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Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy cover art

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Eurocom · THQ Nordic · 2017-11-10

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 29, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 01, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Nov 10, 2017 (Linux), Nov 10, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 15, 2025 (Xbox One), Nov 10, 2017 (Mac)

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is an original 3rd person action-adventure inspired by the mythology of ancient Egypt. Travelling the world via magical portals to foil the evil plans of Set. Sphinx's journey will require all his wits, agility, and special powers.

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is an Action, Adventure, RPG game released in 2017, priced at $3.74, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (94% of 713 reviews).

2
playing now
94%
positive of 718 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
53/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
3
Nexus mods (339 downloads)
4.79★
PlayStation Store rating (338 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
−75% · $3.74
was $14.99
steam price (US) · on sale

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed by Eurocom and published by THQ for GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. A version for mobile phones was released in 2004. THQ Nordic published a high-definition remaster for PC in 2017 and Nintendo Switch in 2019.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 55 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 18k–43k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 718 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.47 at GameBillet (2025-04-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 76 of 135 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
212Nov 2017Aug 2026Nov 2017 — avg 21 · peak 70Feb 2018 — avg 4 · peak 9May 2018 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2018 — avg 5 · peak 22Nov 2018 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2019 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 14Nov 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 11May 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2020 — avg 4 · peak 18Nov 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 23May 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 10Nov 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 17Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2026 — avg 7 · peak 20May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$16.86$0.002017-11-092026-10-152017-11-09 — best price $9.892018-03-12 — best price $14.992018-07-02 — best price $7.492018-09-06 — best price $7.492018-11-30 — best price $4.502019-02-04 — best price $13.492019-06-10 — best price $14.992019-09-04 — best price $4.942019-11-26 — best price $3.742020-01-30 — best price $14.332020-04-20 — best price $13.492020-07-23 — best price $3.752021-01-03 — best price $14.992021-04-26 — best price $14.992021-08-13 — best price $3.752021-11-05 — best price $14.992022-01-14 — best price $3.742022-04-24 — best price $3.202022-07-30 — best price $14.992022-10-27 — best price $3.022023-01-06 — best price $14.992023-04-04 — best price $14.992023-07-03 — best price $3.742023-09-12 — best price $14.992023-12-28 — best price $3.752024-04-04 — best price $14.992024-07-13 — best price $14.992024-11-16 — best price $14.992025-01-07 — best price $14.992025-04-18 — best price $1.482025-08-08 — best price $14.992025-11-21 — best price $3.152026-02-16 — best price $12.592026-05-07 — best price $3.742026-08-01 — best price $3.742026-09-15 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

97312026-05-13 — 83 pageviews2026-05-17 — 64 pageviews2026-05-21 — 46 pageviews2026-05-25 — 66 pageviews2026-05-29 — 70 pageviews2026-06-02 — 68 pageviews2026-06-06 — 58 pageviews2026-06-10 — 31 pageviews2026-06-14 — 53 pageviews2026-06-18 — 45 pageviews2026-06-22 — 60 pageviews2026-06-26 — 55 pageviews2026-06-30 — 60 pageviews2026-07-04 — 64 pageviews2026-07-08 — 65 pageviews2026-07-12 — 69 pageviews2026-07-16 — 49 pageviews2026-07-20 — 85 pageviews2026-07-24 — 64 pageviews2026-07-28 — 59 pageviews2026-08-01 — 74 pageviews2026-08-05 — 66 pageviews2026-08-09 — 80 pageviews2026-08-13 — 73 pageviews2026-08-17 — 95 pageviews2026-08-21 — 75 pageviews2026-08-25 — 76 pageviews2026-08-29 — 63 pageviews2026-09-02 — 69 pageviews2026-09-06 — 66 pageviews2026-09-10 — 64 pageviews2026-09-14 — 60 pageviews2026-09-18 — 64 pageviews2026-09-22 — 69 pageviews2026-09-26 — 78 pageviews2026-09-30 — 60 pageviews2026-10-04 — 61 pageviews2026-10-08 — 48 pageviews2026-10-12 — 61 pageviews2026-10-13 — 61 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
69.8%
earned "A Brilliant Weapon"
20.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableCustom Volume ControlsGamepad RecommendedPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSurround SoundSteam Cloud2 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2017-11-10, latest 2018-02-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)82611%34
PS4 (PlayStation)23731%35
Switch (Nintendo)360%0

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

Player tags

RPGActionPuzzleFantasyColorfulModdableMythologyControllerPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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