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Oaken

Laki Studios · Goblinz Publishing · 2023-07-20

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AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 20, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jul 20, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 20, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jul 20, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 20, 2023 (Xbox One), May 03, 2022 (Linux)

Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!

74%
positive of 394 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
3.94★
PlayStation Store rating (151 ratings)
9h
time to beat (IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

The world of Oaken is a mythical place, existing in a not easily defined space and time. It is stretched among the branches of the Great Oak. Its inhabitants are spirits which listen to the same voice, called the Oak Song. The loss of that voice starts a series of events leading into a struggle which may either heal or destroy the Great Oak.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (69 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 27,262 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.9k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 394 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 76 of 124 observed days · $17.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
565620222026Week of 2022-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 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 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$3.492022-05-032026-10-112022-05-03 — best price $15.292022-06-18 — best price $11.982022-07-15 — best price $11.952022-08-10 — best price $14.392022-09-21 — best price $17.992022-10-23 — best price $17.992022-12-01 — best price $12.852022-12-23 — best price $11.762023-01-24 — best price $17.992023-03-06 — best price $13.492023-04-07 — best price $13.492023-06-04 — best price $19.992023-07-26 — best price $19.992023-10-04 — best price $11.992023-11-20 — best price $9.992024-01-16 — best price $9.992024-02-24 — best price $9.992024-04-09 — best price $9.992024-06-01 — best price $18.992024-07-26 — best price $10.002024-08-26 — best price $18.632024-10-17 — best price $19.992024-11-25 — best price $6.982025-01-11 — best price $19.992025-03-11 — best price $6.992025-04-14 — best price $16.192025-08-01 — best price $19.992025-09-30 — best price $3.992025-10-26 — best price $19.992025-11-30 — best price $19.992026-01-09 — best price $4.492026-02-26 — best price $19.992026-04-16 — best price $3.992026-06-01 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-10 — best price $16.192026-09-19 — best price $3.992026-10-01 — best price $3.992026-10-11 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

57
achievements tracked
57.3%
earned "Leaving the Nest"
2.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-05-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8571%57
PS5 (PlayStation)498%58
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)405%57
PS4 (PlayStation)128%58
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

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

Player tags

RPGFantasyColorfulHex GridStrategyTabletopBoard GameRogue-liteTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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