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CARRION

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

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

CARRION is an Action Adventure Indie game released in 2020, priced at $3.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 35,869 reviews).

98
playing now
94%
positive of 36k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (192 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (4.7k downloads)
4.58★
PlayStation Store rating (2,751 ratings)
77/100
opencritic · strong · 75% recommend · from 119 critics
6.2h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 7.5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

98 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 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.

Trailer

CARRION trailer thumbnail

Carrion - Official Gameplay Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 98 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 2% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 717k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 35,869 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
Gamesplanet$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
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 135 of 176 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

257652026-09-15 12:00 — 93 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 91 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 79 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 112 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 144 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 75 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 68 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 85 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 94 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 117 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 124 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 74 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 83 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 169 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 185 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 111 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 187 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 183 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 119 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 144 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 186 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 98 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 88 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 98 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.7k40Jul 2020Aug 2026Jul 2020 — avg 1,710 · peak 3,730Sep 2020 — avg 108 · peak 239Nov 2020 — avg 114 · peak 439Jan 2021 — avg 98 · peak 258Mar 2021 — avg 88 · peak 232May 2021 — avg 112 · peak 459Jul 2021 — avg 182 · peak 692Sep 2021 — avg 60 · peak 145Nov 2021 — avg 96 · peak 258Jan 2022 — avg 88 · peak 209Mar 2022 — avg 44 · peak 83May 2022 — avg 127 · peak 444Jul 2022 — avg 74 · peak 166Sep 2022 — avg 52 · peak 103Nov 2022 — avg 133 · peak 566Jan 2023 — avg 83 · peak 236Mar 2023 — avg 66 · peak 205May 2023 — avg 112 · peak 478Jul 2023 — avg 88 · peak 193Sep 2023 — avg 40 · peak 81Nov 2023 — avg 120 · peak 492Jan 2024 — avg 78 · peak 199Mar 2024 — avg 74 · peak 174May 2024 — avg 85 · peak 315Jul 2024 — avg 99 · peak 232Sep 2024 — avg 65 · peak 179Nov 2024 — avg 155 · peak 670Jan 2025 — avg 90 · peak 214Mar 2025 — avg 76 · peak 178May 2025 — avg 80 · peak 296Jul 2025 — avg 98 · peak 218Sep 2025 — avg 116 · peak 528Nov 2025 — avg 96 · peak 294Jan 2026 — avg 91 · peak 238Mar 2026 — avg 68 · peak 199May 2026 — avg 56 · peak 106Jul 2026 — avg 661 · peak 2,256Aug 2026 — avg 188 · peak 342
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.992020-06-162026-10-152020-06-16 — best price $19.992020-12-05 — best price $14.992021-03-29 — best price $19.992021-06-25 — best price $12.992021-09-11 — best price $19.992021-12-06 — best price $11.992022-02-09 — best price $17.792022-04-19 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-09-28 — best price $19.992022-12-12 — best price $9.992023-02-22 — best price $7.992023-05-01 — best price $16.572023-07-08 — best price $19.992023-08-29 — best price $16.572023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-02-14 — best price $7.992024-04-25 — best price $16.752024-06-26 — best price $5.992024-08-21 — best price $19.992024-11-04 — best price $19.992025-01-16 — best price $19.992025-03-11 — best price $4.992025-05-11 — best price $19.992025-08-07 — best price $4.992025-10-08 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $3.352026-05-03 — best price $5.342026-06-25 — best price $4.192026-08-22 — best price $3.992026-09-16 — best price $3.992026-10-11 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

221522026-05-30 — 72 pageviews2026-06-03 — 56 pageviews2026-06-07 — 81 pageviews2026-06-11 — 100 pageviews2026-06-15 — 120 pageviews2026-06-19 — 90 pageviews2026-06-23 — 75 pageviews2026-06-27 — 221 pageviews2026-07-01 — 193 pageviews2026-07-05 — 165 pageviews2026-07-09 — 158 pageviews2026-07-13 — 110 pageviews2026-07-17 — 86 pageviews2026-07-21 — 96 pageviews2026-07-25 — 68 pageviews2026-07-29 — 74 pageviews2026-08-02 — 68 pageviews2026-08-06 — 76 pageviews2026-08-10 — 77 pageviews2026-08-14 — 52 pageviews2026-08-18 — 66 pageviews2026-08-22 — 82 pageviews2026-08-26 — 78 pageviews2026-08-30 — 82 pageviews2026-09-03 — 61 pageviews2026-09-07 — 67 pageviews2026-09-11 — 70 pageviews2026-09-15 — 71 pageviews2026-09-19 — 100 pageviews2026-09-23 — 89 pageviews2026-09-27 — 170 pageviews2026-10-01 — 134 pageviews2026-10-05 — 117 pageviews2026-10-08 — 131 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-07-23, latest 2020-10-30 (Steam store data)

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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