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Colored Effects

TACSOU · 2023-06-22

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 22, 2023 (Linux), Nov 23, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 22, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Colored Effects is a puzzle platformer game where you use different abilities to advance through levels. Each color grants a unique ability. Switch between the colors and their effects to collect gems, defeat bosses, and solve fun puzzles.

95%
positive of 63 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 48% of 25,935 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3k–2.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 63 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020232026Week of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

CozyCuteLogicActionPuzzlePhysicsColorfulAdventureWholesomeMinimalist

Census log

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

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