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Carto cover art

Carto

Sunhead Games · Balor Games · 2020-10-27

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AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 27, 2020 (Mac), Oct 27, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 27, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 27, 2020 (Xbox One), Oct 27, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Carto is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 9381 reviews) and an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

15
playing now
96%
positive of 9.4k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
4.32★
PlayStation Store rating (1,681 ratings)
6.5h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 12h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Carto is a puzzle adventure game developed by Sunhead Games and published by Humble Games in 2020. It was released in October for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The console versions of the game received generally positive reviews, whereas the Windows version received a mixed reception.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 337 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~42/week).
  • · Review velocity down 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 188k–422k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,381 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.66 at GameBillet (2023-12-15) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 80 of 129 observed days · $15.33 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
69269220202026Week of 2020-10-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 692 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 31 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5332026-09-14 23:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 15 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 24 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 24 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 34 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 19 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 29 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 12 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 18 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 27 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 28 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 12 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 23 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 22 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 33 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 29 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
14111Nov 2020Aug 2026Nov 2020 — avg 31 · peak 185Jan 2021 — avg 14 · peak 48Mar 2021 — avg 14 · peak 108May 2021 — avg 141 · peak 909Jul 2021 — avg 43 · peak 146Sep 2021 — avg 54 · peak 146Nov 2021 — avg 45 · peak 187Jan 2022 — avg 50 · peak 174Mar 2022 — avg 46 · peak 211May 2022 — avg 62 · peak 248Jul 2022 — avg 37 · peak 107Sep 2022 — avg 68 · peak 263Nov 2022 — avg 40 · peak 195Jan 2023 — avg 58 · peak 182Mar 2023 — avg 30 · peak 114May 2023 — avg 51 · peak 350Jul 2023 — avg 43 · peak 120Sep 2023 — avg 29 · peak 118Nov 2023 — avg 30 · peak 180Jan 2024 — avg 33 · peak 96Mar 2024 — avg 31 · peak 110May 2024 — avg 31 · peak 130Jul 2024 — avg 38 · peak 97Sep 2024 — avg 25 · peak 83Nov 2024 — avg 33 · peak 148Jan 2025 — avg 32 · peak 120Mar 2025 — avg 25 · peak 85May 2025 — avg 17 · peak 78Jul 2025 — avg 24 · peak 76Sep 2025 — avg 17 · peak 48Nov 2025 — avg 17 · peak 46Jan 2026 — avg 22 · peak 76Mar 2026 — avg 24 · peak 75May 2026 — avg 15 · peak 65Jul 2026 — avg 21 · peak 59Aug 2026 — avg 12 · peak 31
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$21.13$4.392020-10-212026-10-142020-10-21 — best price $19.992021-02-24 — best price $15.992021-04-25 — best price $13.992021-07-21 — best price $13.992021-09-06 — best price $19.992021-11-19 — best price $11.992021-12-23 — best price $8.972022-02-14 — best price $9.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-06-02 — best price $17.212022-07-14 — best price $9.992022-08-19 — best price $9.992022-10-13 — best price $17.882022-11-21 — best price $8.392023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-02-13 — best price $9.992023-04-04 — best price $9.992023-05-21 — best price $19.992023-07-21 — best price $7.992023-09-21 — best price $19.992023-11-17 — best price $7.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-02-17 — best price $19.992024-04-18 — best price $4.642024-06-04 — best price $16.992024-07-20 — best price $19.992024-09-16 — best price $19.992024-12-13 — best price $6.002025-02-05 — best price $5.992025-05-29 — best price $5.992025-09-25 — best price $5.992025-12-04 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $5.392026-04-14 — best price $19.992026-06-19 — best price $5.092026-08-12 — best price $19.992026-09-05 — best price $5.992026-09-21 — best price $19.992026-10-07 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1922026-05-29 — 16 pageviews2026-06-02 — 8 pageviews2026-06-06 — 7 pageviews2026-06-10 — 7 pageviews2026-06-14 — 7 pageviews2026-06-18 — 12 pageviews2026-06-22 — 7 pageviews2026-06-26 — 10 pageviews2026-06-30 — 7 pageviews2026-07-04 — 15 pageviews2026-07-08 — 7 pageviews2026-07-12 — 18 pageviews2026-07-16 — 12 pageviews2026-07-20 — 10 pageviews2026-07-24 — 4 pageviews2026-07-28 — 9 pageviews2026-08-01 — 7 pageviews2026-08-05 — 5 pageviews2026-08-09 — 5 pageviews2026-08-13 — 12 pageviews2026-08-17 — 2 pageviews2026-08-21 — 12 pageviews2026-08-25 — 2 pageviews2026-08-29 — 11 pageviews2026-09-02 — 9 pageviews2026-09-06 — 15 pageviews2026-09-10 — 8 pageviews2026-09-14 — 5 pageviews2026-09-18 — 5 pageviews2026-09-22 — 13 pageviews2026-09-26 — 12 pageviews2026-09-30 — 13 pageviews2026-10-04 — 11 pageviews2026-10-07 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
80.5%
earned "Set Sail"
32.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French, German

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-11-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)7,14927%20
PS4 (PlayStation)6,48260%20
Steam (Steam)6,24025%20
Windows (Xbox)1,55247%20
Switch (Nintendo)590%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

2DCuteIndieNaturePuzzleColorfulRelaxingAdventureHand-drawnStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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