The Game Census
Goblins and Grottos cover art

Goblins and Grottos

Psychic Software · 2016-07-07

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 07, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 07, 2016 (Mac)

Reverse the roles & play as a goblin rather than a knight or wizard in this parody dungeon game. Level editor & online sharing - Mario Maker with goblins! Watch your family get blasted by a lvl 100 paladin & embark on an epic quest of revenge, beset on all sides by greedy powerleveling adventurers.

66%
positive of 82 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$8.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 42% of 29,056 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k–4.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 82 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.59-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.39 at GreenManGaming (2019-04-10) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 12 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920152026Week of 2015-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$12.99$0.392015-12-162026-10-122015-12-16 — best price $11.042016-06-23 — best price $10.392016-07-28 — best price $9.742016-09-16 — best price $12.992016-10-28 — best price $7.792016-12-22 — best price $5.192017-02-14 — best price $2.592017-06-22 — best price $3.242017-11-06 — best price $6.492017-12-21 — best price $3.242018-03-16 — best price $6.492018-09-11 — best price $6.492018-11-21 — best price $5.842019-03-11 — best price $6.492019-05-13 — best price $7.792019-08-05 — best price $6.492019-12-19 — best price $6.492020-04-27 — best price $12.992020-09-28 — best price $5.842020-12-22 — best price $6.292021-06-24 — best price $4.492021-11-24 — best price $4.492022-01-27 — best price $4.492022-08-01 — best price $1.342022-12-22 — best price $2.242023-06-24 — best price $4.942023-12-21 — best price $4.942024-04-29 — best price $4.042024-08-28 — best price $4.492024-12-19 — best price $4.492025-03-13 — best price $4.492025-09-29 — best price $3.592025-12-18 — best price $2.692026-03-02 — best price $8.992026-04-13 — best price $8.992026-07-09 — best price $8.992026-08-31 — best price $8.992026-10-12 — best price $3.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-09-19 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DCuteFunnyCasualComedyPuzzleSatireFantasyParody Adventure

Census log

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

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