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Germinal

Moonlit Monitors · 2023-03-09

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 09, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Jump, hover and clean your way through this precision platformer combining permissive jetpack mechanics with a compassionate narrative about getting lost in your own fear.

Germinal is an Action and Indie game released in 2023, priced at $14.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 73 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-14

92%
positive of 73 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 44% of 27,802 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 73 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2023-06-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420232026Week of 2023-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$7.492023-03-092025-07-102023-03-09 — best price $14.992023-04-14 — best price $10.042023-04-17 — best price $14.992023-06-22 — best price $9.742023-06-29 — best price $7.492023-07-13 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $7.492024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-06-20 — best price $10.042024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $10.042024-12-04 — best price $14.992024-12-20 — best price $10.042025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $10.042025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $10.042025-07-10 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, German, Portuguese - Brazil

Player tags

2DIndieActionLinearEmotionalControllerPlatformerStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

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