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Metamorphosis

Ovid Works · Untold Tales · 2020-08-12

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 12, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 12, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 12, 2020 (Xbox One), Aug 12, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

Metamorphosis is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2020 for $24.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 653 reviews).

0
playing now
85%
positive of 653 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
4.24★
PlayStation Store rating (400 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Metamorphosis is an adventure video game with platforming elements, inspired by the imagination of Franz Kafka. The game was developed by Ovid Works and published by All in! Games on August 12, 2020. Metamorphosis is available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 26 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 63% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (87 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 13k–29k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 653 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at IndieGala Store (2024-03-07) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 85 of 174 observed days · $22.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420202026Week of 2020-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
131Aug 2020Dec 2023Aug 2020 — avg 13 · peak 56Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 19Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 14Feb 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 18May 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 10Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$2.492020-08-122026-10-142020-08-12 — best price $22.492020-11-25 — best price $12.492021-02-15 — best price $24.992021-04-16 — best price $9.992021-06-25 — best price $8.742021-10-25 — best price $9.992021-12-18 — best price $21.242022-02-21 — best price $24.992022-03-25 — best price $6.052022-05-07 — best price $19.932022-07-10 — best price $24.992022-09-06 — best price $24.992023-05-29 — best price $21.762023-10-26 — best price $6.242024-01-04 — best price $19.882024-02-16 — best price $12.992024-03-28 — best price $4.992024-04-30 — best price $19.882024-06-12 — best price $24.992024-08-01 — best price $18.362024-09-19 — best price $4.992024-11-18 — best price $3.752025-01-16 — best price $5.002025-03-10 — best price $4.252025-04-21 — best price $24.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-08-26 — best price $24.992025-10-13 — best price $3.422025-11-20 — best price $4.252025-12-25 — best price $24.992026-02-02 — best price $17.542026-03-18 — best price $5.002026-04-20 — best price $17.542026-05-28 — best price $18.542026-07-06 — best price $5.002026-08-10 — best price $5.002026-09-05 — best price $24.992026-09-20 — best price $24.992026-10-05 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5492026-05-29 — 30 pageviews2026-06-02 — 41 pageviews2026-06-06 — 23 pageviews2026-06-10 — 24 pageviews2026-06-14 — 16 pageviews2026-06-18 — 33 pageviews2026-06-22 — 31 pageviews2026-06-26 — 32 pageviews2026-06-30 — 14 pageviews2026-07-04 — 11 pageviews2026-07-08 — 35 pageviews2026-07-12 — 12 pageviews2026-07-16 — 15 pageviews2026-07-20 — 9 pageviews2026-07-24 — 11 pageviews2026-07-28 — 20 pageviews2026-08-01 — 27 pageviews2026-08-05 — 12 pageviews2026-08-09 — 18 pageviews2026-08-13 — 26 pageviews2026-08-17 — 19 pageviews2026-08-21 — 24 pageviews2026-08-25 — 23 pageviews2026-08-29 — 12 pageviews2026-09-02 — 12 pageviews2026-09-06 — 17 pageviews2026-09-10 — 21 pageviews2026-09-14 — 23 pageviews2026-09-18 — 18 pageviews2026-09-22 — 37 pageviews2026-09-26 — 26 pageviews2026-09-30 — 24 pageviews2026-10-04 — 17 pageviews2026-10-07 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
86.7%
earned "Word truly holds the power"
29.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-02-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)92810%26
PS4 (PlayStation)26664%26
Xbox One (Xbox)25232%26
PS4 (PlayStation)20253%26
Switch (Nintendo)770%0

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

Player tags

DarkNoirIndieShortPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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