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Primordia

Wormwood Studios · Wadjet Eye Games · 2012-12-05

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 28, 2021 (Mac), Aug 28, 2021 (Linux), Mar 02, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 21, 2016 (iOS), Dec 05, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

1
playing now
97%
positive of 3.4k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (56 ratings)
7.8h
to beat · completionist 14h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Primordia is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game developed by Wormwood Studios and published in 2012 by Wadjet Eye Games. In 2016, Primordia was released on iOS devices. On March 2, 2022, the game was released on Nintendo Switch.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 71 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 137k–275k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,433 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at GOG (2018-09-21) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 20 of 41 observed days · $8.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15915920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-08-11 17:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.592015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-08-06 — best price $2.992015-11-15 — best price $9.992016-06-08 — best price $1.992016-11-22 — best price $3.992017-03-06 — best price $1.992017-07-24 — best price $1.992017-12-21 — best price $1.992018-06-22 — best price $2.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-05-20 — best price $9.992019-10-16 — best price $2.992020-01-06 — best price $2.992020-03-16 — best price $2.992020-06-15 — best price $9.992020-11-25 — best price $2.992021-04-19 — best price $2.992021-10-27 — best price $2.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-06-24 — best price $2.992022-12-12 — best price $2.992023-03-14 — best price $9.992023-06-01 — best price $2.992023-11-24 — best price $2.992024-02-06 — best price $2.992024-04-23 — best price $2.992024-07-14 — best price $9.992024-10-16 — best price $2.992025-01-03 — best price $9.992025-04-25 — best price $9.992025-07-22 — best price $2.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-08-03 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3452026-05-31 — 17 pageviews2026-06-03 — 5 pageviews2026-06-06 — 21 pageviews2026-06-09 — 24 pageviews2026-06-12 — 11 pageviews2026-06-15 — 20 pageviews2026-06-18 — 15 pageviews2026-06-21 — 17 pageviews2026-06-24 — 15 pageviews2026-06-27 — 19 pageviews2026-06-30 — 17 pageviews2026-07-03 — 17 pageviews2026-07-06 — 16 pageviews2026-07-09 — 18 pageviews2026-07-12 — 25 pageviews2026-07-15 — 10 pageviews2026-07-18 — 20 pageviews2026-07-21 — 29 pageviews2026-07-24 — 22 pageviews2026-07-27 — 25 pageviews2026-07-30 — 10 pageviews2026-08-02 — 8 pageviews2026-08-05 — 16 pageviews2026-08-08 — 34 pageviews2026-08-11 — 24 pageviews2026-08-14 — 17 pageviews2026-08-17 — 15 pageviews2026-08-20 — 15 pageviews2026-08-23 — 13 pageviews2026-08-26 — 24 pageviews2026-08-28 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
62.5%
earned "Knotcutter"
26.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudCommentary availableFamily Sharing2 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Hungarian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,07116%29
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

2DNoirIndieRobotsSci-fiAdventureCyberpunkDystopian Story RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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