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Malum

MalumGames · 2021-09-02

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Malum is the premier C-list horror game. Run from a motely collection of bizarre demons then summon in some guns to turn the tables on them. Best enjoyed with friends.

Malum is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2021, priced at $4.99, with Mostly Positive (76% of 573 reviews) sentiment and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

0
playing now
76%
positive of 573 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (149 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 11k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 573 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.84 at Steam (2019-02-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10810820212026Week of 2021-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.842018-05-302026-07-092018-05-30 — best price $1.992018-07-21 — best price $1.992018-10-03 — best price $1.742018-11-21 — best price $1.492018-12-20 — best price $1.242019-01-04 — best price $0.992019-02-04 — best price $0.842021-10-28 — best price $3.992021-11-24 — best price $3.992021-12-22 — best price $3.992022-01-27 — best price $3.992022-08-01 — best price $2.492022-10-25 — best price $2.492022-12-22 — best price $2.492023-03-16 — best price $2.492023-06-29 — best price $2.492023-10-26 — best price $2.492023-11-21 — best price $2.492023-12-22 — best price $2.492024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-07-29 — best price $3.992024-09-09 — best price $3.992024-10-28 — best price $3.992024-11-27 — best price $3.992024-12-19 — best price $3.992025-02-08 — best price $2.492025-03-13 — best price $2.492025-05-08 — best price $2.492025-06-26 — best price $2.492025-10-01 — best price $2.492025-10-27 — best price $2.492025-12-18 — best price $2.492026-03-19 — best price $2.492026-06-25 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
31.7%
earned "Average Hospital"
8.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5524%18

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

Player tags

DarkCo-opActionDemonsHorrorAdventureMythologyRealisticAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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