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David.

Fermenter Games · First Break Labs · 2015-02-16

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 16, 2015 (Mac), Feb 16, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 07, 2014 (iOS), Aug 30, 2015 (Android)

You play David, an awfully small abstracted chosen hero tossed into a blissfully simple world overrun by giant culminations of evil physics-beasts. As David, you are given a slingshot-esque gift that you will have to use to conquer your colossus foes. Be there AND be square.

David. is an Action and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $0.69, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 755 reviews).

0
playing now
79%
positive of 755 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.69
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

You play David, an awfully small abstracted chosen hero tossed into a blissfully simple world overrun by giant culminations of evil physics-beasts. As David, you are given a slingshot-esque gift that you will have to use to conquer your colossus foes. Hold, aim, and fling to attack.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–45k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 755 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.37 at GamersGate (2020-01-27) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 21 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320152026Week of 2015-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.00$0.382015-01-012026-08-142015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-03-17 — best price $1.992015-07-23 — best price $1.992015-10-05 — best price $1.312016-01-25 — best price $1.192016-06-11 — best price $4.992016-08-26 — best price $2.492016-11-11 — best price $0.902017-02-27 — best price $2.492017-05-14 — best price $1.992017-09-18 — best price $0.802017-12-18 — best price $1.992018-02-15 — best price $0.792018-06-18 — best price $0.592018-11-01 — best price $1.992019-01-10 — best price $0.592019-05-10 — best price $0.792019-10-25 — best price $2.492020-01-02 — best price $1.992020-06-25 — best price $0.592020-10-16 — best price $1.992021-01-18 — best price $1.992021-07-08 — best price $1.992021-11-25 — best price $1.992022-03-28 — best price $1.992022-08-11 — best price $0.432023-01-11 — best price $0.432023-04-27 — best price $1.992023-08-21 — best price $0.412023-12-18 — best price $0.382024-03-18 — best price $1.992024-05-23 — best price $1.992024-11-02 — best price $4.992025-02-10 — best price $1.992025-06-09 — best price $1.992025-10-06 — best price $1.992026-03-11 — best price $1.992026-08-14 — best price $0.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
34.6%
earned "Finished Intro."
8.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,41313%21

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

Player tags

2DIndieShortSpaceActionPhysicsAbstractDifficultMinimalistPlatformer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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