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Element4l cover art

Element4l

I-Illusions · 2013-05-24

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

Element4l is an Action and Indie game released in 2013, priced at $2.96, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 657 reviews).

0
playing now
83%
positive of 657 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.96
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 56% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (40 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 26k–53k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 657 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
303020142026Week of 2014-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2014-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2014-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2014-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2014-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2014-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 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).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
68.4%
earned "Ready player one"
8.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

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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