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Space Otter Charlie cover art

Space Otter Charlie

Wayward Distractions · The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild · 2021-03-18

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 18, 2021 (Mac), Mar 18, 2021 (Xbox One), Mar 17, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 18, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 18, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Adorable characters? Check! Makeshift weapons? Check! Otter dressed in a foam shark suit. Umm. Check? Join Charlie and his ragtag team of sea mammals as they jump, float, and rocket through Otter Space in this Zero-G Puzzle Platformer!

99%
positive of 83 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.91★
PlayStation Store rating (22 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

With humanity gone, it’s up to the otters to save animal-kind from an inhospitable Earth. Join Charlie and his ragtag crew of critters on a daring mission through Otter Space as they search for a new planet to call home. Explore derelict space stations, battle unhinged robots, and enjoy some otterly terrific puns as you jump, float, and fly through over a dozen levels of furry fun. Zero gravity gives classic puzzle platforming a whole new twist. Anything that’s not bolted down floats freely, making for a plethora of fresh new puzzles and predicaments. On your way, you’ll find plans to craft a(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 5 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 43% of 26,715 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.7k–3.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 83 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2025-09-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 9 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820212026Week of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$4.492021-03-182026-10-082021-03-18 — best price $11.992021-05-31 — best price $14.992021-07-26 — best price $11.242021-09-14 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $10.042022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-02-28 — best price $8.992022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $8.242022-08-01 — best price $14.992022-10-10 — best price $7.342022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-01-30 — best price $6.442023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-05-08 — best price $6.142023-06-29 — best price $5.842023-08-07 — best price $14.992023-10-23 — best price $5.692023-11-28 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $5.542024-02-19 — best price $14.992024-03-25 — best price $5.242024-05-13 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $5.092024-10-14 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $4.942025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $4.942025-03-31 — best price $14.992025-07-21 — best price $4.642025-09-08 — best price $14.992025-11-10 — best price $4.492026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-01 — best price $4.492026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $4.492026-09-05 — best price $14.992026-09-29 — best price $14.992026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportSteam Cloud1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-03-27 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DCuteIndieSpaceActionCasualCartoonShooterAdventureFuturistic

Census log

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

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