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Cobalt cover art

Cobalt

Oxeye Game Studio · Mojang · 2016-02-02

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 02, 2016 (Xbox One), Feb 02, 2016 (Xbox 360), Feb 02, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.

Cobalt is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 714 reviews).

1
playing now
93%
positive of 714 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Cobalt is an action side-scrolling video game developed by Oxeye Game Studio and published by Mojang Studios. It was released on February 2nd, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 138% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 27,712 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–43k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 714 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2016-06-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 0 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720172026Week of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$6.992016-02-022026-10-102016-02-02 — best price $19.992016-02-17 — best price $19.992016-04-11 — best price $13.392016-04-18 — best price $19.992016-06-23 — best price $6.992016-07-04 — best price $19.992017-12-01 — best price $14.992017-12-21 — best price $7.492018-01-04 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-09-05 — best price $14.992026-09-12 — best price $14.992026-09-19 — best price $14.992026-09-26 — best price $14.992026-10-03 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

78202026-05-31 — 38 pageviews2026-06-04 — 20 pageviews2026-06-08 — 40 pageviews2026-06-12 — 27 pageviews2026-06-16 — 41 pageviews2026-06-20 — 36 pageviews2026-06-24 — 41 pageviews2026-06-28 — 34 pageviews2026-07-02 — 34 pageviews2026-07-06 — 68 pageviews2026-07-10 — 42 pageviews2026-07-14 — 27 pageviews2026-07-18 — 54 pageviews2026-07-22 — 36 pageviews2026-07-26 — 38 pageviews2026-07-30 — 34 pageviews2026-08-03 — 24 pageviews2026-08-07 — 38 pageviews2026-08-11 — 23 pageviews2026-08-15 — 28 pageviews2026-08-19 — 29 pageviews2026-08-23 — 36 pageviews2026-08-27 — 45 pageviews2026-08-31 — 29 pageviews2026-09-04 — 24 pageviews2026-09-08 — 37 pageviews2026-09-12 — 35 pageviews2026-09-16 — 41 pageviews2026-09-20 — 38 pageviews2026-09-24 — 34 pageviews2026-09-28 — 78 pageviews2026-10-02 — 46 pageviews2026-10-06 — 27 pageviews2026-10-10 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
66.9%
earned "Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe"
14.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam Achievements

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)3,3610%50
Steam (Steam)1,1950%84
Xbox 360 (Xbox)1783%50

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

Player tags

2DCo-opIndieActionRobotsSci-fiShooterAdventurePlatformerBullet Time

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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