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Sparkle Unleashed cover art

Sparkle Unleashed

10tons Ltd · 2016-12-02

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 03, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Jun 02, 2015 (PlayStation Vita), Jun 03, 2015 (Xbox One), Dec 16, 2020 (PlayStation 5), Jun 03, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Dec 25, 2017 (Nintendo Switch)

Sparkle Unleashed is a wonderfully polished casual action puzzle game. Match like colored orbs before they fall into the abyss, unlock earthshaking powerups, and conquer more than a 100 levels! Carve a path of light through an enchanting world of mystery and magic!

Sparkle Unleashed is an Action, Casual, and Indie game released in 2016 for $7.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 102 reviews).

1
playing now
75%
positive of 102 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
4.38★
PlayStation Store rating (1,491 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 39% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.5k–6.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Fanatical (2020-03-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 4 of 14 observed days · $6.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320162026Week of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31Dec 2016Jul 2026Dec 2016 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2017 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2018 — avg 2 · peak 12Sep 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Oct 2023 — avg 1 · peak 7Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2024 — avg 1 · peak 7Apr 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$1.592015-07-102026-10-112015-07-10 — best price $6.992017-06-22 — best price $2.392017-11-28 — best price $7.992018-04-02 — best price $3.192018-07-17 — best price $6.392018-09-20 — best price $5.992018-12-10 — best price $7.992019-08-25 — best price $3.992020-03-13 — best price $1.592020-05-31 — best price $7.992020-06-15 — best price $7.992020-07-01 — best price $5.872020-07-17 — best price $7.192020-08-01 — best price $7.192020-08-29 — best price $7.192020-09-29 — best price $5.872020-10-17 — best price $5.872020-11-03 — best price $7.992020-11-18 — best price $7.992020-12-05 — best price $7.992021-01-05 — best price $7.992021-01-21 — best price $6.692021-02-05 — best price $2.392021-03-05 — best price $6.692021-04-09 — best price $7.992021-04-25 — best price $7.992021-05-10 — best price $7.992021-05-25 — best price $7.992021-06-17 — best price $7.992021-10-29 — best price $5.872021-12-30 — best price $5.872022-05-17 — best price $6.692022-12-08 — best price $7.992023-06-29 — best price $2.392024-02-06 — best price $7.992024-12-04 — best price $7.992025-08-16 — best price $6.282026-08-30 — best price $7.992026-10-11 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
36.6%
earned "Chain 12X"
19.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Player tags

2DDarkIndieActionArcadeCasualPuzzleMatch 3AtmosphericDark Fantasy

Census log

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

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