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Yunus Ayyildiz · 2015-11-18

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 18, 2015 (Mac), Nov 18, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 01, 2015 (iOS), Dec 12, 2016 (Android)

perspective illusion puzzle based on M.C. Escher drawings and impossible shapes

0
playing now
91%
positive of 799 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 9,678 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 20k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 799 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2016-01-21) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120172026Week of 2017-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-08-12 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$2.99$0.492015-11-182024-07-112015-11-18 — best price $2.242015-12-02 — best price $1.992016-01-28 — best price $1.992016-04-29 — best price $1.992016-08-29 — best price $1.992016-11-08 — best price $0.492016-12-22 — best price $0.492017-06-05 — best price $0.492017-08-23 — best price $0.492017-11-19 — best price $0.492018-01-28 — best price $0.492018-03-19 — best price $0.492018-08-08 — best price $0.492018-11-21 — best price $0.492019-02-06 — best price $0.492019-05-16 — best price $0.492019-09-06 — best price $0.492019-11-26 — best price $0.492020-01-08 — best price $0.492020-03-23 — best price $0.492020-06-25 — best price $0.492020-11-25 — best price $0.492021-02-11 — best price $0.492021-06-24 — best price $0.492021-10-28 — best price $0.492021-11-24 — best price $0.492022-01-09 — best price $0.492022-03-20 — best price $0.992022-07-21 — best price $0.992022-11-07 — best price $0.992022-12-19 — best price $0.992023-01-30 — best price $0.992023-03-23 — best price $0.992023-12-17 — best price $0.992024-05-16 — best price $0.992024-07-11 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

4
achievements tracked
17.6%
earned "complete level 25"
7.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,30457%4

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

Player tags

2DIndieShortCasualPuzzleRelaxingDifficultMinimalistAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

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