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Poppy Playtime

Mob Entertainment · 2021-10-12

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ActionAdventureIndie

Franchise: Poppy Playtime · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jan 15, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Feb 25, 2022 (Android), Mar 08, 2022 (iOS), Dec 20, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Oct 12, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 15, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

Poppy Playtime is a 2021 Action, Adventure and Indie game that is free-to-play, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (88% of 142396 reviews) sentiment.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

498
playing now
88%
positive of 143k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
181
twitch viewers (latest)
9.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
66/100
IGDB user rating (88 ratings)
58
Nexus mods (90k downloads)
4.40★
PlayStation Store rating (46,578 ratings)
3.7h
to beat · rushed 5.5h · completionist 6.5h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

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

Poppy Playtime is an episodic puzzle survival horror video game series first developed and published in October 2021 by American indie developer Mob Entertainment. The game is set in an abandoned factory owned by the fictional toy company Playtime Co. The player controls a former employee who receives a letter inviting them back to the factory years after the company's staff disappeared without a trace.

Trailer

Poppy Playtime trailer thumbnail

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1 - Official Game Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 498 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 38,174 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4,772/week).
  • · Review velocity up 249% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2021-10-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 0 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13k13k20212026Week of 2021-10-01: 2,920 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5,819 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 487 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,300 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 505 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,615 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,184 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,265 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 943 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10,762 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5,265 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3,432 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 915 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,929 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 571 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,496 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 470 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 934 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 259 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 800 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,141 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,323 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 285 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,075 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 246 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 678 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 759 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,022 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 930 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 683 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 493 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,201 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9,590 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 862 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3,784 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 310 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,672 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,132 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,078 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,106 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,019 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,022 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,215 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,182 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,799 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 381 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8,937 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,019 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3,412 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 343 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,352 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 950 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,037 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,073 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 675 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,211 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,650 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,369 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,072 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12,994 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 979 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11,514 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 658 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3,899 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 243 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2,093 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,392 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,540 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,280 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 934 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 21 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.3k3542026-09-14 19:00 — 621 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 354 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 575 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 951 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 805 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 477 players2026-09-22 17:00 — 829 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 555 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 597 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 1,340 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 773 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 357 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 782 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 632 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 706 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 1,314 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 689 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 463 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 712 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 1,009 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 828 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 555 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 871 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 498 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6.9k244Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 500 · peak 1,930Dec 2021 — avg 709 · peak 1,346Feb 2022 — avg 394 · peak 896Apr 2022 — avg 244 · peak 515Jun 2022 — avg 2,259 · peak 4,944Aug 2022 — avg 972 · peak 1,715Oct 2022 — avg 504 · peak 1,026Dec 2022 — avg 646 · peak 1,146Feb 2023 — avg 478 · peak 1,062Apr 2023 — avg 416 · peak 819Jun 2023 — avg 456 · peak 1,065Aug 2023 — avg 381 · peak 638Oct 2023 — avg 322 · peak 723Dec 2023 — avg 349 · peak 677Feb 2024 — avg 4,534 · peak 12,305Apr 2024 — avg 1,124 · peak 2,299Jun 2024 — avg 727 · peak 1,260Aug 2024 — avg 605 · peak 940Oct 2024 — avg 551 · peak 1,081Dec 2024 — avg 527 · peak 1,037Feb 2025 — avg 4,876 · peak 17,204Apr 2025 — avg 975 · peak 2,138Jun 2025 — avg 664 · peak 1,174Aug 2025 — avg 519 · peak 803Oct 2025 — avg 592 · peak 1,326Dec 2025 — avg 711 · peak 1,472Feb 2026 — avg 6,902 · peak 52,377Apr 2026 — avg 2,990 · peak 6,638Jun 2026 — avg 1,103 · peak 1,929Aug 2026 — avg 889 · peak 1,384
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
55552026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 34 new positive2026-09-22: 9 new positive2026-09-23: 22 new positive2026-09-23: 4 new negative2026-09-24: 13 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new negative2026-09-25: 18 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 44 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 30 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new negative2026-09-28: 36 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 14 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 16 new positive2026-10-02: 22 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 39 new positive2026-10-05: 54 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new negative2026-10-06: 55 new positive2026-10-06: 5 new negative2026-10-08: 30 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 44 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 34 new positive2026-10-11: 49 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new negative2026-10-12: 50 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 14 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 17 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$0.002021-10-122026-10-082021-10-12 — best price $4.992022-05-05 — best price $0.002024-10-31 — best price $0.002026-08-27 — best price $4.992026-09-03 — best price $4.992026-09-10 — best price $4.992026-09-17 — best price $4.992026-09-24 — best price $4.992026-10-01 — best price $4.992026-10-08 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.8k9562026-05-29 — 2,217 pageviews2026-06-02 — 2,144 pageviews2026-06-06 — 1,845 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,562 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,702 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1,494 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,649 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1,398 pageviews2026-06-30 — 1,298 pageviews2026-07-04 — 1,276 pageviews2026-07-08 — 1,367 pageviews2026-07-12 — 1,447 pageviews2026-07-16 — 1,548 pageviews2026-07-20 — 1,579 pageviews2026-07-24 — 1,524 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,233 pageviews2026-08-01 — 1,171 pageviews2026-08-05 — 1,131 pageviews2026-08-09 — 1,589 pageviews2026-08-13 — 996 pageviews2026-08-17 — 1,148 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1,074 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,029 pageviews2026-08-29 — 1,235 pageviews2026-09-02 — 1,011 pageviews2026-09-06 — 1,157 pageviews2026-09-10 — 1,078 pageviews2026-09-14 — 956 pageviews2026-09-18 — 1,020 pageviews2026-09-22 — 2,192 pageviews2026-09-26 — 1,087 pageviews2026-09-30 — 1,021 pageviews2026-10-04 — 1,115 pageviews2026-10-07 — 1,007 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.7k52026-09-30 18:34 — 431 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 534 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 88 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 97 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 287 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 329 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 130 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 66 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 65 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 88 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 194 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 127 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 111 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 74 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 114 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 105 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 112 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 194 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 482 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 124 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 133 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 2,674 viewers2026-10-13 11:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 176 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 210 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 413 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 181 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
0.1%
earned "(Chapter 2) Talk to the Hand"
0%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing4 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2022-05-05, latest 2026-02-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12216%100

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

Dark1980sIndieHorrorPuzzleMysterySurvivalThrillerAdventureLore-Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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