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Dropsy cover art

Dropsy

Tendershoot · Devolver Digital · 2015-09-10

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 10, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 29, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 10, 2015 (Mac), Sep 10, 2015 (Linux), Sep 10, 2015 (Android), Sep 10, 2015 (iOS)

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Dropsy is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2015, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 2161 reviews).

0
playing now
93%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
4h
to beat · completionist 7h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Dropsy is a 2015 point-and-click adventure video game developed by American indie developer Tendershoot and the indie development studio A Jolly Corpse, and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released on September 10, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux. The iOS port of Dropsy was released on December 17, 2015. The Nintendo Switch version was released on September 29, 2022.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 73 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 29,063 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 54k–130k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,161 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.99-90%
GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Nuuvem (2019-04-16) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 86 of 124 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
303020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
240Jul 2015Jun 2026Jul 2015 — avg 0 · peak 7Oct 2015 — avg 7 · peak 23Jan 2016 — avg 7 · peak 30Apr 2016 — avg 9 · peak 42Jul 2016 — avg 5 · peak 20Oct 2016 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2017 — avg 4 · peak 19Apr 2017 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2017 — avg 6 · peak 19Oct 2017 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2018 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2018 — avg 3 · peak 13Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 5Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 19Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2023 — avg 10 · peak 43Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.76$0.992015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-12-10 — best price $4.992016-01-25 — best price $9.492016-02-24 — best price $5.992016-08-02 — best price $4.992017-02-07 — best price $7.992017-09-12 — best price $9.492018-02-15 — best price $2.492018-08-16 — best price $9.992019-02-25 — best price $2.492019-10-28 — best price $2.492020-02-20 — best price $2.492020-09-21 — best price $2.492021-03-22 — best price $2.492021-09-02 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $1.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $0.992023-03-20 — best price $1.992023-07-21 — best price $1.992023-11-21 — best price $0.992024-02-15 — best price $9.992024-05-24 — best price $9.992024-08-13 — best price $0.992024-11-18 — best price $9.992025-02-10 — best price $9.992025-05-19 — best price $0.992025-09-03 — best price $0.992025-11-07 — best price $0.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-24 — best price $0.992026-08-31 — best price $0.992026-09-24 — best price $0.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4572026-05-31 — 25 pageviews2026-06-04 — 16 pageviews2026-06-08 — 26 pageviews2026-06-12 — 20 pageviews2026-06-16 — 19 pageviews2026-06-20 — 20 pageviews2026-06-24 — 15 pageviews2026-06-28 — 13 pageviews2026-07-02 — 13 pageviews2026-07-06 — 27 pageviews2026-07-10 — 15 pageviews2026-07-14 — 11 pageviews2026-07-18 — 18 pageviews2026-07-22 — 18 pageviews2026-07-26 — 21 pageviews2026-07-30 — 18 pageviews2026-08-03 — 23 pageviews2026-08-07 — 45 pageviews2026-08-11 — 24 pageviews2026-08-15 — 19 pageviews2026-08-19 — 17 pageviews2026-08-23 — 30 pageviews2026-08-27 — 17 pageviews2026-08-31 — 17 pageviews2026-09-04 — 19 pageviews2026-09-08 — 13 pageviews2026-09-12 — 19 pageviews2026-09-16 — 25 pageviews2026-09-20 — 10 pageviews2026-09-24 — 20 pageviews2026-09-28 — 17 pageviews2026-10-02 — 10 pageviews2026-10-06 — 23 pageviews2026-10-10 — 12 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
47.7%
earned "Happy Birthday"
20.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing

27 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,32018%30
Switch (Nintendo)120%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

2DCuteDarkIndieCasualPuzzleSurrealAdventureOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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