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Knock on the Coffin Lid

RedBoon · 2024-08-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

Knock on the Coffin Lid is an Adventure, Indie, RPG and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 2911 reviews).

24
playing now
84%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (13 downloads)
4.02★
PlayStation Store rating (145 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 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
  • · 24 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 8% of 28,764 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 58k–131k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,911 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$12.49-50%

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 54 of 98 observed days · $2.50 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

5272026-09-15 00:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 24 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 19 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 25 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 16 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 12 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 24 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 12 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 14 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 20 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 23 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 29 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 52 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 26 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 20 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 46 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 21 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 19 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 35 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 20 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k7Apr 2020Aug 2026Apr 2020 — avg 25 · peak 55Jun 2020 — avg 14 · peak 44Aug 2020 — avg 18 · peak 59Oct 2020 — avg 14 · peak 35Dec 2020 — avg 15 · peak 52Feb 2021 — avg 9 · peak 25Apr 2021 — avg 14 · peak 70Jun 2021 — avg 9 · peak 23Aug 2021 — avg 9 · peak 26Oct 2021 — avg 14 · peak 46Dec 2021 — avg 8 · peak 23Feb 2022 — avg 27 · peak 65Apr 2022 — avg 11 · peak 29Jun 2022 — avg 11 · peak 32Aug 2022 — avg 8 · peak 24Oct 2022 — avg 23 · peak 67Dec 2022 — avg 20 · peak 51Feb 2023 — avg 14 · peak 32Apr 2023 — avg 10 · peak 22Jun 2023 — avg 8 · peak 22Aug 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 22Dec 2023 — avg 11 · peak 42Feb 2024 — avg 9 · peak 23Apr 2024 — avg 12 · peak 27Jun 2024 — avg 15 · peak 33Aug 2024 — avg 1,058 · peak 3,663Oct 2024 — avg 161 · peak 391Dec 2024 — avg 141 · peak 333Feb 2025 — avg 96 · peak 268Apr 2025 — avg 209 · peak 931Jun 2025 — avg 72 · peak 220Aug 2025 — avg 53 · peak 132Oct 2025 — avg 37 · peak 80Dec 2025 — avg 58 · peak 130Feb 2026 — avg 48 · peak 130Apr 2026 — avg 30 · peak 73Jun 2026 — avg 24 · peak 73Aug 2026 — avg 33 · peak 93
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$9.992020-04-082026-10-142020-04-08 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-02-14 — best price $17.992022-10-17 — best price $22.492023-01-05 — best price $24.992024-03-14 — best price $22.492024-08-22 — best price $24.992024-12-09 — best price $19.742025-02-05 — best price $24.992025-05-21 — best price $17.242025-07-02 — best price $16.242025-09-15 — best price $24.992025-10-08 — best price $24.992025-10-28 — best price $16.242025-11-25 — best price $16.242026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-02-03 — best price $24.992026-03-05 — best price $16.242026-03-27 — best price $12.492026-05-01 — best price $12.492026-05-29 — best price $24.992026-07-17 — best price $12.492026-08-26 — best price $24.992026-08-31 — best price $24.992026-09-05 — best price $24.992026-09-10 — best price $12.492026-09-15 — best price $12.492026-09-20 — best price $12.492026-09-25 — best price $12.492026-09-30 — best price $12.492026-10-05 — best price $12.492026-10-10 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $12.49
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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-07-18, latest 2025-04-04 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

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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