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Catmaze cover art

Catmaze

Redblack Spade · 2018-05-24

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 09, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 09, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Sep 09, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), May 24, 2018 (Linux), May 24, 2018 (Mac), May 24, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.

Catmaze is an Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game released in 2018, priced at $9.99, with Very Positive reviews (83% of 606 reviews) and an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners.

2
playing now
83%
positive of 606 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
4.05★
PlayStation Store rating (84 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 15k–36k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 606 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.89 at Steam (2026-08-31) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 6 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620182026Week of 2018-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
181May 2018Apr 2024May 2018 — avg 18 · peak 35Jul 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10Sep 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2019 — avg 2 · peak 11Mar 2019 — avg 2 · peak 12May 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 13Sep 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5Feb 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.992018-05-252026-10-082018-05-25 — best price $8.992018-10-08 — best price $9.992018-12-21 — best price $6.992019-03-04 — best price $9.992019-08-05 — best price $6.492019-11-01 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $4.992020-02-17 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $3.992020-10-05 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $3.992021-03-01 — best price $9.992021-05-31 — best price $3.992021-08-23 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $3.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-05-02 — best price $3.492022-08-09 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $2.692023-05-18 — best price $9.992023-10-30 — best price $2.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-10-28 — best price $3.492025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-04-14 — best price $2.392025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-11-03 — best price $2.992026-01-26 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $1.992026-09-10 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
36%
earned "Ready to fight"
20.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-05-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)50514%21
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)8039%20
PS4 (PlayStation)7869%21
PS5 (PlayStation)6472%21
PS5 (PlayStation)4480%21
PS4 (PlayStation)3566%21
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGCuteActionLore-RichAction RPGOpen WorldPlatformerStory RichExploration

Census log

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

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