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Kraken Academy!!

Happy Broccoli Games · Fellow Traveller · 2021-09-10

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 10, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 22, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 22, 2022 (Xbox One), Mar 22, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 10, 2021 (Mac)

Make friends, free spirits and make sure that the world doesn’t end! Welcome to Kraken Academy, a technicolor fever dream that for legal reasons can only be described as "technically a school." Join forces with a magical kraken to save the world!

Kraken Academy!! is a 2021 Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG game priced at $3.59, with Very Positive (91% of 1075 reviews) sentiment and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

3
playing now
91%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 4h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.59
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Kraken Academy is no ordinary high school. Ghosts fill the art department, cultists meet below the monkey bars and now crocodiles are eating children. Join forces with a magical Kraken to uncover the Traitor, a malevolent mastermind, who could be anyone at the school. With each time loop you’ll get closer to saving Kraken Academy. While saving the world is definitely an important goal there's a whole range of other activities to dive into. Learn teachers’ and students’ routines as you explore every corner of the campus during this three day loop. Attend a costume party, become a detective, and(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 72 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 29,201 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,075 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.49-65%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.59 at Epic Game Store (2025-12-11) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 62 of 100 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13413420212026Week of 2021-09-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
311Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 31 · peak 105Nov 2021 — avg 6 · peak 35Jan 2022 — avg 6 · peak 25Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 14May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 12Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 20Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 11Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 14Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2023 — avg 9 · peak 31Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$3.492021-09-032026-10-152021-09-03 — best price $14.392021-11-17 — best price $16.092021-12-20 — best price $17.992022-02-14 — best price $12.592022-03-24 — best price $12.592022-05-06 — best price $11.692022-06-20 — best price $17.992022-08-18 — best price $14.392022-10-10 — best price $8.992022-11-21 — best price $11.512022-12-21 — best price $17.992023-02-02 — best price $7.192023-03-28 — best price $17.992023-06-01 — best price $14.162023-07-07 — best price $14.392023-08-08 — best price $7.192023-09-11 — best price $7.192023-10-10 — best price $12.592023-11-12 — best price $17.992023-12-18 — best price $17.992024-01-18 — best price $7.192024-02-27 — best price $14.282024-04-18 — best price $17.992024-05-28 — best price $12.592024-07-11 — best price $17.992024-08-20 — best price $17.992024-10-10 — best price $5.392024-11-21 — best price $5.392025-02-05 — best price $17.992025-04-09 — best price $5.392025-07-27 — best price $17.992025-10-24 — best price $17.992026-01-31 — best price $17.992026-04-09 — best price $17.992026-07-24 — best price $3.592026-09-06 — best price $3.592026-09-21 — best price $17.992026-10-06 — best price $6.292026-10-15 — best price $3.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
52%
earned "Bottle Collector"
21.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionSave AnytimeSteam Cloud1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-09-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)2,11737%48
Steam (Steam)91126%48
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

RPGAnimeFunnyIndieCasualComedyAdventureDark HumorStory RichDark Comedy

Census log

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

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