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PortalSnake

bcat112a · 2023-12-16

Steam

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 16, 2023 (Linux), Dec 16, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Puzzle game about portals and snakes.

100%
positive of 56 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 50% of 20,387 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.1k–2.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 56 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.16 at Steam (2024-12-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420232026Week of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$6.99$2.162023-12-162026-07-092023-12-16 — best price $5.592023-12-23 — best price $6.992024-03-14 — best price $4.892024-03-21 — best price $6.992024-05-23 — best price $4.542024-05-30 — best price $6.992024-06-27 — best price $4.192024-07-11 — best price $6.992024-11-27 — best price $4.052024-12-04 — best price $6.992024-12-20 — best price $2.162025-01-02 — best price $6.992025-03-13 — best price $4.612025-03-20 — best price $6.992025-05-29 — best price $3.492025-06-05 — best price $6.992025-06-27 — best price $4.612025-07-10 — best price $6.992025-09-29 — best price $4.192025-10-06 — best price $6.992025-12-18 — best price $4.122026-01-05 — best price $6.992026-03-19 — best price $4.052026-03-26 — best price $6.992026-05-28 — best price $2.302026-06-04 — best price $6.992026-06-25 — best price $4.612026-07-09 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

40 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek…

Census log

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

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