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Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Moon Studios GmbH · Xbox Game Studios · 2020-03-10

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Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 17, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 11, 2020 (Xbox One), Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S)

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

303
playing now
97%
positive of 146k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
57
twitch viewers (latest)
91/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (572 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 20h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a 2020 platform-adventure Metroidvania video game developed by Moon Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios. Announced during E3 2017, the title is a direct sequel to 2015's Ori and the Blind Forest, and was released in March 2020 for Windows and Xbox One. A Nintendo Switch version was released in September 2020 by Iam8bit, and a version optimized for Xbox Series X/S was released as its launch title in November 2020. The game maintains narrative continuity with Blind Forest, and follows the journey of series' main character Ori in a new region called Niwen.

Trailer

Ori and the Will of the Wisps trailer thumbnail

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - E3 2017 - 4K Teaser Trailer

≈387,778 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 303 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,309 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~664/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (20,321 reviews).
  • · Top 2% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 2.9M–6.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 146,048 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.89-67%
Microsoft Store$9.89-67%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Microsoft Store (2023-03-10) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 18 of 33 observed days · $3.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19k19k20202026Week of 2020-03-01: 19,321 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,000 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3,840 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 197 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,579 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2,201 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,520 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,111 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,250 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6,131 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3,930 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4,477 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7,235 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 257 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,155 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,727 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,160 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,282 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,639 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,099 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,841 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,596 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,938 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,780 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,334 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,782 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 797 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,318 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,320 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,578 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,280 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,018 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,692 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,834 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,801 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,034 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6,091 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3,008 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2,183 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,382 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,759 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,010 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,146 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,490 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,314 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,227 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,178 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,399 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,277 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,027 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 927 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,193 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,076 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 693 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 751 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 661 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 978 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 919 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 695 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 721 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 630 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 870 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 874 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k2462026-08-06 21:00 — 330 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 540 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 990 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 357 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 648 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,044 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 354 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 766 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,101 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 391 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 482 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,069 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 324 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 539 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,056 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 296 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 439 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 927 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 417 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 442 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 666 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 387 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 432 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 903 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 462 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 312 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 629 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 584 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 303 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$5.992019-12-132026-08-272019-12-13 — best price $29.992020-06-16 — best price $29.992020-08-25 — best price $29.992020-10-23 — best price $29.992020-11-19 — best price $14.992020-12-17 — best price $14.992021-02-02 — best price $29.992021-04-08 — best price $14.992021-05-18 — best price $29.992021-08-06 — best price $29.992021-11-01 — best price $29.992022-02-03 — best price $29.992022-06-09 — best price $9.892022-07-14 — best price $9.892022-10-25 — best price $9.892023-01-03 — best price $29.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-05-23 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $9.892023-11-21 — best price $9.892024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-05-07 — best price $9.892024-06-27 — best price $9.892024-11-14 — best price $9.892025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $29.992025-05-01 — best price $29.992025-06-16 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $7.492025-12-02 — best price $29.992026-01-21 — best price $9.892026-04-01 — best price $9.892026-06-11 — best price $29.992026-07-30 — best price $29.992026-08-27 — best price $9.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4991492026-05-29 — 177 pageviews2026-06-01 — 162 pageviews2026-06-04 — 277 pageviews2026-06-07 — 363 pageviews2026-06-10 — 230 pageviews2026-06-13 — 247 pageviews2026-06-16 — 282 pageviews2026-06-19 — 236 pageviews2026-06-22 — 273 pageviews2026-06-25 — 202 pageviews2026-06-28 — 237 pageviews2026-07-01 — 247 pageviews2026-07-04 — 210 pageviews2026-07-07 — 195 pageviews2026-07-10 — 198 pageviews2026-07-13 — 249 pageviews2026-07-16 — 171 pageviews2026-07-19 — 178 pageviews2026-07-22 — 193 pageviews2026-07-25 — 179 pageviews2026-07-28 — 149 pageviews2026-07-31 — 172 pageviews2026-08-03 — 169 pageviews2026-08-06 — 149 pageviews2026-08-09 — 159 pageviews2026-08-12 — 173 pageviews2026-08-15 — 184 pageviews2026-08-18 — 261 pageviews2026-08-21 — 184 pageviews2026-08-24 — 399 pageviews2026-08-26 — 192 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

13002026-08-27 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 130 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 57 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
81.6%
earned "Close Call"
22.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVHDR availableFamily Sharing1 DLC

21 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)50,2352%37
Steam (Steam)30,4356%37
Switch (Nintendo)1,0940%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteActionPuzzleAdventureBeautifulEmotionalPlatformerStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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