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Pankapu

Too Kind Studio · Dear Villagers · 2016-09-21

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 21, 2016 (Linux), Sep 20, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Sep 21, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 21, 2016 (Mac), Sep 28, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 20, 2017 (Xbox One)

Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion.

Pankapu is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2016, priced at $1.19, with Mixed (64% of 1470 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

6
playing now
64%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
3.94★
PlayStation Store rating (170 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.19
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 37k–88k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,470 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2021-03-03) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 0 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620172026Week of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1802026-09-14 23:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 17 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 16 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 18 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 15 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2550Aug 2016Aug 2026Aug 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2016 — avg 3 · peak 14Feb 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Aug 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 9Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2020 — avg 1 · peak 2Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 8Jan 2025 — avg 153 · peak 1,504Apr 2025 — avg 29 · peak 71Jul 2025 — avg 21 · peak 45Oct 2025 — avg 20 · peak 47Jan 2026 — avg 19 · peak 35Apr 2026 — avg 13 · peak 27Jul 2026 — avg 12 · peak 29Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 28
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$0.002016-09-222026-10-102016-09-22 — best price $4.492016-10-28 — best price $2.992016-11-23 — best price $2.992016-12-22 — best price $2.992017-01-23 — best price $2.992017-06-22 — best price $2.992017-09-20 — best price $10.192017-11-22 — best price $8.992017-12-21 — best price $8.992018-02-15 — best price $8.992018-03-19 — best price $8.992018-06-21 — best price $7.192018-08-27 — best price $7.192018-11-21 — best price $4.072018-12-20 — best price $4.072019-02-04 — best price $4.072019-03-07 — best price $8.992019-06-26 — best price $2.992019-09-09 — best price $2.992019-11-10 — best price $2.992019-11-26 — best price $2.992019-12-19 — best price $2.992020-01-23 — best price $4.792020-02-06 — best price $4.792020-03-23 — best price $4.792020-06-25 — best price $4.792020-11-25 — best price $2.992020-12-22 — best price $2.992021-02-11 — best price $2.992021-03-03 — best price $2.392024-12-05 — best price $0.002026-09-05 — best price $11.992026-09-19 — best price $11.992026-10-03 — best price $11.992026-10-10 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

56
achievements tracked
65.5%
earned "Ferem"
21%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStatsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-09-21, latest 2017-09-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,73113%56
Xbox One (Xbox)72715%56
PS4 (PlayStation)47122%10
PS4 (PlayStation)1926%10
Switch (Nintendo)20%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

2DCuteCo-opIndieActionAdventureDifficultPlatformerStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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