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Downward: Enhanced Edition cover art

Downward: Enhanced Edition

Caracal Games · Plug In Digital · 2017-07-13

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 19, 2016 (Linux), Dec 19, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.

0
playing now
71%
positive of 565 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 39% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 565 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.01-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.23 at GreenManGaming (2026-05-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 77 of 100 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
323220172026Week of 2017-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-08-12 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.172016-12-202026-08-202016-12-20 — best price $7.492017-07-13 — best price $7.492017-12-21 — best price $5.992018-08-03 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $4.992019-05-26 — best price $3.392019-10-28 — best price $3.992020-01-13 — best price $2.992020-06-25 — best price $2.992020-12-22 — best price $2.992021-06-28 — best price $2.992021-11-08 — best price $2.992022-04-11 — best price $2.992022-08-15 — best price $2.992022-12-13 — best price $2.492024-06-04 — best price $6.742024-09-02 — best price $7.992024-10-14 — best price $6.132024-11-18 — best price $5.992024-12-05 — best price $5.622025-01-20 — best price $5.622025-02-17 — best price $5.752025-03-24 — best price $9.992025-04-28 — best price $7.862025-06-17 — best price $7.892025-07-25 — best price $4.942025-08-29 — best price $1.992025-09-30 — best price $9.992025-11-06 — best price $9.992025-12-01 — best price $8.092025-12-26 — best price $7.862026-01-30 — best price $9.992026-03-04 — best price $1.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-20 — best price $8.092026-05-14 — best price $7.862026-06-17 — best price $7.892026-07-16 — best price $9.992026-08-03 — best price $1.292026-08-20 — best price $8.01
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
80.8%
earned "Wake Up!"
8.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Cloud

8 supported languages: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,5354%30
Xbox Series (Xbox)778%30
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

IndieActionPuzzleSci-fiFantasyParkourAdventureDifficultOpen WorldPlatformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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