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Cradle cover art

Cradle

Flying Cafe for Semianimals · 2015-07-24

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 24, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 24, 2015 (Linux)

Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.

0
playing now
71%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (14 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$12.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Cradle is a 2015 science-fiction first-person adventure game on the topic of transhumanism, developed by Flying Cafe for Semianimals.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 38 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 28,808 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 50k–121k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,019 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.94 at Steam (2024-11-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$1.942015-07-252026-03-262015-07-25 — best price $12.992015-11-26 — best price $11.042016-01-04 — best price $12.992016-03-06 — best price $11.042016-05-20 — best price $12.992016-07-04 — best price $12.992016-10-28 — best price $10.392016-11-23 — best price $10.392016-12-15 — best price $9.742017-03-16 — best price $7.792017-07-05 — best price $12.992017-11-22 — best price $7.792018-01-04 — best price $12.992018-06-22 — best price $6.492018-11-01 — best price $12.992018-12-21 — best price $5.192019-02-12 — best price $12.992019-10-28 — best price $3.242019-12-03 — best price $12.992020-01-23 — best price $3.242020-07-09 — best price $12.992020-11-25 — best price $3.892021-01-05 — best price $12.992021-06-24 — best price $2.592021-11-01 — best price $12.992021-12-22 — best price $3.892022-02-03 — best price $12.992022-11-22 — best price $2.592023-01-05 — best price $12.992023-06-29 — best price $3.892023-08-24 — best price $12.992024-06-27 — best price $2.592024-08-26 — best price $12.992024-12-19 — best price $1.942025-03-20 — best price $12.992025-08-14 — best price $2.592025-10-06 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $1.942026-03-26 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1922026-06-01 — 5 pageviews2026-06-05 — 10 pageviews2026-06-09 — 9 pageviews2026-06-13 — 5 pageviews2026-06-17 — 2 pageviews2026-06-21 — 14 pageviews2026-06-25 — 11 pageviews2026-06-29 — 10 pageviews2026-07-03 — 7 pageviews2026-07-07 — 3 pageviews2026-07-11 — 13 pageviews2026-07-15 — 4 pageviews2026-07-19 — 5 pageviews2026-07-23 — 8 pageviews2026-07-27 — 5 pageviews2026-07-31 — 13 pageviews2026-08-04 — 5 pageviews2026-08-08 — 7 pageviews2026-08-12 — 9 pageviews2026-08-16 — 11 pageviews2026-08-20 — 16 pageviews2026-08-24 — 9 pageviews2026-08-28 — 4 pageviews2026-09-01 — 17 pageviews2026-09-05 — 11 pageviews2026-09-09 — 6 pageviews2026-09-13 — 6 pageviews2026-09-17 — 6 pageviews2026-09-21 — 8 pageviews2026-09-25 — 5 pageviews2026-09-29 — 10 pageviews2026-10-03 — 10 pageviews2026-10-07 — 11 pageviews2026-10-10 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
60.5%
earned "Friend"
28.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Polish, Spanish - Spain, French

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-07-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7127%25

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

IndieShortNudityPuzzleSci-fiAdventureCyberpunkOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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