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Scribblenauts Unlimited cover art

Scribblenauts Unlimited

5th Cell Media · Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment · 2012-11-19

Steam

AdventureCasualStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 19, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 13, 2012 (Nintendo 3DS), Nov 18, 2012 (Wii U), Dec 15, 2015 (iOS), Dec 15, 2012 (Android)

The best-selling, award-winning franchise is back – on your home PC in gorgeous HD for the first time.

40
playing now
94%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (133 ratings)
11h
to beat · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

40 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Scribblenauts Unlimited is a puzzle sandbox video game developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, iOS and Android. It is the fourth title in the Scribblenauts series, as a launch title for the Wii U console. The game was later released alongside its successor Scribblenauts Unmasked in Scribblenauts Mega Pack in 2018 with extra content.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 40 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 336 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~42/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 495k–990k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,381 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$1.77-91%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.77-91%
Humble Store$1.99-90%
WinGameStore$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.62 at Nuuvem (2016-08-26) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 79 of 100 observed days · $1.15 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15415420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

49162026-08-06 21:00 — 40 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 31 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 41 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 34 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 41 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 24 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 28 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 46 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 26 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 41 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 30 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 49 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 22 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 25 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 27 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 30 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 19 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 37 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 28 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 45 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 40 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.562015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.422015-05-14 — best price $4.992015-09-03 — best price $19.992015-12-22 — best price $4.992016-03-31 — best price $4.992016-08-30 — best price $11.452017-01-07 — best price $19.992017-05-11 — best price $4.992017-09-07 — best price $4.992018-01-04 — best price $19.992018-05-23 — best price $19.992018-09-19 — best price $4.892019-01-04 — best price $19.992019-04-25 — best price $19.992019-09-13 — best price $4.992019-12-25 — best price $4.252020-05-04 — best price $5.002020-10-19 — best price $16.282021-03-19 — best price $4.992021-06-30 — best price $19.992021-10-07 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-06-14 — best price $15.892022-10-17 — best price $19.992023-01-07 — best price $15.892023-05-05 — best price $4.992023-11-16 — best price $15.892024-02-20 — best price $15.892024-06-17 — best price $3.992024-10-03 — best price $16.792025-02-22 — best price $3.102025-05-28 — best price $19.992025-10-23 — best price $1.992026-01-23 — best price $1.682026-05-22 — best price $1.652026-08-12 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $1.77
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

108412026-05-28 — 77 pageviews2026-05-31 — 65 pageviews2026-06-03 — 45 pageviews2026-06-06 — 84 pageviews2026-06-09 — 73 pageviews2026-06-12 — 75 pageviews2026-06-15 — 66 pageviews2026-06-18 — 74 pageviews2026-06-21 — 60 pageviews2026-06-24 — 54 pageviews2026-06-27 — 73 pageviews2026-06-30 — 60 pageviews2026-07-03 — 47 pageviews2026-07-06 — 66 pageviews2026-07-09 — 86 pageviews2026-07-12 — 55 pageviews2026-07-15 — 66 pageviews2026-07-18 — 52 pageviews2026-07-21 — 56 pageviews2026-07-24 — 64 pageviews2026-07-27 — 75 pageviews2026-07-30 — 55 pageviews2026-08-02 — 52 pageviews2026-08-05 — 67 pageviews2026-08-08 — 68 pageviews2026-08-11 — 52 pageviews2026-08-14 — 67 pageviews2026-08-17 — 67 pageviews2026-08-20 — 58 pageviews2026-08-23 — 91 pageviews2026-08-25 — 55 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
71.7%
earned "Magical Globe for Rent"
18.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)53,77611%25

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

Player tags

2DCuteFunnyCasualComedyPuzzleFantasySandboxModdableStrategy

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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