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Filament

Beard Envy · Kasedo Games · 2020-04-23

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 23, 2020 (Linux), Apr 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 08, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Filament is an Indie and Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $16.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 760 reviews).

1
playing now
85%
positive of 760 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
25h
to beat · rushed 19h · completionist 27h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$16.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (80 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 49,684 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 15k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 760 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.39-80%
Steam$3.39-80%
GOG$3.39-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at WinGameStore (2025-03-19) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $16.99 · on sale 136 of 174 observed days · $1.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
797920202026Week of 2020-04-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 11 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1062Apr 2020Aug 2026Apr 2020 — avg 106 · peak 278Jun 2020 — avg 23 · peak 91Aug 2020 — avg 7 · peak 25Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2020 — avg 9 · peak 34Feb 2021 — avg 6 · peak 21Apr 2021 — avg 5 · peak 19Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2021 — avg 8 · peak 28Oct 2021 — avg 6 · peak 18Dec 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 30Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 14Oct 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2024 — avg 5 · peak 19Feb 2025 — avg 3 · peak 7Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2025 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2025 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.01$0.002020-03-202026-10-142020-03-20 — best price $0.002020-06-22 — best price $11.382020-08-06 — best price $16.992020-10-01 — best price $12.482020-11-06 — best price $16.992020-12-12 — best price $14.332021-02-08 — best price $9.852021-04-18 — best price $16.992021-05-31 — best price $14.332021-08-07 — best price $7.642021-10-04 — best price $4.242021-12-04 — best price $16.992022-02-10 — best price $16.992022-05-06 — best price $5.092022-07-30 — best price $16.992022-11-01 — best price $4.072023-01-13 — best price $13.892023-04-18 — best price $5.872023-06-23 — best price $4.072023-10-03 — best price $12.482024-02-13 — best price $12.482024-05-27 — best price $16.992024-08-02 — best price $2.462024-11-04 — best price $4.242025-01-20 — best price $2.802025-06-12 — best price $2.712025-10-21 — best price $4.242025-12-19 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $3.372026-05-11 — best price $3.392026-07-17 — best price $16.992026-08-28 — best price $3.392026-09-22 — best price $3.392026-10-14 — best price $3.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
97.5%
earned "Boarded!"
12%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-04-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,1089%29
Switch (Nintendo)130%0

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

Player tags

IndieLogicSpaceCasualPuzzleSci-fiColorfulStrategyTop-DownBeautiful

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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