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Puddle Knights cover art

Puddle Knights

Lockpickle · 2020-03-03

Steam

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 08, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 03, 2020 (Mac), Mar 03, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.

Puddle Knights is a Casual, Indie, and Strategy title released in 2020, priced at $2.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (98% of 238 reviews).

0
playing now
98%
positive of 238 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 29,219 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.8k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 238 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2025-04-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 8 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420202026Week of 2020-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
70Mar 2020May 2025Mar 2020 — avg 4 · peak 21Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2020 — avg 0 · peak 3Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3Sep 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 16Apr 2025 — avg 7 · peak 19May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$2.492020-03-032026-08-272020-03-03 — best price $11.692020-05-18 — best price $12.992020-07-24 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $6.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-03-01 — best price $5.992021-04-26 — best price $9.992021-08-30 — best price $5.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-12-23 — best price $4.992022-02-28 — best price $3.992022-05-24 — best price $9.992022-10-17 — best price $3.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992022-12-23 — best price $3.992023-01-28 — best price $9.992023-04-24 — best price $3.992023-08-10 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $3.392024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-03-16 — best price $3.992024-04-08 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $3.492024-07-22 — best price $9.992024-10-07 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-02-18 — best price $3.392025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-05-29 — best price $2.492025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $2.492025-12-04 — best price $9.992026-02-09 — best price $3.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-05-28 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-08-27 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
81.2%
earned "The Journey Begins"
16%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Simplified Chinese, French, Japanese, Greek

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)37118%17
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

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

Player tags

CuteFunnyLogicCasualPuzzleSokobanColorfulRelaxingStrategyDifficult

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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