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Glyph☀ cover art

Glyph☀

Bolverk Games · Atari · 2021-08-09

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 01, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Glyph is a cute, physics-based adventure starring a mech-scarab and his trusted guide, Anobi, challenged with rebuilding an ancient civilization buried under the desert sand. Jump, double-jump, smash and glide through the air in this vertical platformer with amazing controls.

93%
positive of 174 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.49
steam price (US)

A mechanical monster has devastated the nation and poisoned the land. In Glyph, you snatch a fractured civilization from the jaws of doom after runaway technology has destroyed everything. But safe ground is rare in this dying world. The desert sands are toxic and destruction has left few places to rest... So the last shred of hope is for you to collect the resources that will restore life to your home.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 65% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (18 reviews).
  • · Top 61% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.5k–7.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 174 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.49-45%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2022-10-20) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 5 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820212026Week of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$0.992015-01-012026-08-212015-01-01 — best price $6.952015-01-23 — best price $6.492015-04-01 — best price $7.952015-04-20 — best price $11.842015-04-24 — best price $7.952015-05-01 — best price $7.952015-05-18 — best price $8.492015-06-03 — best price $7.952021-08-09 — best price $16.992021-09-27 — best price $15.992021-10-28 — best price $13.992021-11-24 — best price $11.992021-12-23 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $9.992022-03-04 — best price $19.992022-04-18 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-10-21 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-02-06 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-04-16 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-09-16 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-20 — best price $9.992026-08-21 — best price $5.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
89.4%
earned "Keep Trying"
11.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, German, Danish

Player tags

CutePhysicsRelaxingDifficultNonlinearControllerAtmosphericExplorationTime AttackCollectathon

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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