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Effie cover art

Effie

Inverge Studios · 2020-01-28

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 19, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 04, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Apr 22, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 28, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!

75%
positive of 472 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Delve into the adventure of Galand, a young man in his quest to recover his youth after a witch cursed him with premature old age. Defeat all the sinister creatures, overcome all the platforming challenges and solve the most complex puzzles!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity up 200% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (13 reviews).
  • · Top 33% of 16,280 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.4k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 472 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Humble Store (2024-10-10) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120202026Week of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

26
achievements tracked
37%
earned "More than a companion"
10.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,33015%26
PS4 (PlayStation)50656%26
PS4 (PlayStation)37754%26
Xbox One (Xbox)23224%26
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

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

Player tags

CuteFunnyCartoonFantasyCartoonyColorfulStylizedAdventureControllerPlatformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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