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Scribblenauts Unlimited

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

Steam

AdventureCasualStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

Scribblenauts Unlimited is an Adventure, Casual, Strategy game released in 2012, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Very Positive (94% of 12381 reviews).

20
playing now
94%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

20 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Scribblenauts Unlimited trailer thumbnail

Scribblenauts Unlimited Trailer

≈392,641 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 20 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 3% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 496k–992k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,406 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$1.56-92%
Fanatical$1.59-92%
Humble Store$1.99-90%
Steam$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 99 of 117 observed days (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

74112026-09-15 12:00 — 17 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 21 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 18 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 18 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 34 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 25 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 26 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 36 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 23 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 24 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 34 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 43 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 74 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 33 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 48 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 55 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 24 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 36 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 62 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 29 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.0k27Nov 2012Aug 2026Nov 2012 — avg 280 · peak 865Apr 2013 — avg 377 · peak 2,105Sep 2013 — avg 215 · peak 698Feb 2014 — avg 211 · peak 489Jul 2014 — avg 195 · peak 389Dec 2014 — avg 337 · peak 1,519May 2015 — avg 151 · peak 312Oct 2015 — avg 144 · peak 325Mar 2016 — avg 116 · peak 257Aug 2016 — avg 127 · peak 339Jan 2017 — avg 156 · peak 505Jun 2017 — avg 133 · peak 365Nov 2017 — avg 103 · peak 282Apr 2018 — avg 85 · peak 174Sep 2018 — avg 79 · peak 340Feb 2019 — avg 71 · peak 167Jul 2019 — avg 87 · peak 191Dec 2019 — avg 88 · peak 196May 2020 — avg 65 · peak 131Oct 2020 — avg 56 · peak 123Mar 2021 — avg 48 · peak 98Aug 2021 — avg 38 · peak 71Jan 2022 — avg 56 · peak 129Jun 2022 — avg 40 · peak 100Nov 2022 — avg 38 · peak 99Apr 2023 — avg 39 · peak 116Sep 2023 — avg 29 · peak 73Feb 2024 — avg 33 · peak 68Jul 2024 — avg 45 · peak 86Dec 2024 — avg 78 · peak 212May 2025 — avg 46 · peak 90Oct 2025 — avg 61 · peak 239Mar 2026 — avg 38 · peak 92Aug 2026 — avg 29 · peak 57
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$1.562015-01-012026-10-082015-01-01 — 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 $19.992026-09-11 — best price $1.602026-10-08 — best price $1.56
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

103402026-05-28 — 77 pageviews2026-06-01 — 70 pageviews2026-06-05 — 62 pageviews2026-06-09 — 73 pageviews2026-06-13 — 85 pageviews2026-06-17 — 70 pageviews2026-06-21 — 60 pageviews2026-06-25 — 61 pageviews2026-06-29 — 66 pageviews2026-07-03 — 47 pageviews2026-07-07 — 61 pageviews2026-07-11 — 66 pageviews2026-07-15 — 66 pageviews2026-07-19 — 72 pageviews2026-07-23 — 71 pageviews2026-07-27 — 75 pageviews2026-07-31 — 47 pageviews2026-08-04 — 72 pageviews2026-08-08 — 68 pageviews2026-08-12 — 66 pageviews2026-08-16 — 66 pageviews2026-08-20 — 58 pageviews2026-08-24 — 71 pageviews2026-08-28 — 62 pageviews2026-09-01 — 72 pageviews2026-09-05 — 59 pageviews2026-09-09 — 53 pageviews2026-09-13 — 77 pageviews2026-09-17 — 69 pageviews2026-09-21 — 48 pageviews2026-09-25 — 49 pageviews2026-09-29 — 75 pageviews2026-10-03 — 86 pageviews2026-10-07 — 53 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteFunnyCasualComedyPuzzleFantasySandboxModdableStrategy

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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