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Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut cover art

Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut

Toxic Games · 2014-05-21

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Aug 27, 2015 (Wii U), May 21, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 21, 2014 (Linux), Jul 24, 2015 (Xbox One), Jul 15, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Jul 21, 2015 (PlayStation 4)

Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.

Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is a $9.99 Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2014, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment (82% of 1,927 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-08

1
playing now
82%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Q.U.B.E. is a physics-based puzzle video game developed and published by Toxic Games, with help from Indie Fund, a group of independent game developers. The game, an expansion of a student project by the founding members of Toxic Games, was released for Microsoft Windows through a number of digital distribution platforms, first through Desura on 17 December 2011 and then through Steam on 6 January 2012. An OS X port was later released in December 2012 through Steam and Desura.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 82% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 48k–116k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,927 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Humble Store (2016-05-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 12 of 59 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-16 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.002015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-06-10 — best price $9.992015-09-11 — best price $1.992015-12-12 — best price $1.992016-05-15 — best price $1.992016-09-08 — best price $4.992016-12-01 — best price $4.992017-01-31 — best price $2.502017-06-22 — best price $1.742017-11-22 — best price $4.992018-02-15 — best price $4.992018-05-10 — best price $7.492018-10-26 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $2.492019-06-18 — best price $9.992019-11-25 — best price $4.992020-01-16 — best price $4.992020-03-30 — best price $9.992020-06-22 — best price $4.992020-12-07 — best price $9.992021-10-18 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-11-07 — best price $9.992023-02-13 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992024-02-05 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-09-25 — best price $9.992026-03-04 — best price $9.992026-08-31 — best price $9.992026-09-08 — best price $9.992026-09-16 — best price $9.992026-09-24 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $0.002026-10-10 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

49152026-05-31 — 25 pageviews2026-06-04 — 31 pageviews2026-06-08 — 29 pageviews2026-06-12 — 27 pageviews2026-06-16 — 31 pageviews2026-06-20 — 22 pageviews2026-06-24 — 27 pageviews2026-06-28 — 49 pageviews2026-07-02 — 38 pageviews2026-07-06 — 34 pageviews2026-07-10 — 30 pageviews2026-07-14 — 32 pageviews2026-07-18 — 29 pageviews2026-07-22 — 17 pageviews2026-07-26 — 27 pageviews2026-07-30 — 31 pageviews2026-08-03 — 36 pageviews2026-08-07 — 24 pageviews2026-08-11 — 28 pageviews2026-08-15 — 19 pageviews2026-08-19 — 23 pageviews2026-08-23 — 27 pageviews2026-08-27 — 32 pageviews2026-08-31 — 31 pageviews2026-09-04 — 30 pageviews2026-09-08 — 39 pageviews2026-09-12 — 32 pageviews2026-09-16 — 24 pageviews2026-09-20 — 26 pageviews2026-09-24 — 35 pageviews2026-09-28 — 30 pageviews2026-10-02 — 22 pageviews2026-10-06 — 29 pageviews2026-10-10 — 30 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
87.8%
earned "Quick Understanding Of Block Extrusion"
4.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsVR SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)12,31510%19
Steam (Steam)10,3853%53
Xbox One (Xbox)3,30329%19
PS3 (PlayStation)94825%19

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

Player tags

3DIndieSpaceActionPuzzleSci-fiPhysicsScienceStrategyAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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