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Paradox Soul

Ritual Games · GrabTheGames · 2018-02-09

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 05, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 02, 2019 (PlayStation Vita), Jul 02, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Jul 03, 2019 (Xbox One), Feb 09, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!

Paradox Soul is a $4.99 Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2018, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (43% of 654 reviews).

14
playing now
43%
positive of 654 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0/100
critic score (0 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
3.85★
PlayStation Store rating (253 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 27,739 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 16k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 654 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2021-01-15) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 31 of 46 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420182026Week of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek 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 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1912026-09-15 07:00 — 19 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 11 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 11 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 19 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
560Feb 2018Aug 2026Feb 2018 — avg 0 · peak 6Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Jul 2018 — avg 0 · peak 9Aug 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Jan 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Feb 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Apr 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1May 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4Jun 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Aug 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2025 — avg 56 · peak 123Jul 2025 — avg 31 · peak 59Aug 2025 — avg 29 · peak 69Sep 2025 — avg 23 · peak 59Oct 2025 — avg 17 · peak 38Nov 2025 — avg 14 · peak 31Dec 2025 — avg 17 · peak 35Jan 2026 — avg 17 · peak 46Feb 2026 — avg 17 · peak 220Mar 2026 — avg 13 · peak 30Apr 2026 — avg 39 · peak 272May 2026 — avg 21 · peak 266Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 28Jul 2026 — avg 14 · peak 35Aug 2026 — avg 15 · peak 35
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$5.00$0.692018-02-102026-08-252018-02-10 — best price $4.492018-07-03 — best price $4.492018-10-11 — best price $4.992019-02-11 — best price $4.992019-10-11 — best price $2.492020-01-13 — best price $5.002020-02-20 — best price $4.992020-06-02 — best price $4.082020-06-30 — best price $4.082020-07-26 — best price $2.502020-09-02 — best price $4.992020-10-07 — best price $4.992020-11-04 — best price $4.392020-12-09 — best price $4.142021-01-12 — best price $4.142021-02-24 — best price $4.142021-03-25 — best price $4.992021-04-29 — best price $4.992021-06-18 — best price $4.142021-08-20 — best price $3.662021-12-08 — best price $1.242022-03-02 — best price $5.002022-05-02 — best price $4.412022-07-20 — best price $3.892022-10-28 — best price $4.992023-04-28 — best price $0.802023-09-11 — best price $4.992024-04-08 — best price $1.992024-08-10 — best price $4.992025-01-31 — best price $4.992025-08-01 — best price $0.692025-11-21 — best price $4.992026-04-13 — best price $1.022026-08-25 — best price $4.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)3,74695%17
PS4 (PlayStation)3,02095%17
PS Vita (PlayStation)2,67396%17
PS Vita (PlayStation)2,04395%17
Xbox One (Xbox)1,97490%16
PS4 (PlayStation)1,33799%17
PS Vita (PlayStation)1,10799%17
Switch (Nintendo)0—0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

2DDarkIndieActionRobotsSci-fiAdventureDifficultPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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