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NAIRI: Tower of Shirin cover art

NAIRI: Tower of Shirin

HomeBearStudio · 2018-11-29

SteamEpic Games Store

Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 29, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 29, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.

1
playing now
84%
positive of 548 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Let us tell you the story of Nairi, an upper-class lady who escaped the city and now lives among the people. Meeting Rex, her gangster-turned-scholar sidekick, they worked together to uncover the secrets behind the Tower of Shirin, solving puzzles and making friends (and enemies!) along the way. NAIRI: Tower of Shirin is a charming graphic adventure with adorable characters within a troubled world that is sure to delight people of all ages looking for a strong narrative and puzzle experience! So, what have we got in store for you? A graphic adventure, you will be taken back to a more trouble(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity down 85% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (12 reviews).
  • · Top 39% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 548 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.04-19%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.36 at GameBillet (2025-06-03) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 90 of 93 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220182026Week of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-08-11 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.392018-07-202026-08-172018-07-20 — best price $9.992019-07-15 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-11-25 — best price $1.992021-07-09 — best price $4.992021-09-21 — best price $3.922021-11-17 — best price $2.092021-12-22 — best price $1.402022-04-21 — best price $3.992022-07-08 — best price $1.762022-09-18 — best price $3.892022-12-23 — best price $0.872023-02-16 — best price $4.992023-03-25 — best price $4.992023-05-23 — best price $4.992023-07-11 — best price $0.742023-08-14 — best price $1.242023-09-23 — best price $4.992023-11-14 — best price $1.002023-12-21 — best price $1.242024-02-08 — best price $1.042024-03-23 — best price $3.892024-04-30 — best price $3.892024-06-28 — best price $0.752024-08-03 — best price $3.922024-09-13 — best price $0.492024-11-09 — best price $3.892024-12-11 — best price $4.992025-02-10 — best price $0.402025-03-31 — best price $3.792025-06-02 — best price $0.392025-08-04 — best price $0.392025-09-30 — best price $4.992025-11-26 — best price $4.992026-01-02 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $0.492026-04-23 — best price $4.992026-06-04 — best price $9.992026-08-17 — best price $4.04
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
71.9%
earned "The Runaway"
32.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing2 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,30542%20
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

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

Player tags

2DCuteIndieCasualComedyColorfulAdventureHand-drawnStory RichSingleplayer

Census log

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

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