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Children of Morta cover art

Children of Morta

Dead Mage · 11 bit studios · 2019-09-03

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 07, 2024 (iOS), Oct 07, 2024 (Android), Sep 03, 2019 (Linux), Sep 03, 2019 (Mac), Nov 19, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 03, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

Children of Morta is a 2019 Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game priced at $21.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (88% of 23211 reviews).

205
playing now
88%
positive of 24k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (145 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (1.6k downloads)
4.61★
PlayStation Store rating (3,602 ratings)
83/100
opencritic · strong · 90% recommend · from 107 critics
19h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 26h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$21.99
steam price (US)

205 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Children of Morta is an action role-playing video game with roguelike elements, released in September 2019. Developed by studio Dead Mage, it follows the story of the Bergson family, custodians of Mount Morta, who must defend it from an evil called the Corruption.

Trailer

Children of Morta trailer thumbnail

Children of Morta - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈449,849 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 205 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 905 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~113/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,403 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 588k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 23,531 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$2.71-88%
GOG$3.29-85%
IndieGala$3.29-85%
Steam$3.29-85%
GOG$3.29-85%
GamersGate$3.30-85%
Microsoft Store$21.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.19 at Steam (2026-09-08) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $21.99 · on sale 178 of 223 observed days · $1.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.0k1.0k20162026Week of 2019-09-01: 1,010 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 972 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.2k1092026-09-16 20:00 — 512 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 352 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 399 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 894 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 941 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 558 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 614 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 513 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 348 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 384 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 267 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 109 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 272 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 416 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 148 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 237 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 226 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 142 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 204 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 358 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 156 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 112 players2026-10-15 18:00 — 205 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9810Mar 2016Aug 2026Mar 2016 — avg 2 · peak 26Jun 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Dec 2016 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Jun 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Sep 2017 — avg 1 · peak 7Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 5Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 5Nov 2019 — avg 232 · peak 726Feb 2020 — avg 294 · peak 1,215May 2020 — avg 192 · peak 801Aug 2020 — avg 197 · peak 719Nov 2020 — avg 179 · peak 585Feb 2021 — avg 178 · peak 473May 2021 — avg 193 · peak 552Aug 2021 — avg 118 · peak 252Nov 2021 — avg 142 · peak 316Feb 2022 — avg 717 · peak 4,313May 2022 — avg 427 · peak 1,371Aug 2022 — avg 233 · peak 631Nov 2022 — avg 476 · peak 1,655Feb 2023 — avg 309 · peak 1,106May 2023 — avg 174 · peak 467Aug 2023 — avg 181 · peak 561Nov 2023 — avg 200 · peak 483Feb 2024 — avg 163 · peak 553May 2024 — avg 177 · peak 519Aug 2024 — avg 206 · peak 518Nov 2024 — avg 125 · peak 336Feb 2025 — avg 153 · peak 470May 2025 — avg 96 · peak 208Aug 2025 — avg 193 · peak 522Nov 2025 — avg 163 · peak 486Feb 2026 — avg 120 · peak 409May 2026 — avg 152 · peak 414Aug 2026 — avg 114 · peak 343
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
27272026-09-222026-10-112026-09-22: 15 new positive2026-09-22: 6 new negative2026-09-23: 22 new positive2026-09-23: 6 new negative2026-09-24: 11 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 8 new positive2026-09-26: 11 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 19 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 9 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 11 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-09-30: 6 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 4 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 14 new positive2026-10-03: 2 new negative2026-10-04: 10 new positive2026-10-09: 27 new positive2026-10-09: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 12 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$21.99$0.002019-06-192026-10-162019-06-19 — best price $19.792019-12-19 — best price $14.832020-03-20 — best price $12.172020-06-13 — best price $13.192020-08-12 — best price $21.992020-10-21 — best price $21.992021-01-01 — best price $9.892021-02-27 — best price $21.992021-05-03 — best price $10.992021-07-26 — best price $21.992021-09-29 — best price $21.992021-11-26 — best price $8.792022-02-11 — best price $15.772022-04-30 — best price $21.992022-07-27 — best price $15.772022-10-24 — best price $5.982023-01-05 — best price $21.992023-03-25 — best price $19.792023-06-01 — best price $5.932023-08-07 — best price $4.392023-11-02 — best price $4.942024-01-07 — best price $21.992024-03-02 — best price $21.992024-05-16 — best price $21.992024-07-31 — best price $21.992024-10-09 — best price $21.992025-01-01 — best price $21.992025-03-15 — best price $3.442025-06-05 — best price $4.392025-08-14 — best price $3.292025-10-07 — best price $2.962025-12-02 — best price $15.772026-02-09 — best price $2.632026-05-07 — best price $2.342026-07-11 — best price $3.062026-08-24 — best price $2.602026-09-28 — best price $3.292026-10-16 — best price $3.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

103382026-05-30 — 52 pageviews2026-06-03 — 42 pageviews2026-06-07 — 71 pageviews2026-06-11 — 56 pageviews2026-06-15 — 41 pageviews2026-06-19 — 59 pageviews2026-06-23 — 58 pageviews2026-06-27 — 74 pageviews2026-07-01 — 53 pageviews2026-07-05 — 67 pageviews2026-07-09 — 59 pageviews2026-07-13 — 67 pageviews2026-07-17 — 53 pageviews2026-07-21 — 62 pageviews2026-07-25 — 56 pageviews2026-07-29 — 44 pageviews2026-08-02 — 49 pageviews2026-08-06 — 51 pageviews2026-08-10 — 45 pageviews2026-08-14 — 55 pageviews2026-08-18 — 53 pageviews2026-08-22 — 62 pageviews2026-08-26 — 56 pageviews2026-08-30 — 42 pageviews2026-09-03 — 49 pageviews2026-09-07 — 54 pageviews2026-09-11 — 79 pageviews2026-09-15 — 78 pageviews2026-09-19 — 82 pageviews2026-09-23 — 67 pageviews2026-09-27 — 75 pageviews2026-10-01 — 41 pageviews2026-10-05 — 49 pageviews2026-10-08 — 53 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1202026-10-02 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 20:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
85.9%
earned "It Has Begun"
24%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudStats3 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2020-08-24, latest 2021-10-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,8226%45
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)15,9927%45
PS4 (PlayStation)10,50220%46
Switch (Nintendo)3500%0
PS4 (PlayStation)33923%46
Switch (Nintendo)0—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

RPGCo-opActionAction RPGRogue-likeRogue-liteStory RichLocal Co-OpMultiplayerOnline Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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