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ibb & obb cover art

ibb & obb

Sparpweed · 2014-05-26

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 26, 2014 (Linux), May 26, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 06, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Mar 05, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.

17
playing now
89%
positive of 6.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
7h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

ibb & obb is a puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Dutch company Sparpweed Games for the PlayStation 3. It began as Richard Boeser's graduation project and debuted at IndieCade in 2008.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 17 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 117 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 171k–410k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,831 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.39-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-11-06) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 14 of 20 observed days · $10.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10410420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5732026-08-06 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 57 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 33 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 29 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 47 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 27 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 32 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 46 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 37 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 26 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 16 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.99$1.002015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-06-11 — best price $8.392015-12-01 — best price $11.992016-02-12 — best price $11.992016-06-23 — best price $4.792016-07-09 — best price $11.992016-11-23 — best price $4.072017-04-24 — best price $4.792017-09-09 — best price $2.392017-12-21 — best price $4.192018-05-08 — best price $4.072018-11-12 — best price $3.592019-02-04 — best price $11.992019-07-09 — best price $11.992019-11-12 — best price $11.992020-01-02 — best price $11.992020-02-20 — best price $11.992020-04-02 — best price $7.912020-05-04 — best price $11.992020-07-09 — best price $11.992020-11-25 — best price $3.592021-01-05 — best price $11.992021-04-08 — best price $1.002021-08-26 — best price $2.392022-02-11 — best price $2.392022-08-18 — best price $2.392023-02-13 — best price $2.392023-06-29 — best price $2.392023-09-14 — best price $3.592024-02-12 — best price $2.392024-08-01 — best price $2.392024-12-19 — best price $2.392025-03-13 — best price $2.392025-09-11 — best price $2.392025-12-18 — best price $2.392026-05-14 — best price $2.392026-08-15 — best price $2.392026-08-19 — best price $2.392026-08-27 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2722026-05-31 — 5 pageviews2026-06-03 — 7 pageviews2026-06-06 — 13 pageviews2026-06-09 — 5 pageviews2026-06-12 — 5 pageviews2026-06-15 — 5 pageviews2026-06-18 — 5 pageviews2026-06-21 — 7 pageviews2026-06-24 — 10 pageviews2026-06-27 — 3 pageviews2026-06-30 — 7 pageviews2026-07-03 — 6 pageviews2026-07-06 — 13 pageviews2026-07-09 — 11 pageviews2026-07-12 — 11 pageviews2026-07-15 — 6 pageviews2026-07-18 — 12 pageviews2026-07-21 — 7 pageviews2026-07-24 — 9 pageviews2026-07-27 — 14 pageviews2026-07-30 — 8 pageviews2026-08-02 — 9 pageviews2026-08-05 — 9 pageviews2026-08-08 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 10 pageviews2026-08-14 — 11 pageviews2026-08-17 — 7 pageviews2026-08-20 — 27 pageviews2026-08-23 — 11 pageviews2026-08-26 — 6 pageviews2026-08-28 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
29.3%
earned "Mint Condition"
1.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play Together1 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,7924%10
PS3 (PlayStation)2,8095%11
Switch (Nintendo)1140%0

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

Player tags

2DCuteCo-opIndieActionPuzzleAdventureDifficultPlatformerLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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