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Eye of the Temple

Rune Skovbo Johansen · 2021-10-14

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Oct 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 14, 2021 (SteamVR), Oct 14, 2021 (Windows Mixed Reality), Apr 27, 2023 (Meta Quest 2), Oct 14, 2021 (Oculus VR)

Embark on a VR adventure to explore a vast and treacherous temple and uncover the ancient legend of the Eye. Keep your balance as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with just your torch and whip in hand.

Eye of the Temple is an Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 425 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
93%
positive of 425 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
93/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

What led you to this ancient mountaintop temple hidden deep in the jungle? Making your way inside is going to be tricky. You spot a blue bird that looks at you and flies away. You sense that it has something to tell you...(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (111 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 27,669 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 8.5k–19k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 425 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2024-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10610620212026Week of 2021-10-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
101Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2021 — avg 10 · peak 36Nov 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 15Jan 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2022 — avg 1 · peak 10Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2023 — avg 1 · peak 7Jan 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Apr 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$5.992021-10-142026-07-092021-10-14 — best price $17.992021-11-24 — best price $17.992021-12-23 — best price $17.992022-01-24 — best price $17.992022-02-04 — best price $16.992022-02-17 — best price $19.992022-06-01 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-10-14 — best price $11.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $10.992023-01-30 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $7.992023-05-01 — best price $19.992023-09-11 — best price $13.992023-10-30 — best price $19.992023-12-04 — best price $11.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-04 — best price $11.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-05-20 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-02 — best price $9.992024-10-21 — best price $19.992024-12-09 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $5.992025-05-26 — best price $19.992025-08-08 — best price $9.992025-09-23 — best price $19.992025-10-23 — best price $11.992025-12-02 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $7.992026-04-12 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
82.8%
earned "Whip-cracker"
6.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsStereo SoundSubtitle OptionsSteam Cloud1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-10-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5020%27

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

Player tags

VRActionPuzzleFantasyMysteryAdventureImmersiveNonlinearPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

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