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Griftlands

Klei Entertainment · 2021-06-01

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Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 01, 2021 (Mac), Jun 04, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 01, 2021 (Linux), Jun 04, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 11, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 04, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

Griftlands is an Indie game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Very Positive (94% of 14471 reviews).

46
playing now
94%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (40 ratings)
4.40★
PlayStation Store rating (324 ratings)
12h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

46 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Griftlands is a 2021 roguelike deck-building video game developed and published by Klei Entertainment. It was initially released in early access for Microsoft Windows in June 2019; the full version of the game was released for Windows, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2021.

Trailer

Griftlands trailer thumbnail

Griftlands - Launch Gameplay Trailer

≈16,779 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 46 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 229 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,227 reviews).
  • · Top 2% of 50,783 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 289k–651k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,471 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$6.99-65%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2026-09-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 12 of 25 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.1k3.1k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 3,133 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 998 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 928 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,456 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

152312026-09-16 05:00 — 31 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 36 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 152 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 109 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 120 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 106 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 95 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 114 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 119 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 63 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 108 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 131 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 53 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 117 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 139 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 75 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 76 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 88 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 64 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 85 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 67 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 47 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 44 players2026-10-15 19:00 — 46 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.3k44Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 3,283 · peak 7,545Aug 2020 — avg 400 · peak 774Oct 2020 — avg 257 · peak 612Dec 2020 — avg 329 · peak 614Feb 2021 — avg 332 · peak 516Apr 2021 — avg 175 · peak 293Jun 2021 — avg 2,298 · peak 7,309Aug 2021 — avg 374 · peak 678Oct 2021 — avg 342 · peak 989Dec 2021 — avg 326 · peak 621Feb 2022 — avg 232 · peak 421Apr 2022 — avg 170 · peak 274Jun 2022 — avg 346 · peak 980Aug 2022 — avg 149 · peak 239Oct 2022 — avg 178 · peak 745Dec 2022 — avg 160 · peak 359Feb 2023 — avg 113 · peak 187Apr 2023 — avg 116 · peak 217Jun 2023 — avg 196 · peak 568Aug 2023 — avg 88 · peak 165Oct 2023 — avg 160 · peak 685Dec 2023 — avg 95 · peak 170Feb 2024 — avg 118 · peak 387Apr 2024 — avg 104 · peak 330Jun 2024 — avg 126 · peak 443Aug 2024 — avg 81 · peak 146Oct 2024 — avg 56 · peak 102Dec 2024 — avg 75 · peak 139Feb 2025 — avg 111 · peak 201Apr 2025 — avg 77 · peak 125Jun 2025 — avg 134 · peak 352Aug 2025 — avg 75 · peak 228Oct 2025 — avg 58 · peak 104Dec 2025 — avg 63 · peak 116Feb 2026 — avg 61 · peak 113Apr 2026 — avg 48 · peak 90Jun 2026 — avg 70 · peak 144Aug 2026 — avg 44 · peak 78
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$5.992019-06-142026-10-152019-06-14 — best price $14.992020-04-23 — best price $14.992020-09-10 — best price $16.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $15.992020-12-17 — best price $15.992021-02-04 — best price $15.992021-03-25 — best price $15.992021-06-15 — best price $19.992021-08-05 — best price $19.992021-10-25 — best price $19.992021-11-24 — best price $13.392021-12-22 — best price $13.392022-01-17 — best price $19.992022-03-24 — best price $13.392022-06-06 — best price $19.992022-07-14 — best price $13.392022-10-18 — best price $13.392022-12-08 — best price $13.392023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $10.992023-05-06 — best price $10.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-02-23 — best price $19.992024-04-01 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-03-10 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-08 — best price $19.992026-02-19 — best price $19.992026-05-11 — best price $19.992026-09-03 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $5.992026-10-08 — best price $6.992026-10-15 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

38112026-05-29 — 26 pageviews2026-06-02 — 20 pageviews2026-06-06 — 21 pageviews2026-06-10 — 35 pageviews2026-06-14 — 31 pageviews2026-06-18 — 22 pageviews2026-06-22 — 32 pageviews2026-06-26 — 20 pageviews2026-06-30 — 26 pageviews2026-07-04 — 17 pageviews2026-07-08 — 33 pageviews2026-07-12 — 30 pageviews2026-07-16 — 20 pageviews2026-07-20 — 22 pageviews2026-07-24 — 30 pageviews2026-07-28 — 18 pageviews2026-08-01 — 15 pageviews2026-08-05 — 26 pageviews2026-08-09 — 30 pageviews2026-08-13 — 22 pageviews2026-08-17 — 22 pageviews2026-08-21 — 30 pageviews2026-08-25 — 19 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-09-02 — 18 pageviews2026-09-06 — 37 pageviews2026-09-10 — 31 pageviews2026-09-14 — 17 pageviews2026-09-18 — 38 pageviews2026-09-22 — 27 pageviews2026-09-26 — 29 pageviews2026-09-30 — 37 pageviews2026-10-04 — 30 pageviews2026-10-08 — 27 pageviews2026-10-12 — 25 pageviews2026-10-14 — 23 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
4.5%
earned "Machinist"
1.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,06211%13
PS4 (PlayStation)6731%13
Switch (Nintendo)390%0
Xbox One (Xbox)2218%13

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGStrategyCard GameComic BookDark HumorRogue-likeRogue-liteStory RichTurn-Based

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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