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Hidden Folks

Hidden Folks · 2017-02-15

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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!!!!!

Hidden Folks is an Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 9545 reviews) sentiment.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

13
playing now
97%
positive of 9.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

Hidden Folks trailer thumbnail

Hidden Folks - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 13 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 4% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 239k–573k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,545 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 66 of 96 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

2732026-09-15 13:00 — 11 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 21 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 13 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 14 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 15 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 16 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 21 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 9 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 27 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1280Feb 2016Aug 2026Feb 2016 — avg 0 · peak 0Feb 2017 — avg 50 · peak 270Jun 2017 — avg 109 · peak 747Oct 2017 — avg 14 · peak 36Feb 2018 — avg 24 · peak 72Jun 2018 — avg 39 · peak 165Oct 2018 — avg 128 · peak 535Feb 2019 — avg 37 · peak 94Jun 2019 — avg 24 · peak 83Oct 2019 — avg 19 · peak 70Feb 2020 — avg 24 · peak 60Jun 2020 — avg 69 · peak 271Oct 2020 — avg 20 · peak 43Feb 2021 — avg 30 · peak 114Jun 2021 — avg 22 · peak 75Oct 2021 — avg 19 · peak 45Feb 2022 — avg 22 · peak 43Jun 2022 — avg 22 · peak 63Oct 2022 — avg 21 · peak 54Feb 2023 — avg 19 · peak 39Jun 2023 — avg 14 · peak 31Oct 2023 — avg 14 · peak 33Feb 2024 — avg 14 · peak 30Jun 2024 — avg 14 · peak 35Oct 2024 — avg 11 · peak 34Feb 2025 — avg 12 · peak 26Jun 2025 — avg 11 · peak 27Oct 2025 — avg 14 · peak 32Feb 2026 — avg 11 · peak 25Jun 2026 — avg 14 · peak 34Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 29
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.472017-02-152026-10-142017-02-15 — 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 $8.992026-09-07 — best price $8.992026-09-15 — best price $14.992026-09-23 — best price $8.992026-10-01 — best price $8.992026-10-09 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4632026-05-29 — 14 pageviews2026-06-02 — 9 pageviews2026-06-06 — 46 pageviews2026-06-10 — 11 pageviews2026-06-14 — 15 pageviews2026-06-18 — 12 pageviews2026-06-22 — 22 pageviews2026-06-26 — 16 pageviews2026-06-30 — 11 pageviews2026-07-04 — 16 pageviews2026-07-08 — 9 pageviews2026-07-12 — 9 pageviews2026-07-16 — 8 pageviews2026-07-20 — 16 pageviews2026-07-24 — 12 pageviews2026-07-28 — 6 pageviews2026-08-01 — 15 pageviews2026-08-05 — 11 pageviews2026-08-09 — 6 pageviews2026-08-13 — 16 pageviews2026-08-17 — 7 pageviews2026-08-21 — 9 pageviews2026-08-25 — 8 pageviews2026-08-29 — 13 pageviews2026-09-02 — 19 pageviews2026-09-06 — 15 pageviews2026-09-10 — 11 pageviews2026-09-14 — 13 pageviews2026-09-18 — 9 pageviews2026-09-22 — 7 pageviews2026-09-26 — 12 pageviews2026-09-30 — 9 pageviews2026-10-04 — 9 pageviews2026-10-08 — 8 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…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-05-10 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DCuteFunnyIndieCasualPuzzleRelaxingAdventureHand-drawnMinimalist

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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