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Knock on the Coffin Lid cover art

Knock on the Coffin Lid

RedBoon · 2024-08-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 08, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 21, 2025 (PlayStation 5), May 21, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

14
playing now
84%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Knock on the coffin lid is a familiar and fun roguelike card game. Collect dozens of card decks and complement combinations with the properties of items of equipment. Get to know the features of the main characters and defeat worthy opponents in fights. Deceive bosses or show mercy.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 161 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity down 55% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (908 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 58k–131k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,907 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2020-04-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 31 of 61 observed days · $15.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
76176120202026Week of 2020-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 761 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

87122026-08-11 19:00 — 58 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 40 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 31 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 59 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 39 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 36 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 87 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 67 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 50 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 84 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 42 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 29 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 58 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 30 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 32 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 41 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 28 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 28 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 57 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 18 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 38 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 35 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 39 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 36 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$9.992020-04-082026-08-302020-04-08 — best price $9.992021-10-11 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $17.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-04-15 — best price $24.992022-10-17 — best price $22.492022-11-29 — best price $24.992023-12-21 — best price $22.492024-02-04 — best price $24.992024-03-25 — best price $22.492024-08-22 — best price $24.992024-11-27 — best price $19.742024-12-16 — best price $24.992025-01-29 — best price $19.742025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-05-21 — best price $17.242025-06-26 — best price $16.242025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-08 — best price $16.242025-09-29 — best price $14.992025-10-08 — best price $24.992025-10-26 — best price $24.992025-11-03 — best price $24.992025-11-24 — best price $24.992025-12-11 — best price $12.492026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-01-23 — best price $12.492026-02-04 — best price $16.242026-02-28 — best price $24.992026-03-18 — best price $24.992026-03-27 — best price $12.492026-04-14 — best price $12.492026-05-04 — best price $16.242026-05-21 — best price $12.492026-06-17 — best price $24.992026-07-17 — best price $12.492026-08-14 — best price $12.492026-08-27 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
83.2%
earned "Oh well, here we go again."
36.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,4950%226
PS5 (PlayStation)795%58
Xbox Series (Xbox)437%44

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

Player tags

IndieFantasyZombiesStrategyCard GameRogue-likeRogue-liteTurn-BasedCard BattlerDark Fantasy

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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