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Overgrowth cover art

Overgrowth

Wolfire Games · 2017-10-16

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

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!

Overgrowth is an Action, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 9075 reviews).

14
playing now
81%
positive of 9.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
51/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
52/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (11 downloads)
6h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Overgrowth trailer thumbnail

Overgrowth 1.0 - Wolfire Games

≈454,454 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 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 5% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 228k–546k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,107 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 3 of 6 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

6292026-09-15 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 20 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 15 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 14 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 33 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 22 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 12 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 24 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 20 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 21 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 13 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 24 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 48 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 26 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 30 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 40 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 32 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 38 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 62 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 20 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1739Dec 2013Aug 2026Dec 2013 — avg 173 · peak 417Apr 2014 — avg 28 · peak 67Aug 2014 — avg 35 · peak 88Dec 2014 — avg 34 · peak 96Apr 2015 — avg 23 · peak 61Aug 2015 — avg 18 · peak 39Dec 2015 — avg 22 · peak 65Apr 2016 — avg 15 · peak 45Aug 2016 — avg 13 · peak 41Dec 2016 — avg 27 · peak 107Apr 2017 — avg 30 · peak 94Aug 2017 — avg 26 · peak 54Dec 2017 — avg 68 · peak 219Apr 2018 — avg 60 · peak 125Aug 2018 — avg 43 · peak 80Dec 2018 — avg 44 · peak 107Apr 2019 — avg 50 · peak 369Aug 2019 — avg 29 · peak 55Dec 2019 — avg 42 · peak 95Apr 2020 — avg 61 · peak 214Aug 2020 — avg 32 · peak 73Dec 2020 — avg 45 · peak 107Apr 2021 — avg 30 · peak 62Aug 2021 — avg 30 · peak 59Dec 2021 — avg 37 · peak 97Apr 2022 — avg 26 · peak 63Aug 2022 — avg 36 · peak 81Dec 2022 — avg 32 · peak 89Apr 2023 — avg 26 · peak 59Aug 2023 — avg 26 · peak 53Dec 2023 — avg 32 · peak 86Apr 2024 — avg 27 · peak 60Aug 2024 — avg 27 · peak 57Dec 2024 — avg 35 · peak 77Apr 2025 — avg 23 · peak 46Aug 2025 — avg 27 · peak 105Dec 2025 — avg 33 · peak 103Apr 2026 — avg 19 · peak 41Aug 2026 — avg 20 · peak 45
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

170242026-05-29 — 55 pageviews2026-06-02 — 170 pageviews2026-06-06 — 43 pageviews2026-06-10 — 43 pageviews2026-06-14 — 31 pageviews2026-06-18 — 31 pageviews2026-06-22 — 67 pageviews2026-06-26 — 57 pageviews2026-06-30 — 109 pageviews2026-07-04 — 42 pageviews2026-07-08 — 51 pageviews2026-07-12 — 32 pageviews2026-07-16 — 42 pageviews2026-07-20 — 59 pageviews2026-07-24 — 34 pageviews2026-07-28 — 34 pageviews2026-08-01 — 38 pageviews2026-08-05 — 41 pageviews2026-08-09 — 31 pageviews2026-08-13 — 39 pageviews2026-08-17 — 32 pageviews2026-08-21 — 30 pageviews2026-08-25 — 49 pageviews2026-08-29 — 37 pageviews2026-09-02 — 29 pageviews2026-09-06 — 59 pageviews2026-09-10 — 38 pageviews2026-09-14 — 43 pageviews2026-09-18 — 45 pageviews2026-09-22 — 48 pageviews2026-09-26 — 36 pageviews2026-09-30 — 48 pageviews2026-10-04 — 43 pageviews2026-10-08 — 45 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-04-15 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

GoreIndieNinjaActionCombatParkourPhysicsSandboxFightingModdable

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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