The Game Census
Element4l cover art

Element4l

I-Illusions · 2013-05-24

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 30, 2016 (PlayStation 4), May 24, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 24, 2013 (Linux), Apr 07, 2015 (PlayStation Vita)

Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.

1
playing now
83%
positive of 656 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.96
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 41% of 10,950 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 26k–52k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 656 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.96-67%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.69 at Steam (2016-02-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-11 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.692015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $6.692015-01-12 — best price $9.992015-06-01 — best price $9.992015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-09-10 — best price $8.992015-12-22 — best price $3.592016-01-18 — best price $8.992016-06-23 — best price $4.492016-11-21 — best price $8.992016-12-22 — best price $4.492017-07-05 — best price $8.992017-11-22 — best price $3.052018-01-04 — best price $8.992018-11-21 — best price $4.492019-01-03 — best price $8.992019-03-15 — best price $9.992019-06-25 — best price $3.052021-11-01 — best price $8.992021-12-22 — best price $6.292022-02-03 — best price $8.992022-12-22 — best price $6.292023-03-23 — best price $8.992024-04-01 — best price $3.052024-07-25 — best price $8.992024-10-21 — best price $3.052024-12-04 — best price $8.992025-01-18 — best price $4.492025-03-13 — best price $3.052025-04-26 — best price $8.992025-06-27 — best price $3.052025-09-06 — best price $8.992025-11-19 — best price $2.962026-01-19 — best price $8.992026-03-19 — best price $2.962026-04-17 — best price $8.992026-06-25 — best price $2.962026-07-25 — best price $8.992026-08-24 — best price $2.96
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,3503%20
PS Vita (PlayStation)1,7127%12
PS4 (PlayStation)2303%12
PS Vita (PlayStation)19254%12
PS Vita (PlayStation)2914%12

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

Player tags

2DIndieActionCasualPuzzleDifficultPlatformerAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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