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Overgrowth cover art

Overgrowth

Wolfire Games · 2017-10-16

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Oct 16, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 16, 2017 (Mac), Oct 16, 2017 (Linux)

Feel like the star of a martial arts film in Overgrowth, as you jump, kick, throw, and slash your way to victory. Free the rabbits from their evil overlords in the main story, then play through the prequel story, and finally, try out nine years of mods developed by the community, or create your own!

19
playing now
81%
positive of 9.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
51/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
52/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
6h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

19 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Overgrowth is an action video game released by Wolfire Games available for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux. It was announced on September 17, 2008, and released on October 16, 2017, after 9 years of development and early access.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 19 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 343 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 227k–545k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,075 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12512520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

44112026-08-06 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 26 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 23 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 30 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 24 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 24 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 18 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 25 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 20 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 22 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 33 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 19 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$5.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $25.492015-05-22 — best price $29.952015-08-28 — best price $25.452015-11-02 — best price $29.992016-01-15 — best price $25.452016-05-23 — best price $29.952016-10-28 — best price $25.492016-11-29 — best price $29.992017-01-24 — best price $29.992017-06-22 — best price $25.492017-10-23 — best price $29.992018-01-11 — best price $17.992018-05-10 — best price $17.992018-09-17 — best price $29.992018-11-27 — best price $29.992019-02-04 — best price $17.992019-05-23 — best price $29.992019-08-08 — best price $14.992019-11-01 — best price $29.992019-12-01 — best price $14.992020-01-12 — best price $14.992020-02-10 — best price $14.992020-05-07 — best price $14.992020-09-10 — best price $29.992020-12-22 — best price $9.892021-07-08 — best price $29.992021-12-01 — best price $29.992022-02-11 — best price $9.982022-04-22 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-01-06 — best price $19.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $7.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $6.592024-07-11 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $5.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

170232026-05-29 — 55 pageviews2026-06-01 — 51 pageviews2026-06-04 — 49 pageviews2026-06-07 — 24 pageviews2026-06-10 — 43 pageviews2026-06-13 — 43 pageviews2026-06-16 — 39 pageviews2026-06-19 — 41 pageviews2026-06-22 — 67 pageviews2026-06-25 — 33 pageviews2026-06-28 — 37 pageviews2026-07-01 — 64 pageviews2026-07-04 — 42 pageviews2026-07-07 — 65 pageviews2026-07-10 — 37 pageviews2026-07-13 — 37 pageviews2026-07-16 — 42 pageviews2026-07-19 — 43 pageviews2026-07-22 — 36 pageviews2026-07-25 — 41 pageviews2026-07-28 — 34 pageviews2026-07-31 — 27 pageviews2026-08-03 — 28 pageviews2026-08-06 — 39 pageviews2026-08-09 — 31 pageviews2026-08-12 — 34 pageviews2026-08-15 — 38 pageviews2026-08-18 — 29 pageviews2026-08-21 — 30 pageviews2026-08-24 — 49 pageviews2026-08-26 — 55 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportIncludes level editorRemote Play Together1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

GoreIndieNinjaActionCombatParkourPhysicsSandboxFightingModdable

Census log

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

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