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Kalimba cover art

Kalimba

Press Play · Xbox Game Studios · 2015-04-22

SteamMicrosoft Store

ActionCasual

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Dec 17, 2014 (Xbox One), Apr 22, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Jump, switch and fly your way through mind-bending subterranean puzzles in this stunning new platforming adventure from the award-winning Press Play! 

Kalimba is a 2015 Action and Casual game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 686 reviews).

1
playing now
90%
positive of 686 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Kalimba is a puzzle-platform video game developed by Press Play and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One and Windows. In the game, initially known as "Project Totem", players must move pieces of a totem pole through various levels while avoiding obstacles.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 37 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–41k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 686 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-80%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2025-09-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 14 of 26 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520172026Week of 2017-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 10 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 10 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
541Apr 2015Aug 2026Apr 2015 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2015 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2015 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2016 — avg 1 · peak 8Aug 2016 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2016 — avg 3 · peak 17Apr 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2017 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2017 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Aug 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2018 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2020 — avg 6 · peak 51Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2020 — avg 7 · peak 45Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 28Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2022 — avg 2 · peak 12May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2022 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 61Jan 2025 — avg 30 · peak 128May 2025 — avg 54 · peak 298Sep 2025 — avg 7 · peak 35Jan 2026 — avg 18 · peak 78May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 21Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.992015-04-232026-10-112015-04-23 — best price $9.992015-12-01 — best price $9.992016-02-12 — best price $9.992016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-07-06 — best price $9.992018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992019-01-04 — best price $9.992019-07-09 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-04-06 — best price $9.992020-07-24 — best price $9.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-04-12 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-06-13 — best price $9.992022-10-25 — best price $4.992022-12-22 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $2.492023-06-08 — best price $2.492023-11-21 — best price $4.992024-01-30 — best price $2.492024-04-18 — best price $2.492024-06-23 — best price $9.992024-09-27 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-06-16 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-06-16 — best price $9.992026-09-06 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $1.992026-10-07 — best price $1.992026-10-11 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2312026-06-01 — 9 pageviews2026-06-05 — 5 pageviews2026-06-09 — 15 pageviews2026-06-13 — 10 pageviews2026-06-17 — 23 pageviews2026-06-21 — 12 pageviews2026-06-25 — 5 pageviews2026-06-29 — 8 pageviews2026-07-03 — 18 pageviews2026-07-07 — 11 pageviews2026-07-11 — 10 pageviews2026-07-15 — 9 pageviews2026-07-19 — 10 pageviews2026-07-23 — 8 pageviews2026-07-27 — 8 pageviews2026-07-31 — 6 pageviews2026-08-04 — 5 pageviews2026-08-08 — 9 pageviews2026-08-12 — 9 pageviews2026-08-16 — 13 pageviews2026-08-20 — 7 pageviews2026-08-24 — 4 pageviews2026-08-28 — 4 pageviews2026-09-01 — 11 pageviews2026-09-05 — 11 pageviews2026-09-09 — 1 pageviews2026-09-13 — 14 pageviews2026-09-17 — 13 pageviews2026-09-21 — 8 pageviews2026-09-25 — 7 pageviews2026-09-29 — 8 pageviews2026-10-03 — 11 pageviews2026-10-07 — 5 pageviews2026-10-10 — 11 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
26.2%
earned "The Bouncing Achievement"
1.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing2 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2015-04-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)4,1241%42
Steam (Steam)5611%41

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

Player tags

ActionCasualDifficultPlatformerLocal Co-OpPuzzle-Platformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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