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Owlboy cover art

Owlboy

D-Pad Studio · 2016-11-01

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

8
playing now
84%
positive of 6.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
13,223
twitch viewers (latest)
89/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (130 ratings)
9.6h
to beat · rushed 8.2h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 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 15% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 153k–367k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,120 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
Steam$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 78 of 80 observed days · $1.00 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

1202026-08-06 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$3.992016-09-052026-08-302016-09-05 — 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 $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

58182026-05-29 — 37 pageviews2026-06-01 — 58 pageviews2026-06-04 — 42 pageviews2026-06-07 — 43 pageviews2026-06-10 — 32 pageviews2026-06-13 — 27 pageviews2026-06-16 — 32 pageviews2026-06-19 — 30 pageviews2026-06-22 — 22 pageviews2026-06-25 — 26 pageviews2026-06-28 — 25 pageviews2026-07-01 — 40 pageviews2026-07-04 — 52 pageviews2026-07-07 — 26 pageviews2026-07-10 — 29 pageviews2026-07-13 — 42 pageviews2026-07-16 — 32 pageviews2026-07-19 — 28 pageviews2026-07-22 — 23 pageviews2026-07-25 — 32 pageviews2026-07-28 — 35 pageviews2026-07-31 — 21 pageviews2026-08-03 — 29 pageviews2026-08-06 — 28 pageviews2026-08-09 — 38 pageviews2026-08-12 — 25 pageviews2026-08-15 — 21 pageviews2026-08-18 — 34 pageviews2026-08-21 — 21 pageviews2026-08-24 — 27 pageviews2026-08-26 — 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

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.

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionFlightFantasyAdventurePlatformerStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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