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Prodigal cover art

Prodigal

Colorgrave · 2020-10-15

Steam

AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 16, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Journey through a vibrant world fighting vicious monsters, exploring puzzling dungeons, and collecting magical artifacts. Unravel the mysteries of Vann's Point and bond with all of its curious townsfolk!

Prodigal is an Adventure, RPG game released in 2020, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 627 reviews).

2
playing now
92%
positive of 627 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
9h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Return to your childhood town of Vann's Point in this adventure-puzzle game filled with colorful and heartfelt characters. As the runaway miner Oran, you'll swing your pick-axe through treacherous dungeons in order to prove yourself, collect treasure, help your grandfather's apprentice with his latest masterpiece, and explore the place you once left behind.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 75 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 13k–28k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 627 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
292920202026Week of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 01:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
91Oct 2020Aug 2026Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 15Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 14Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 20Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2024 — avg 9 · peak 23Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 23Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.492020-10-162026-08-172020-10-16 — best price $9.992021-02-11 — best price $6.992021-08-21 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $8.492022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-05-14 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $3.742023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $3.742023-05-15 — best price $3.742023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-08-28 — best price $3.742023-10-16 — best price $14.992023-12-11 — best price $3.742024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $5.992024-04-22 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $1.492024-09-03 — best price $14.992024-11-13 — best price $5.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-02-03 — best price $3.742025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-05 — best price $3.742025-06-23 — best price $14.992025-08-11 — best price $3.742025-09-29 — best price $1.492025-11-10 — best price $14.992026-01-26 — best price $3.742026-04-02 — best price $14.992026-06-15 — best price $3.742026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-17 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
69%
earned "Homecoming"
8.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-10-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9623%40

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

Player tags

RPGLootRetroMiningPuzzleColorfulTop-DownMinigamesAction RPGStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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