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Creaks

Amanita Design · 2020-07-22

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 10, 2020 (iOS), Jul 22, 2020 (Mac), Jul 22, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 22, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 22, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jul 22, 2020 (Xbox One)

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Creaks is an Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 6160 reviews).

16
playing now
95%
positive of 6.2k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (52 ratings)
4.75★
PlayStation Store rating (1,340 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 7.5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Creaks is a puzzle-platform game developed and published by Amanita Design. It was announced on 9 October 2018. The game was released on 10 July 2020 for iOS, macOS, and tvOS through Apple Arcade, followed by releases for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows on 22 July 2020.

Trailer

Creaks trailer thumbnail

Creaks - Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 16 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 527 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~66/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 28,914 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 124k–278k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,179 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$3.99-80%
Steam$3.99-80%
GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2025-07-18) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 69 of 111 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26126120202026Week of 2020-07-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4642026-09-15 13:00 — 20 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 16 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 26 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 21 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 10 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 18 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 15 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 8 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 31 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 14 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 18 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 16 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 16 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 23 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 14 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 37 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 28 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 46 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
13310Jul 2020Aug 2026Jul 2020 — avg 133 · peak 266Sep 2020 — avg 23 · peak 59Nov 2020 — avg 21 · peak 69Jan 2021 — avg 29 · peak 103Mar 2021 — avg 20 · peak 52May 2021 — avg 16 · peak 100Jul 2021 — avg 26 · peak 85Sep 2021 — avg 11 · peak 49Nov 2021 — avg 31 · peak 82Jan 2022 — avg 24 · peak 72Mar 2022 — avg 10 · peak 29May 2022 — avg 18 · peak 82Jul 2022 — avg 21 · peak 57Sep 2022 — avg 10 · peak 35Nov 2022 — avg 23 · peak 71Jan 2023 — avg 24 · peak 77Mar 2023 — avg 26 · peak 61May 2023 — avg 19 · peak 93Jul 2023 — avg 22 · peak 53Sep 2023 — avg 24 · peak 102Nov 2023 — avg 25 · peak 77Jan 2024 — avg 25 · peak 72Mar 2024 — avg 26 · peak 76May 2024 — avg 21 · peak 86Jul 2024 — avg 27 · peak 73Sep 2024 — avg 20 · peak 67Nov 2024 — avg 25 · peak 86Jan 2025 — avg 22 · peak 78Mar 2025 — avg 19 · peak 70May 2025 — avg 25 · peak 105Jul 2025 — avg 59 · peak 361Sep 2025 — avg 26 · peak 90Nov 2025 — avg 26 · peak 74Jan 2026 — avg 21 · peak 59Mar 2026 — avg 19 · peak 49May 2026 — avg 23 · peak 72Jul 2026 — avg 49 · peak 314Aug 2026 — avg 23 · peak 62
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.992020-07-222026-10-152020-07-22 — best price $19.992020-11-29 — best price $13.992021-01-14 — best price $13.992021-04-08 — best price $13.992021-07-21 — best price $9.992021-11-03 — best price $19.992022-01-04 — best price $19.992022-03-21 — best price $8.992022-06-28 — best price $19.992022-09-07 — best price $6.992022-12-01 — best price $19.992023-02-07 — best price $19.992023-04-14 — best price $19.992023-06-11 — best price $4.992023-08-10 — best price $19.992023-09-25 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-02-02 — best price $5.992024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-06-14 — best price $5.992024-08-07 — best price $19.992024-10-17 — best price $19.992024-12-12 — best price $3.992025-02-24 — best price $19.992025-04-16 — best price $5.992025-07-18 — best price $2.992025-09-25 — best price $5.992025-11-25 — best price $3.992026-02-14 — best price $3.992026-04-14 — best price $3.992026-07-18 — best price $2.992026-09-04 — best price $3.992026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-10-04 — best price $3.992026-10-15 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

61102026-05-31 — 34 pageviews2026-06-04 — 24 pageviews2026-06-08 — 29 pageviews2026-06-12 — 22 pageviews2026-06-16 — 13 pageviews2026-06-20 — 20 pageviews2026-06-24 — 17 pageviews2026-06-28 — 34 pageviews2026-07-02 — 17 pageviews2026-07-06 — 27 pageviews2026-07-10 — 15 pageviews2026-07-14 — 17 pageviews2026-07-18 — 28 pageviews2026-07-22 — 24 pageviews2026-07-26 — 21 pageviews2026-07-30 — 23 pageviews2026-08-03 — 17 pageviews2026-08-07 — 16 pageviews2026-08-11 — 19 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-19 — 25 pageviews2026-08-23 — 23 pageviews2026-08-27 — 16 pageviews2026-08-31 — 18 pageviews2026-09-04 — 23 pageviews2026-09-08 — 26 pageviews2026-09-12 — 14 pageviews2026-09-16 — 20 pageviews2026-09-20 — 22 pageviews2026-09-24 — 27 pageviews2026-09-28 — 15 pageviews2026-10-02 — 17 pageviews2026-10-06 — 23 pageviews2026-10-10 — 43 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
78.8%
earned "Art Collector"
32%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

18 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Traditional Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-07-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,70637%28
PS4 (PlayStation)95567%29
PS4 (PlayStation)67071%29
Xbox One (Xbox)59443%28
PS4 (PlayStation)14180%29
Switch (Nintendo)310%0
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

2DLinearPuzzleCartoonMysterySurrealRelaxingStylizedAdventureHand-drawn

Census log

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

Recent updates

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