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Runt of the Litter

Choice of Games · 2017-02-23

Steam

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Feb 23, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 23, 2017 (Android), Feb 23, 2017 (iOS), Feb 23, 2017 (Mac), Feb 23, 2017 (Linux)

Steal and raise a baby war gryphon! Will you fight dragons together to save the empire, or defy the empire and lead your people to freedom?

80%
positive of 51 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

The gryphon keepers hold all the power in the Empire of Vaengrea. They make the laws, patrol the borders, and only give gryphon eggs to their chosen heirs. As a poor stable hand, a "thrall," you know you'll never have a chance to prove yourself. But then, you find the egg. Small, neglected, nudged out of the nest by a disapproving mother. But you can feel warmth growing inside. Now your gryphon is in terrible danger, both from the other gryphon keepers and from a deadly plague that's wiping out the Empire's gryphons. Can you keep your gryphon safe? Where will you hide your new hatchling? Are(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 54% of 28,036 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3k–3.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 51 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2017-02-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920172025Week of 2017-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

RPGIndieAdventureText-BasedChoose Your Own Adventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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