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Owlboy cover art

Owlboy

D-Pad Studio · 2016-11-01

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 01, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 13, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 01, 2016 (Mac), Apr 10, 2018 (Xbox One), Apr 10, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Nov 01, 2016 (Linux)

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Owlboy is a 2016 Action, Adventure and Indie game priced at $4.99, with Very Positive reviews from 84% of 6120 reviews and an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners.

4
playing now
83%
positive of 6.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
13,223
twitch viewers (latest)
13223.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
89/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (130 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (18 downloads)
4.28★
PlayStation Store rating (740 ratings)
9.6h
to beat · rushed 8.2h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Owlboy is a platform-adventure video game created by Norwegian independent developer D-Pad Studio. The game is notable for its long development cycle, which began in 2007, and was released in November 2016.

Trailer

Owlboy trailer thumbnail

Owlboy Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈68,507 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 120 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,660 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 153k–368k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,132 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.99-75%
GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-10-27) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 113 of 114 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
515120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1112026-09-15 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3330Aug 2016Aug 2026Aug 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2016 — avg 100 · peak 402Apr 2017 — avg 26 · peak 69Aug 2017 — avg 31 · peak 80Dec 2017 — avg 40 · peak 131Apr 2018 — avg 54 · peak 108Aug 2018 — avg 48 · peak 166Dec 2018 — avg 29 · peak 74Apr 2019 — avg 14 · peak 37Aug 2019 — avg 14 · peak 35Dec 2019 — avg 15 · peak 47Apr 2020 — avg 19 · peak 50Aug 2020 — avg 10 · peak 28Dec 2020 — avg 15 · peak 44Apr 2021 — avg 9 · peak 20Aug 2021 — avg 8 · peak 21Dec 2021 — avg 8 · peak 28Apr 2022 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2022 — avg 9 · peak 29Dec 2022 — avg 11 · peak 31Apr 2023 — avg 8 · peak 27Aug 2023 — avg 8 · peak 26Dec 2023 — avg 8 · peak 22Apr 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2024 — avg 9 · peak 22Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$3.992016-09-052026-10-142016-09-05 — best price $19.992017-01-28 — best price $24.992017-11-01 — best price $14.992017-12-27 — best price $24.992018-05-10 — best price $19.992018-08-06 — best price $24.992018-11-13 — best price $17.492019-02-13 — best price $14.992019-07-09 — best price $24.992019-12-01 — best price $14.992020-01-20 — best price $24.992020-06-15 — best price $24.992020-12-01 — best price $24.992021-06-24 — best price $14.992021-11-26 — best price $12.492022-03-12 — best price $24.992022-08-02 — best price $24.992022-12-22 — best price $9.992023-05-08 — best price $12.492023-08-28 — best price $9.992023-11-17 — best price $8.742024-01-25 — best price $5.992024-04-10 — best price $5.992024-07-25 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $4.992025-03-31 — best price $6.992025-06-26 — best price $4.992025-09-12 — best price $6.992025-12-15 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-07-13 — best price $4.992026-08-15 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $4.992026-09-14 — best price $3.992026-09-29 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

60192026-05-29 — 37 pageviews2026-06-02 — 37 pageviews2026-06-06 — 23 pageviews2026-06-10 — 32 pageviews2026-06-14 — 36 pageviews2026-06-18 — 20 pageviews2026-06-22 — 22 pageviews2026-06-26 — 41 pageviews2026-06-30 — 30 pageviews2026-07-04 — 52 pageviews2026-07-08 — 33 pageviews2026-07-12 — 29 pageviews2026-07-16 — 32 pageviews2026-07-20 — 32 pageviews2026-07-24 — 30 pageviews2026-07-28 — 35 pageviews2026-08-01 — 19 pageviews2026-08-05 — 19 pageviews2026-08-09 — 38 pageviews2026-08-13 — 45 pageviews2026-08-17 — 35 pageviews2026-08-21 — 21 pageviews2026-08-25 — 24 pageviews2026-08-29 — 26 pageviews2026-09-02 — 32 pageviews2026-09-06 — 34 pageviews2026-09-10 — 25 pageviews2026-09-14 — 33 pageviews2026-09-18 — 36 pageviews2026-09-22 — 36 pageviews2026-09-26 — 26 pageviews2026-09-30 — 43 pageviews2026-10-04 — 49 pageviews2026-10-07 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
30.4%
earned "Bad boy"
6.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-11-01 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,64312%12
PS4 (PlayStation)2,01236%24
PS4 (PlayStation)1,68034%24
Xbox One (Xbox)92915%24
Switch (Nintendo)1910%0
Switch (Nintendo)430%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

2DIndieRetroActionFlightFantasyAdventurePlatformerStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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