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Hidden Folks cover art

Hidden Folks

Hidden Folks · 2017-02-15

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 15, 2017 (Linux), Dec 14, 2017 (Mac), Feb 15, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 15, 2017 (iOS), Dec 14, 2017 (Android), Oct 31, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!

9
playing now
97%
positive of 9.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (61 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

Hidden Folks is a hidden object game developed by Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg. In the game, players are presented with a series of animated, interactive scenes and must find hidden characters, objects, and animals. The game was released for iOS, Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows in February 2017.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 144 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 239k–573k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,544 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.99-40%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.47 at Steam (2019-12-19) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 39 of 62 observed days · $6.52 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
35135120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1702026-08-06 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 13 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 9 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.472017-02-152026-08-302017-02-15 — best price $7.192017-12-07 — best price $5.992018-05-10 — best price $3.992018-11-21 — best price $3.592019-10-28 — best price $2.712020-01-23 — best price $3.992020-11-02 — best price $12.992021-07-08 — best price $12.992021-12-01 — best price $12.992022-04-11 — best price $12.992022-09-01 — best price $12.992023-01-05 — best price $12.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-07-24 — best price $8.992023-10-02 — best price $8.992023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-02-29 — best price $14.992024-04-19 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-10-08 — best price $7.492024-12-12 — best price $7.492025-02-28 — best price $7.492025-04-24 — best price $7.492025-06-18 — best price $5.992025-08-15 — best price $8.992025-09-29 — best price $5.992025-11-05 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-03 — best price $7.492026-04-14 — best price $14.992026-05-21 — best price $14.992026-07-17 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7532026-05-29 — 14 pageviews2026-06-01 — 10 pageviews2026-06-04 — 16 pageviews2026-06-07 — 34 pageviews2026-06-10 — 11 pageviews2026-06-13 — 15 pageviews2026-06-16 — 12 pageviews2026-06-19 — 3 pageviews2026-06-22 — 22 pageviews2026-06-25 — 7 pageviews2026-06-28 — 15 pageviews2026-07-01 — 16 pageviews2026-07-04 — 16 pageviews2026-07-07 — 11 pageviews2026-07-10 — 14 pageviews2026-07-13 — 9 pageviews2026-07-16 — 8 pageviews2026-07-19 — 16 pageviews2026-07-22 — 8 pageviews2026-07-25 — 7 pageviews2026-07-28 — 6 pageviews2026-07-31 — 6 pageviews2026-08-03 — 13 pageviews2026-08-06 — 8 pageviews2026-08-09 — 6 pageviews2026-08-12 — 20 pageviews2026-08-15 — 13 pageviews2026-08-18 — 5 pageviews2026-08-21 — 9 pageviews2026-08-24 — 12 pageviews2026-08-26 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

8
achievements tracked
42.7%
earned "Forest Areas Completed"
15.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing1 DLC

23 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,49535%8
Switch (Nintendo)190%0

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

Player tags

2DCuteFunnyIndieCasualPuzzleRelaxingAdventureHand-drawnMinimalist

Census log

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

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