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Monument Valley cover art

Monument Valley

ustwo games · 2022-07-12

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 15, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 15, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Apr 15, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Apr 15, 2025 (Xbox One), Apr 15, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 12, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

31
playing now
98%
positive of 8.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
2.5h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

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

Monument Valley is a 2014 puzzle and indie game by Ustwo Games. The player leads the princess Ida through mazes of optical illusions and impossible objects while manipulating the world around her to reach various platforms. Monument Valley was developed over ten months beginning in early 2013 based on concept drawings by company artist Ken Wong. Its visual style was inspired by Japanese prints, minimalist sculpture, and indie games Windosill, Fez, and Sword & Sworcery, and was compared by critics to M. C. Escher drawings and Echochrome. The art was designed such that each frame would be worthy of public display.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,124 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~141/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 176k–396k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,810 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Epic Game Store (2026-07-20) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 21 of 40 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
42342320222026Week of 2022-07-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

18582026-08-07 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 29 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 35 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 21 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 66 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 142 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 143 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 59 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 107 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 73 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 36 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 63 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 75 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 29 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 62 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 63 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 41 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 97 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 22 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 24 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 40 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 26 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$0.002022-07-122026-08-232022-07-12 — best price $6.792022-10-11 — best price $6.392022-11-29 — best price $7.992022-12-23 — best price $5.992023-01-16 — best price $7.992023-03-16 — best price $5.992023-05-01 — best price $7.992023-06-29 — best price $5.592023-07-24 — best price $7.992023-10-09 — best price $5.592023-11-28 — best price $7.992023-12-21 — best price $5.192024-02-12 — best price $7.992024-04-03 — best price $3.992024-06-03 — best price $7.992024-07-29 — best price $3.592024-09-30 — best price $7.992024-12-09 — best price $3.192025-01-02 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $2.792025-04-13 — best price $7.992025-06-02 — best price $7.992025-07-14 — best price $2.792025-09-04 — best price $0.002025-09-29 — best price $2.792025-10-20 — best price $7.992025-12-03 — best price $2.792025-12-17 — best price $7.992026-01-08 — best price $7.992026-02-09 — best price $2.792026-03-15 — best price $7.992026-03-30 — best price $2.792026-04-28 — best price $7.992026-05-28 — best price $2.792026-06-26 — best price $2.992026-07-20 — best price $1.992026-08-23 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2431032026-05-30 — 168 pageviews2026-06-02 — 137 pageviews2026-06-05 — 148 pageviews2026-06-08 — 171 pageviews2026-06-11 — 137 pageviews2026-06-14 — 144 pageviews2026-06-17 — 199 pageviews2026-06-20 — 133 pageviews2026-06-23 — 140 pageviews2026-06-26 — 156 pageviews2026-06-29 — 143 pageviews2026-07-02 — 152 pageviews2026-07-05 — 130 pageviews2026-07-08 — 139 pageviews2026-07-11 — 132 pageviews2026-07-14 — 202 pageviews2026-07-17 — 131 pageviews2026-07-20 — 201 pageviews2026-07-23 — 135 pageviews2026-07-26 — 158 pageviews2026-07-29 — 196 pageviews2026-08-01 — 145 pageviews2026-08-04 — 149 pageviews2026-08-07 — 157 pageviews2026-08-10 — 198 pageviews2026-08-13 — 103 pageviews2026-08-16 — 171 pageviews2026-08-19 — 148 pageviews2026-08-22 — 145 pageviews2026-08-25 — 174 pageviews2026-08-27 — 160 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
95.7%
earned "Enter the Valley"
60.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSave Anytime1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,53061%19
PS5 (PlayStation)55280%20
PS4 (PlayStation)17183%20
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)16857%19
Switch (Nintendo)730%0

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

Player tags

3DCasualLinearPuzzleRelaxingStrategyAdventureEmotionalExplorationSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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