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Splasher

Splashteam · Dear Villagers · 2017-02-07

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 27, 2017 (Xbox One), Sep 26, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Oct 26, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 07, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 07, 2017 (Mac), Feb 07, 2017 (Linux)

Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.

6
playing now
93%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
63/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
6.5h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.49
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Splasher is a 2017 platform game developed by Splashteam and published by Dear Villagers. Players control a purple-haired Inkorp employee, who needs to save splashers from the evil Docteur, who wants to do deadly experiments on them. It was released on February 7, 2017, for Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows. Ports for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch were released later the same year, which were published by Plug In Digital. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 32% of 11,000 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 30k–72k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,195 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$1.49-90%
IndieGala$1.49-90%
Steam$1.49-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.49-90%
GreenManGaming$1.50-90%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.12 at GameBillet (2025-06-03) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 130 of 171 observed days · $0.37 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

602026-08-11 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 10:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.972015-07-282026-08-302015-07-28 — best price $9.992017-07-10 — best price $14.992017-12-04 — best price $14.992018-05-24 — best price $14.992018-08-23 — best price $8.072018-12-14 — best price $7.502019-06-20 — best price $5.992019-11-10 — best price $5.092020-01-18 — best price $5.092020-03-30 — best price $14.992020-06-15 — best price $14.992020-08-12 — best price $11.892020-10-09 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-01-27 — best price $14.992021-03-28 — best price $11.892021-05-26 — best price $14.992021-10-05 — best price $11.892022-01-10 — best price $3.742022-06-23 — best price $2.992022-11-01 — best price $11.802023-02-20 — best price $14.992023-05-24 — best price $2.402023-09-01 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-02-22 — best price $2.192024-06-14 — best price $11.492024-09-18 — best price $14.992025-01-15 — best price $14.992025-04-26 — best price $14.992025-08-12 — best price $14.992025-11-14 — best price $1.502026-01-31 — best price $14.992026-04-15 — best price $1.492026-07-11 — best price $12.022026-08-27 — best price $1.492026-08-30 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
81.1%
earned "Just Add Water"
14.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,9241%47
PS4 (PlayStation)1,09311%47
Xbox One (Xbox)2672%47
Switch (Nintendo)420%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

2DFunnyIndieActionCartoonDifficultControllerPlatformerSingleplayer2D Platformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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