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Lushfoil Photography Sim

Matt2 · Annapurna Interactive · 2025-04-15

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AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 15, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 15, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Apr 15, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

A tranquil exploration and photography experience set across a vast selection of faithfully detailed landscapes.

Lushfoil Photography Sim is an Adventure, Casual, Indie and Simulation game released in 2025, priced at $7.49, with a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 1838 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

28
playing now
92%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (7 downloads)
4.39★
PlayStation Store rating (392 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.49
steam price (US)

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

Lushfoil Photography Sim is an adventure game developed by Matt Newell and published by Annapurna Interactive. The photography simulator, created with Unreal Engine, showcases various digitized real-life environments across the world through a hiker's perspective. It was released on April 15, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 28 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 107 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (495 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 29,175 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 37k–83k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,838 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.79 at IndieGala Store (2026-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 75 of 103 observed days · $9.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44444420252026Week of 2025-04-15: 444 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 228 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5622026-09-15 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 20 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 17 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 17 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 14 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 13 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 11 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 38 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 55 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 27 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 44 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 24 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 56 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 28 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
10212Apr 2025Aug 2026Apr 2025 — avg 102 · peak 379May 2025 — avg 25 · peak 82Jun 2025 — avg 14 · peak 38Jul 2025 — avg 16 · peak 42Aug 2025 — avg 14 · peak 50Sep 2025 — avg 12 · peak 40Oct 2025 — avg 14 · peak 41Nov 2025 — avg 14 · peak 38Dec 2025 — avg 14 · peak 36Jan 2026 — avg 19 · peak 53Feb 2026 — avg 14 · peak 50Mar 2026 — avg 15 · peak 48Apr 2026 — avg 21 · peak 61May 2026 — avg 15 · peak 42Jun 2026 — avg 13 · peak 42Jul 2026 — avg 19 · peak 44Aug 2026 — avg 18 · peak 70
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$5.162025-04-142026-10-142025-04-14 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $11.992025-07-23 — best price $13.892025-08-23 — best price $11.992025-09-05 — best price $9.382025-09-18 — best price $13.012025-10-07 — best price $7.702025-10-13 — best price $9.992025-10-21 — best price $10.792025-11-18 — best price $14.992025-12-04 — best price $10.792025-12-18 — best price $6.852026-01-08 — best price $6.852026-01-19 — best price $14.992026-02-17 — best price $14.992026-02-23 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $6.212026-03-30 — best price $8.992026-04-10 — best price $6.142026-04-17 — best price $13.012026-04-24 — best price $12.492026-05-07 — best price $8.912026-05-18 — best price $7.492026-06-01 — best price $11.702026-06-21 — best price $7.502026-06-30 — best price $6.312026-07-14 — best price $14.992026-07-23 — best price $5.162026-07-31 — best price $5.162026-08-09 — best price $12.632026-08-21 — best price $11.892026-08-26 — best price $14.992026-09-23 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3342026-06-03 — 31 pageviews2026-06-07 — 20 pageviews2026-06-11 — 12 pageviews2026-06-15 — 15 pageviews2026-06-19 — 13 pageviews2026-06-23 — 12 pageviews2026-06-27 — 21 pageviews2026-07-01 — 18 pageviews2026-07-05 — 19 pageviews2026-07-09 — 18 pageviews2026-07-13 — 17 pageviews2026-07-17 — 20 pageviews2026-07-21 — 14 pageviews2026-07-25 — 18 pageviews2026-07-29 — 8 pageviews2026-08-02 — 13 pageviews2026-08-06 — 12 pageviews2026-08-10 — 15 pageviews2026-08-14 — 17 pageviews2026-08-18 — 12 pageviews2026-08-22 — 15 pageviews2026-08-26 — 10 pageviews2026-08-30 — 9 pageviews2026-09-03 — 14 pageviews2026-09-07 — 11 pageviews2026-09-11 — 7 pageviews2026-09-15 — 12 pageviews2026-09-19 — 13 pageviews2026-09-23 — 16 pageviews2026-09-27 — 32 pageviews2026-10-01 — 24 pageviews2026-10-05 — 8 pageviews2026-10-09 — 19 pageviews2026-10-12 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
7.4%
earned "?????"
1.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Cloud1 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-12-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1532%22
PS5 (PlayStation)7828%17
Xbox Series (Xbox)5518%18

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

Player tags

3DNatureAmbientSandboxRelaxingAdventureRealisticControllerSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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