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Macrotis: A Mother's Journey cover art

Macrotis: A Mother's Journey

Proud Dinosaurs · Orsam Information Technologies · 2019-02-08

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 15, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 08, 2019 (Mac), Oct 21, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Oct 21, 2020 (Xbox One), Feb 08, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged.

92%
positive of 180 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

Experience the emotional tale of a challenging journey... Go on this deeply emotional journey as Mother Bilby and save your beloved children who got separated from you because of a frightening flood caused by the never-ending rain. Climb, jump, and gnaw your way under the ground in Macrotis: A Mother's Journey, a 2.5D puzzle-platformer. Solve challenging puzzles by interacting with the beautiful yet dangerous world, while avoiding deadly traps that could end the adventure immediately. A great variety of natural and supernatural abilities will aid you on your emotive trip. Will you be able to(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (27 reviews).
  • · Top 36% of 23,065 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.5k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 180 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2021-10-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $7.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720192024Week of 2019-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$11.99$4.992019-02-082026-09-302019-02-08 — best price $9.992019-06-10 — best price $9.992019-06-25 — best price $8.492019-08-29 — best price $8.492019-10-28 — best price $7.492019-11-12 — best price $7.492019-11-26 — best price $7.492019-12-16 — best price $7.492020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-01-10 — best price $7.492020-01-14 — best price $7.492020-01-23 — best price $7.492020-02-01 — best price $9.992020-02-10 — best price $9.992020-03-26 — best price $8.992020-05-07 — best price $7.492020-06-25 — best price $6.992020-07-14 — best price $9.992020-10-25 — best price $9.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992026-09-30 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
91.5%
earned "Journey Begins"
25.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Turkish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-09-30 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2.5DCuteIndiePuzzleFantasyColorfulAdventureDifficultPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

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