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Guacamelee! Gold Edition cover art

Guacamelee! Gold Edition

Drinkbox Studios · 2013-08-08

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 18, 2014 (Linux), Feb 18, 2014 (Mac), Aug 08, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.

4
playing now
93%
positive of 6.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
94/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

"Carlos Calaca has kidnapped El Presidente's Daughter, and he plans to sacrifice her in order to merge the World of the Living with the World of the Dead. Juan Aguacate, an agave farmer who stumbles upon a Legendary Luchador mask, must find the strength and courage to become the Hero he's always dreamed of being and put a stop to this. Not for you, not for Calaca, but for El Presidente's Daughter, the most beautiful girl in the entire world."(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 54 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 86% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 240k–481k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,008 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.75-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.75-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2018-03-30) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 39 of 64 observed days · $2.26 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
626220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1022026-08-06 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $14.992016-07-04 — best price $7.492017-11-01 — best price $14.992018-12-13 — best price $5.992020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-05-27 — best price $2.992020-07-25 — best price $14.992020-08-26 — best price $14.992020-09-25 — best price $14.992020-10-29 — best price $4.492020-11-26 — best price $11.012021-01-15 — best price $14.992021-02-12 — best price $11.012021-03-19 — best price $14.992021-04-23 — best price $14.992021-05-22 — best price $14.992021-07-02 — best price $13.492021-11-24 — best price $3.742022-02-21 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $3.742022-10-27 — best price $5.242023-02-08 — best price $11.012023-08-15 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $3.742024-03-13 — best price $3.742024-06-19 — best price $14.992024-09-17 — best price $13.492025-01-03 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $3.742025-06-13 — best price $14.992025-11-11 — best price $3.742026-04-09 — best price $3.752026-08-06 — best price $3.742026-08-30 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
77.7%
earned "Why all the long faces?"
18.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on Phone1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)28,6665%60

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

Player tags

2DFunnyIndieMemesActionComedyColorfulFightingAdventurePlatformer

Census log

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

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