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LYNE cover art

LYNE

Thomas Bowker · 2014-03-17

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 01, 2014 (iOS), Mar 17, 2014 (Linux), Mar 17, 2014 (Mac), Mar 17, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 16, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 01, 2014 (Windows Phone)

Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.

5
playing now
96%
positive of 8.2k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (32 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.49
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 64 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 9,617 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 206k–495k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,246 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at Steam (2014-06-19) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 11 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17217220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-08-06 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$2.99$0.892015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $0.892015-08-28 — best price $1.792016-01-04 — best price $2.992016-05-23 — best price $2.992016-11-29 — best price $2.992017-07-05 — best price $2.992017-12-21 — best price $0.892018-05-10 — best price $0.892018-11-15 — best price $0.892019-01-24 — best price $2.992019-05-23 — best price $2.992019-09-12 — best price $2.992020-01-02 — best price $2.992020-01-27 — best price $2.992020-07-09 — best price $2.992020-12-22 — best price $1.492021-02-11 — best price $1.492021-06-24 — best price $1.492021-11-19 — best price $1.492022-01-14 — best price $1.492022-05-06 — best price $1.492022-11-04 — best price $2.092023-01-20 — best price $2.092023-05-01 — best price $2.992023-06-30 — best price $1.492023-09-04 — best price $2.992023-12-14 — best price $2.992024-03-19 — best price $2.892024-06-27 — best price $1.192024-10-07 — best price $1.192024-12-04 — best price $2.992025-02-24 — best price $2.992025-05-12 — best price $1.192025-08-25 — best price $1.192025-11-24 — best price $2.992026-03-26 — best price $2.992026-07-09 — best price $2.992026-08-24 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
88%
earned "Complete A"
27.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play Together

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)28,24926%33
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

IndieLogicArcadeCasualPuzzleAbstractRelaxingAdventureDifficultMinimalist

Census log

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

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