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Kona cover art

Kona

Parabole · 2017-03-17

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Mar 17, 2017 (Linux), Mar 17, 2017 (Mac), Mar 09, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 17, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 17, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Dec 07, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Kona is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2017, priced at $1.49, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (83% of 3699 reviews).

2
playing now
83%
positive of 3.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (62 ratings)
4.15★
PlayStation Store rating (1,936 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.49
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Kona is a 2017 adventure video game developed by the Canadian studio Parabole and published by Ravenscourt. Set in October 1970, the game centers on Carl Faubert, a private investigator, who arrives at a snowy town in Nord-du-Québec, only to find the place deserted with something that is lurking around. A sequel, Kona II: Brume, was released in 2023.

Trailer

Kona trailer thumbnail

KONA – OFFICIAL TRAILER | Komal Kumar | Tanisha Kuppanda | Rithvi Jagadhish | Namratha Gowda

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 188 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity up 79% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 29,201 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 92k–222k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,699 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$2.24-85%
GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2021-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 15 of 67 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11811820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1312026-09-15 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 12 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 11 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
513Mar 2016Aug 2026Mar 2016 — avg 8 · peak 28Jul 2016 — avg 17 · peak 61Nov 2016 — avg 4 · peak 17Mar 2017 — avg 51 · peak 341Jul 2017 — avg 13 · peak 57Nov 2017 — avg 13 · peak 54Mar 2018 — avg 7 · peak 23Jul 2018 — avg 7 · peak 20Nov 2018 — avg 8 · peak 26Mar 2019 — avg 12 · peak 78Jul 2019 — avg 13 · peak 35Nov 2019 — avg 29 · peak 231Mar 2020 — avg 19 · peak 75Jul 2020 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2021 — avg 7 · peak 29Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2022 — avg 5 · peak 22Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 24Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Nov 2023 — avg 11 · peak 37Mar 2024 — avg 6 · peak 19Jul 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Nov 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2026 — avg 6 · peak 22Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 30
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$20.25$1.492016-02-092026-10-152016-02-09 — best price $7.992016-05-18 — best price $13.992017-02-04 — best price $17.992017-03-21 — best price $17.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-08-18 — best price $15.832017-09-26 — best price $19.992017-12-21 — best price $6.792018-01-23 — best price $7.992018-02-18 — best price $7.992018-04-17 — best price $19.992018-05-10 — best price $9.992018-07-07 — best price $14.992018-08-13 — best price $12.602018-12-13 — best price $4.492019-03-27 — best price $4.492019-08-14 — best price $3.742019-11-05 — best price $19.992020-01-14 — best price $12.882020-02-07 — best price $12.782020-04-23 — best price $14.992020-07-11 — best price $14.992020-08-22 — best price $14.992021-04-26 — best price $13.502021-10-28 — best price $3.742022-10-25 — best price $2.992023-06-30 — best price $2.242023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-03-16 — best price $2.992024-06-19 — best price $1.492025-05-01 — best price $14.992026-01-19 — best price $14.992026-08-20 — best price $1.492026-09-02 — best price $14.992026-09-12 — best price $14.992026-09-22 — best price $14.992026-10-02 — best price $14.992026-10-12 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

277132026-06-01 — 15 pageviews2026-06-05 — 17 pageviews2026-06-09 — 13 pageviews2026-06-13 — 26 pageviews2026-06-17 — 17 pageviews2026-06-21 — 17 pageviews2026-06-25 — 31 pageviews2026-06-29 — 26 pageviews2026-07-03 — 21 pageviews2026-07-07 — 26 pageviews2026-07-11 — 19 pageviews2026-07-15 — 28 pageviews2026-07-19 — 40 pageviews2026-07-23 — 18 pageviews2026-07-27 — 23 pageviews2026-07-31 — 13 pageviews2026-08-04 — 23 pageviews2026-08-08 — 14 pageviews2026-08-12 — 18 pageviews2026-08-16 — 16 pageviews2026-08-20 — 44 pageviews2026-08-24 — 27 pageviews2026-08-28 — 28 pageviews2026-09-01 — 22 pageviews2026-09-05 — 17 pageviews2026-09-09 — 35 pageviews2026-09-13 — 49 pageviews2026-09-17 — 27 pageviews2026-09-21 — 17 pageviews2026-09-25 — 18 pageviews2026-09-29 — 26 pageviews2026-10-03 — 16 pageviews2026-10-07 — 19 pageviews2026-10-10 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
72.1%
earned "Rendezvous"
15.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2017-03-31, latest 2018-06-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)10,74111%35
Steam (Steam)5,7206%35
PS4 (PlayStation)4,81743%36
PS5 (PlayStation)1,86643%36
PS5 (PlayStation)95444%36
Switch (Nintendo)100%0

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

IndieHorrorSurrealSurvivalAdventureDetectiveNarrationOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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