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Sky: Children of the Light

thatgamecompany · 2024-04-10

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AdventureCasualIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Jun 29, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 11, 2019 (iOS), Dec 04, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Apr 10, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 07, 2020 (Android)

A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.

87%
positive of 25k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
82/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (74 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)
Sky: Children of the Light is a social massively multiplayer online adventure game by Thatgamecompany. It was first released for iOS on July 18, 2019. An Android version was later released on April 7, 2020, and a Nintendo Switch version was released on June 29, 2021, followed by a PlayStation 4 release on December 6, 2022, and a Microsoft Windows release via Steam Early Access on April 10, 2024. A separate version of the game was released for Mainland China on Android and iOS devices that is co-developed and published by NetEase.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4,359 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~545/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 11,252 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.9k3.9k20242026Week of 2024-04-01: 2,794 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 527 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,347 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 238 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 811 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 667 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3,860 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,872 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 560 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 934 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Attention

2881292026-05-29 — 212 pageviews2026-06-01 — 157 pageviews2026-06-04 — 191 pageviews2026-06-07 — 214 pageviews2026-06-10 — 170 pageviews2026-06-13 — 165 pageviews2026-06-16 — 176 pageviews2026-06-19 — 129 pageviews2026-06-22 — 159 pageviews2026-06-25 — 163 pageviews2026-06-28 — 158 pageviews2026-07-01 — 161 pageviews2026-07-04 — 167 pageviews2026-07-07 — 160 pageviews2026-07-10 — 186 pageviews2026-07-13 — 213 pageviews2026-07-16 — 193 pageviews2026-07-19 — 215 pageviews2026-07-22 — 196 pageviews2026-07-25 — 173 pageviews2026-07-28 — 208 pageviews2026-07-31 — 233 pageviews2026-08-03 — 236 pageviews2026-08-06 — 224 pageviews2026-08-09 — 241 pageviews2026-08-12 — 177 pageviews2026-08-15 — 288 pageviews2026-08-18 — 171 pageviews2026-08-21 — 192 pageviews2026-08-24 — 196 pageviews2026-08-26 — 283 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerMMOCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerFull controller supportIn-App PurchasesDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)16,8310%23
Switch (Nintendo)1,7520%0

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.

Census log

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

Recent updates

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