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Heal cover art

Heal

Jesse Makkonen · 2020-04-10

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.

Heal is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2020, priced at $0.76, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 828 reviews).

1
playing now
84%
positive of 828 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$0.76
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 66 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 828 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.89-87%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.55 at Humble Store (2023-05-05) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 65 of 92 observed days · $0.34 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
323220202026Week of 2020-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
50May 2020Mar 2023May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Oct 2020 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2022 — avg 5 · peak 24Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$6.99$0.552020-04-102026-10-142020-04-10 — best price $6.292020-07-09 — best price $6.992020-09-28 — best price $6.992020-12-13 — best price $4.892021-02-15 — best price $6.992021-07-08 — best price $6.992021-11-02 — best price $2.582022-01-03 — best price $6.992022-03-03 — best price $2.092022-06-25 — best price $6.992022-08-19 — best price $1.882022-12-23 — best price $1.182023-03-16 — best price $1.182023-06-24 — best price $0.972023-10-19 — best price $1.182023-12-02 — best price $1.182024-01-25 — best price $2.442024-03-13 — best price $6.992024-04-25 — best price $2.442024-06-10 — best price $2.442024-07-30 — best price $2.092024-09-17 — best price $2.092024-11-13 — best price $6.992025-01-16 — best price $6.992025-03-13 — best price $0.762025-05-07 — best price $2.092025-07-10 — best price $2.092025-09-25 — best price $2.092025-11-14 — best price $6.992026-02-04 — best price $0.762026-03-19 — best price $0.762026-04-23 — best price $0.892026-06-16 — best price $6.992026-08-25 — best price $0.892026-09-04 — best price $0.892026-09-12 — best price $6.992026-09-20 — best price $0.892026-09-28 — best price $0.892026-10-06 — best price $0.892026-10-14 — best price $0.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
67%
earned "Solve the First Puzzle"
40.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

29 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)86823%14

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

Player tags

2DIndiePuzzleMysterySurrealStylizedAdventureBeautifulEmotionalExperience

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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