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Downwell cover art

Downwell

Moppin · Devolver Digital · 2015-10-15

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ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 14, 2015 (iOS), Jan 27, 2016 (Android), Oct 15, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 24, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Jan 31, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), May 24, 2016 (PlayStation Vita)

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

12
playing now
97%
positive of 8.6k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (121 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Downwell is a 2015 roguelike vertically scrolling shooter video game developed by Moppin and published by Devolver Digital. The first game to be developed solely by Ojiro Fumoto, it was released for iOS and Microsoft Windows in October 2015, for Android in January 2016, and for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in May 2016. A Nintendo Switch version was released in January 2019. British studio Red Phantom Games developed the Switch and PlayStation ports.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 267 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~33/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 215k–517k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,614 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.75-75%
GOG$0.75-75%
Gamesplanet$0.99-67%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99
Microsoft Store$2.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.59 at GOG (2022-03-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 95 of 139 observed days · $0.16 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15815820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2252026-08-06 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 20 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 14 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$3.30$0.622015-10-152026-08-302015-10-15 — best price $2.992016-08-05 — best price $2.992017-07-24 — best price $0.982018-03-26 — best price $1.492018-12-13 — best price $1.492019-10-29 — best price $0.642020-01-14 — best price $1.492020-02-29 — best price $2.992020-09-02 — best price $0.742021-02-20 — best price $2.992021-08-14 — best price $2.992021-12-04 — best price $2.992022-03-20 — best price $2.992022-06-22 — best price $0.982022-10-18 — best price $2.992023-01-03 — best price $2.992023-04-10 — best price $0.982023-06-30 — best price $0.982023-08-30 — best price $2.992023-12-05 — best price $0.982024-02-22 — best price $2.992024-05-03 — best price $0.982024-07-25 — best price $2.492024-10-14 — best price $0.982024-12-22 — best price $0.992025-02-20 — best price $2.992025-04-25 — best price $2.992025-07-15 — best price $0.742025-09-19 — best price $2.992025-12-09 — best price $0.622026-03-11 — best price $2.992026-05-11 — best price $2.992026-07-27 — best price $0.742026-08-27 — best price $0.752026-08-30 — best price $0.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

144232026-05-30 — 44 pageviews2026-06-02 — 56 pageviews2026-06-05 — 42 pageviews2026-06-08 — 40 pageviews2026-06-11 — 29 pageviews2026-06-14 — 42 pageviews2026-06-17 — 46 pageviews2026-06-20 — 38 pageviews2026-06-23 — 41 pageviews2026-06-26 — 53 pageviews2026-06-29 — 40 pageviews2026-07-02 — 85 pageviews2026-07-05 — 40 pageviews2026-07-08 — 51 pageviews2026-07-11 — 41 pageviews2026-07-14 — 44 pageviews2026-07-17 — 36 pageviews2026-07-20 — 30 pageviews2026-07-23 — 144 pageviews2026-07-26 — 63 pageviews2026-07-29 — 65 pageviews2026-08-01 — 42 pageviews2026-08-04 — 88 pageviews2026-08-07 — 58 pageviews2026-08-10 — 55 pageviews2026-08-13 — 43 pageviews2026-08-16 — 41 pageviews2026-08-19 — 36 pageviews2026-08-22 — 39 pageviews2026-08-25 — 46 pageviews2026-08-27 — 26 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
75.4%
earned "Careful Descent"
9.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)28,6325%23
Steam (Steam)22,4024%20
Windows (Xbox)1,8535%22
Switch (Nintendo)4760%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionArcadeAdventureDifficultFast-PacedPlatformerShoot 'Em Up

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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