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Children of Zodiarcs

Cardboard Utopia · Square Enix · 2017-07-18

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 27, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 18, 2017 (Mac), Jul 18, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jul 18, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 27, 2020 (Xbox One)

A story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty. Take control of Nahmi and her fellow outcasts, utilising a brand new deck and dice based combat system to strike a blow to the noble Lords’ and Ladies’ unquenchable thirst for profit.

0
playing now
71%
positive of 533 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 10:00 UTC (census sample)

At the heart of an evil empire, a group of young outsiders rebel against the corrupt system that holds them down. Professional thieves on the trail of an ancient relic, the group infiltrates the glittering halls of a corrupt noble’s private chambers in pursuit of their target, narrowly escaping the wrath of the city guards at every turn. Desperate to find an escape, they seek refuge in the city’s seamy slums and brave the sunless pits of the underworld. Out to get them are heavily armed city guards, rival gangs and psychotic families of subterranean cannibals. Abandoned by the system and used(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 35% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–32k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 533 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$17.99
Microsoft Store$17.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.32 at GreenManGaming (2021-11-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 22 of 44 observed days · $13.67 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

302026-08-11 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 10:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$17.99$4.322017-07-182026-08-302017-07-18 — best price $16.192017-11-24 — best price $12.592018-03-05 — best price $17.992018-06-22 — best price $10.792018-09-10 — best price $17.992019-01-04 — best price $17.992019-03-19 — best price $17.992019-07-11 — best price $8.992019-11-26 — best price $7.192020-01-23 — best price $7.192020-04-23 — best price $5.402020-07-23 — best price $12.052020-11-21 — best price $17.992021-01-14 — best price $5.392021-03-22 — best price $5.392021-05-27 — best price $17.992021-08-24 — best price $5.402021-11-18 — best price $5.392022-01-12 — best price $17.992022-03-31 — best price $17.992022-06-06 — best price $4.492022-08-12 — best price $17.992022-11-30 — best price $17.992023-01-27 — best price $17.992023-05-05 — best price $5.392023-08-22 — best price $17.992023-11-21 — best price $4.492024-01-25 — best price $4.492024-03-25 — best price $17.992024-06-27 — best price $5.392024-08-27 — best price $5.392024-11-05 — best price $17.992025-02-06 — best price $4.502025-05-20 — best price $17.992025-08-01 — best price $4.502025-10-06 — best price $17.992025-12-04 — best price $17.992026-03-31 — best price $17.992026-07-30 — best price $17.992026-08-30 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3901%40
PS4 (PlayStation)57710%41
PS4 (PlayStation)37714%41
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)2683%40
Switch (Nintendo)80%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGIndieStrategyCard GameBoard GameStory RichTurn-BasedCard BattlerDeckbuilding

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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