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Firmament

Cyan Worlds, Inc. · 2023-05-18

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

AdventureIndie

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

Releases: May 18, 2023 (SteamVR), May 18, 2023 (Mac), May 18, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 02, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Jul 02, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Jul 02, 2025 (PlayStation VR2)

Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!

Firmament is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2023, priced at $20.99, with Mostly Positive (72% of 1640 reviews) and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

7
playing now
72%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
3.83★
PlayStation Store rating (224 ratings)
12h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$20.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Firmament is an adventure video game developed by Cyan Worlds. Similarly to their 2016 title Obduction, it was funded by a Kickstarter campaign beginning in 2018. It was released on Windows PCs on May 18, 2023.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (350 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 28,754 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–74k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,640 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $20.99 at GOG (2024-11-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 18 of 34 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22322320232026Week of 2023-05-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-09-15 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2805May 2023Aug 2026May 2023 — avg 280 · peak 796Jun 2023 — avg 69 · peak 203Jul 2023 — avg 31 · peak 85Aug 2023 — avg 19 · peak 72Sep 2023 — avg 16 · peak 47Oct 2023 — avg 12 · peak 30Nov 2023 — avg 12 · peak 36Dec 2023 — avg 16 · peak 51Jan 2024 — avg 16 · peak 48Feb 2024 — avg 12 · peak 40Mar 2024 — avg 12 · peak 34Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 23May 2024 — avg 9 · peak 35Jun 2024 — avg 12 · peak 27Jul 2024 — avg 12 · peak 32Aug 2024 — avg 8 · peak 22Sep 2024 — avg 9 · peak 37Oct 2024 — avg 9 · peak 29Nov 2024 — avg 10 · peak 30Dec 2024 — avg 13 · peak 37Jan 2025 — avg 11 · peak 34Feb 2025 — avg 13 · peak 42Mar 2025 — avg 10 · peak 27Apr 2025 — avg 8 · peak 22May 2025 — avg 6 · peak 27Jun 2025 — avg 10 · peak 25Jul 2025 — avg 8 · peak 25Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Oct 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 32Jan 2026 — avg 8 · peak 29Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 19Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 21Jul 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 16
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.99$20.992023-05-182026-08-252023-05-18 — best price $31.492023-08-03 — best price $29.742023-09-12 — best price $34.992023-10-13 — best price $29.742023-11-02 — best price $34.992023-11-29 — best price $34.992023-12-13 — best price $26.242024-01-05 — best price $34.992024-03-14 — best price $24.492024-05-30 — best price $34.992024-07-11 — best price $34.992024-10-17 — best price $24.492024-11-27 — best price $20.992024-12-19 — best price $20.992025-02-05 — best price $20.992025-03-13 — best price $20.992025-04-17 — best price $34.992025-05-07 — best price $20.992025-05-28 — best price $34.992025-06-10 — best price $20.992025-07-16 — best price $20.992025-08-11 — best price $34.992025-09-18 — best price $20.992025-10-06 — best price $34.992025-10-20 — best price $20.992025-11-25 — best price $34.992026-01-03 — best price $34.992026-02-04 — best price $34.992026-03-11 — best price $20.992026-04-03 — best price $34.992026-05-13 — best price $20.992026-06-04 — best price $34.992026-07-09 — best price $34.992026-07-25 — best price $34.992026-08-14 — best price $20.992026-08-25 — best price $20.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

160242026-05-30 — 36 pageviews2026-06-03 — 34 pageviews2026-06-07 — 45 pageviews2026-06-11 — 45 pageviews2026-06-15 — 43 pageviews2026-06-19 — 30 pageviews2026-06-23 — 44 pageviews2026-06-27 — 108 pageviews2026-07-01 — 49 pageviews2026-07-05 — 46 pageviews2026-07-09 — 44 pageviews2026-07-13 — 56 pageviews2026-07-17 — 53 pageviews2026-07-21 — 29 pageviews2026-07-25 — 34 pageviews2026-07-29 — 48 pageviews2026-08-02 — 60 pageviews2026-08-06 — 52 pageviews2026-08-10 — 69 pageviews2026-08-14 — 42 pageviews2026-08-18 — 56 pageviews2026-08-22 — 39 pageviews2026-08-26 — 41 pageviews2026-08-30 — 48 pageviews2026-09-03 — 40 pageviews2026-09-07 — 42 pageviews2026-09-11 — 34 pageviews2026-09-15 — 35 pageviews2026-09-19 — 50 pageviews2026-09-23 — 44 pageviews2026-09-27 — 37 pageviews2026-10-01 — 24 pageviews2026-10-05 — 35 pageviews2026-10-09 — 48 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
96.8%
earned "Awakening"
46.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedCaptions availableDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support3 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2023-05-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)87011%28
PS5 (PlayStation)9832%29
PS4 (PlayStation)1136%29

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

Player tags

3DVRPuzzleMysteryAdventureNarrationSteampunkSoundtrackStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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