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Sephonie

Melos Han-Tani · Analgesic Productions · 2022-04-12

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ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationSports

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 21, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jul 21, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jul 21, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 21, 2023 (Xbox One), Apr 12, 2022 (Mac), Apr 12, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!

89%
positive of 308 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

In the near future, three biologists are on a joint research trip to use their ONYX implants to research the creatures of the uninhabited Sephonie Island. However, a mysterious phenomenon destroys their ship, leaving them shipwrecked. Amy Lim, Taiwanese-American and bold leader, hails from the midwestern USA town of Bloomington. Riyou Hayashi, an analytically-minded Japanese-Taiwanese researcher, calls the bustling Tokyo his home. And Ing-wen Lin, a kind and considerate Taiwanese scientist, lives in Taipei. The trio will find their motivations and loyalties put to the test as they navigate S(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (73 reviews).
  • · Top 48% of 12,647 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 6.2k–14k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 308 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-70%
GOG$7.99-60%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-14) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 60 of 93 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320222026Week of 2022-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$4.982022-04-122026-09-062022-04-12 — best price $26.992022-07-25 — best price $25.492022-11-04 — best price $29.992022-12-15 — best price $17.992023-02-21 — best price $19.992023-04-21 — best price $15.992023-06-29 — best price $13.992023-08-15 — best price $19.992023-09-28 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $11.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-02-05 — best price $19.992024-03-28 — best price $19.992024-05-24 — best price $19.992024-07-04 — best price $7.992024-08-15 — best price $7.992024-10-15 — best price $9.992024-11-26 — best price $9.992025-01-17 — best price $19.992025-02-21 — best price $9.992025-04-14 — best price $7.992025-06-05 — best price $9.992025-08-01 — best price $19.992025-10-07 — best price $7.992025-11-24 — best price $5.992026-01-14 — best price $19.992026-03-02 — best price $5.992026-04-13 — best price $7.992026-05-11 — best price $8.002026-06-16 — best price $19.992026-07-20 — best price $9.992026-08-17 — best price $6.992026-09-06 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
84.1%
earned "Coral"
22.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4349%19
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)9774%15
PS5 (PlayStation)3866%16
PS5 (PlayStation)3067%16
PS4 (PlayStation)2090%16
PS4 (PlayStation)1681%16
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

IndieLGBTQ+NatureParkourSurrealColorfulRelaxingAdventurePlatformerStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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