The Game Census
Shu cover art

Shu

Coatsink · 2016-10-04

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 23, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 04, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 04, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Jun 07, 2017 (PlayStation Vita)

Shu is a stylish 2.5D platformer set in a beautiful and engrossing world. Guide Shu and a cast of beautifully hand-drawn characters as they run, jump and glide their way across exotic lands, forever pursued by the monstrous and unrelenting Storm. CAN YOU OUTRUN THE END OF THE WORLD?

0
playing now
76%
positive of 231 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 57% of 10,949 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.8k–14k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 231 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.92-4%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.46 at GamesPlanet UK (2018-12-26) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 34 of 50 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-12 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$0.462016-10-042026-08-212016-10-04 — best price $10.792017-09-07 — best price $5.992018-03-05 — best price $9.992018-08-02 — best price $9.992018-10-30 — best price $6.692019-02-11 — best price $9.992020-01-15 — best price $8.512020-05-12 — best price $8.812020-08-02 — best price $8.892020-09-12 — best price $11.992020-10-15 — best price $11.992020-11-13 — best price $3.992021-01-11 — best price $8.382021-02-11 — best price $4.992021-03-16 — best price $9.992021-04-16 — best price $9.992021-05-16 — best price $9.992021-07-06 — best price $8.382021-10-05 — best price $8.382022-01-06 — best price $9.992022-03-12 — best price $4.352022-05-23 — best price $9.992022-07-20 — best price $7.822022-11-03 — best price $7.892023-03-14 — best price $2.122023-06-28 — best price $8.072023-11-17 — best price $0.842024-02-11 — best price $6.922024-06-10 — best price $0.892025-01-18 — best price $0.892025-08-16 — best price $7.892026-04-17 — best price $7.892026-07-13 — best price $6.922026-08-21 — best price $6.92
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

2.5DIndieActionCartoonStylizedAdventurePlatformerSide Scroller

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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