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Deponia

Daedalic Entertainment · 2012-08-06

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 15, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Apr 24, 2019 (Xbox One), Sep 10, 2015 (iOS), Aug 07, 2012 (Mac), Aug 07, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 24, 2019 (Nintendo Switch)

In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.

Deponia is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2012, free-to-play, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 14653 reviews).

98
playing now
86%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (202 ratings)
4.39★
PlayStation Store rating (1,516 ratings)
7.7h
to beat · completionist 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

98 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Deponia is a graphic adventure video game developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment. The game's story sees players taking on the role of Rufus, an inhabitant of the junk planet Deponia, as he attempts to seek a new life on the floating city known as Elysium. However, he soon becomes embroiled with the task of helping an Elysian return to their home and uncovers a plot that threatens his home planet. The game received multiple sequels, including Chaos on Deponia (2012), Goodbye Deponia (2013), and Deponia Doomsday (2016).

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 98 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 866 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~108/week).
  • · Review velocity up 184% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

Fanatical$0.79-92%
Steam$0.99-90%
GOG$0.99-90%
GamersGate$1.00-90%
GreenManGaming$1.00-90%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.39 at Nuuvem (2024-06-18) · bundled 22×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.95 · on sale 213 of 215 observed days · $0.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32832820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

254272026-09-15 12:00 — 138 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 103 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 48 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 97 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 160 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 34 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 79 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 135 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 36 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 106 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 102 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 45 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 40 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 108 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 74 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 38 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 108 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 61 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 131 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 107 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 222 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 39 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 98 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
57718Aug 2012Aug 2026Aug 2012 — avg 98 · peak 396Jan 2013 — avg 89 · peak 294Jun 2013 — avg 23 · peak 72Nov 2013 — avg 98 · peak 369Apr 2014 — avg 171 · peak 1,074Sep 2014 — avg 48 · peak 215Feb 2015 — avg 31 · peak 91Jul 2015 — avg 75 · peak 187Dec 2015 — avg 142 · peak 604May 2016 — avg 72 · peak 207Oct 2016 — avg 52 · peak 175Mar 2017 — avg 66 · peak 233Aug 2017 — avg 72 · peak 184Jan 2018 — avg 73 · peak 197Jun 2018 — avg 46 · peak 117Nov 2018 — avg 33 · peak 87Apr 2019 — avg 30 · peak 88Sep 2019 — avg 21 · peak 57Feb 2020 — avg 33 · peak 100Jul 2020 — avg 45 · peak 104Dec 2020 — avg 30 · peak 89May 2021 — avg 53 · peak 182Oct 2021 — avg 20 · peak 60Mar 2022 — avg 18 · peak 48Aug 2022 — avg 23 · peak 96Jan 2023 — avg 35 · peak 95Jun 2023 — avg 23 · peak 68Nov 2023 — avg 75 · peak 390Apr 2024 — avg 25 · peak 78Sep 2024 — avg 23 · peak 71Feb 2025 — avg 25 · peak 88Jul 2025 — avg 47 · peak 911Dec 2025 — avg 50 · peak 2,391May 2026 — avg 98 · peak 300Aug 2026 — avg 308 · peak 1,901
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$159.99$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $3.812015-05-07 — best price $20.412015-08-31 — best price $4.002016-01-21 — best price $19.992016-06-24 — best price $18.182016-11-30 — best price $19.952017-06-06 — best price $0.992017-12-20 — best price $1.992018-06-18 — best price $1.002018-11-22 — best price $1.002019-05-10 — best price $0.992019-11-25 — best price $9.992020-03-21 — best price $15.632020-07-27 — best price $9.992020-11-12 — best price $0.992021-02-18 — best price $0.992021-05-28 — best price $9.992021-09-20 — best price $1.592022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-05-05 — best price $9.992022-09-01 — best price $0.992023-01-17 — best price $10.772023-06-11 — best price $0.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-03-19 — best price $0.992024-07-11 — best price $0.992024-10-17 — best price $9.992025-03-04 — best price $1.002025-07-16 — best price $0.992025-10-14 — best price $0.992026-02-18 — best price $1.002026-06-09 — best price $0.992026-09-09 — best price $0.992026-10-14 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

457512026-06-02 — 83 pageviews2026-06-06 — 97 pageviews2026-06-10 — 64 pageviews2026-06-14 — 79 pageviews2026-06-18 — 80 pageviews2026-06-22 — 93 pageviews2026-06-26 — 184 pageviews2026-06-30 — 68 pageviews2026-07-04 — 75 pageviews2026-07-08 — 252 pageviews2026-07-12 — 114 pageviews2026-07-16 — 89 pageviews2026-07-20 — 85 pageviews2026-07-24 — 104 pageviews2026-07-28 — 85 pageviews2026-08-01 — 64 pageviews2026-08-05 — 68 pageviews2026-08-09 — 69 pageviews2026-08-13 — 397 pageviews2026-08-17 — 252 pageviews2026-08-21 — 128 pageviews2026-08-25 — 96 pageviews2026-08-29 — 112 pageviews2026-09-02 — 72 pageviews2026-09-06 — 123 pageviews2026-09-10 — 70 pageviews2026-09-14 — 68 pageviews2026-09-18 — 71 pageviews2026-09-22 — 67 pageviews2026-09-26 — 70 pageviews2026-09-30 — 51 pageviews2026-10-04 — 69 pageviews2026-10-08 — 76 pageviews2026-10-12 — 69 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
73.9%
earned "Kindergarten"
22.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing2 DLC

15 supported languages: English, German, Russian, French, Polish, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Greek, Turkish, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-11-15, latest 2019-08-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)31,87616%19
PS4 (PlayStation)11,18267%19
Xbox One (Xbox)1,45535%19
Switch (Nintendo)1740%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

2DFunnyIndieComedyPuzzleClassicAdventureSteampunkDark HumorHand-drawn

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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