07-26 — 74 pageviews2026-07-29 — 74 pageviews2026-08-01 — 58 pageviews2026-08-04 — 68 pageviews2026-08-07 — 81 pageviews2026-08-10 — 77 pageviews2026-08-13 — 51 pageviews2026-08-16 — 75 pageviews2026-08-19 — 69 pageviews2026-08-22 — 82 pageviews2026-08-25 — 71 pageviews2026-08-26 — 78 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1802026-08-28 01:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
97.3%
earned "Flesh of Prey"
55.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)38,58315%21
Steam (Steam)21,41125%21
Windows (Xbox)10,82117%21
PS4 (PlayStation)4,25649%22
PS5 (PlayStation)2,07437%22
PS5 (PlayStation)1,78540%22
Switch (Nintendo)2190%0

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

2DGoreBloodIndieActionHorrorPuzzlePhysicsViolentAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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