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Smoke and Sacrifice

Solar Sail Games Ltd · Curve Games · 2018-05-31

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 31, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 31, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 15, 2019 (Xbox One), Jan 15, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

Smoke and Sacrifice sees Sachi, a mother forced to give up her son, adventure into a grotesque underworld on a quest that will lead her to a darker truth.

Smoke and Sacrifice is a 2018 Adventure, Indie and RPG game priced at $19.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 514 reviews) and an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners.

0
playing now
76%
positive of 514 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
4.24★
PlayStation Store rating (171 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (46 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 13k–31k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 514 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$3.74-85%
GameBillet$4.46-82%
GamersGate$5.00-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-08-09) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 150 of 165 observed days · $3.46 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
373720182026Week of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
171Jun 2018May 2025Jun 2018 — avg 17 · peak 87Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 14Dec 2018 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2019 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2019 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2020 — avg 4 · peak 16Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5Feb 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 4Nov 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 10

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — May 2025

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$1.302018-05-102026-10-112018-05-10 — best price $19.992018-09-07 — best price $24.992018-11-29 — best price $24.992019-03-30 — best price $24.992019-07-17 — best price $6.002019-11-26 — best price $4.992020-01-23 — best price $4.992020-04-07 — best price $4.342020-06-18 — best price $24.992020-09-01 — best price $4.002020-10-22 — best price $14.692021-01-04 — best price $17.592021-03-09 — best price $3.592021-05-03 — best price $17.882021-08-05 — best price $17.882021-11-08 — best price $24.992022-02-14 — best price $3.192022-05-25 — best price $3.992022-08-13 — best price $3.282022-11-03 — best price $19.992023-01-19 — best price $3.942023-04-06 — best price $4.342023-06-29 — best price $2.492023-09-08 — best price $1.792023-11-10 — best price $2.492024-01-22 — best price $1.532024-04-23 — best price $1.492024-08-03 — best price $14.692024-11-11 — best price $2.252025-02-27 — best price $2.492025-07-11 — best price $17.882025-09-25 — best price $3.742026-01-12 — best price $4.002026-04-03 — best price $4.002026-06-26 — best price $4.872026-08-25 — best price $3.702026-10-11 — best price $4.46
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
77%
earned "Call to Adventure"
11.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionSave AnytimeSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-09-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)2,07410%34
Steam (Steam)1,4458%32
PS4 (PlayStation)51919%35
Switch (Nintendo)50%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGIndieActionCraftingSurvivalAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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