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Stray

BlueTwelve Studio · Annapurna Interactive · 2022-07-19

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 10, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 19, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 03, 2023 (Mac), Jul 19, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jul 19, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Aug 10, 2023 (Xbox One)

Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

Stray is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2022, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 178329 reviews) sentiment.

438
playing now
97%
positive of 179k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63
twitch viewers (latest)
3.7
viewers/channel (concentration)
85/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (725 ratings)
354
Nexus mods (241k downloads)
4.71★
PlayStation Store rating (77,935 ratings)
83/100
opencritic · strong · 84% recommend · from 205 critics
6.9h
to beat · rushed 6.5h · completionist 13h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

Stray is a 2022 adventure game developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive. The story follows a stray cat who falls into a walled city populated by robots, machines, and mutant bacteria; the cat sets out to return to the surface with the help of a drone companion, B-12. The game is presented through a third-person perspective. The player traverses the game world by leaping across platforms and climbing up obstacles, and can interact with the environment to open new paths. Using B-12, they can store items found throughout the world and hack technology to solve puzzles. Throughout the game, the player must evade the antagonistic Zurks and Sentinels, which attempt to kill them.

Trailer

Stray trailer thumbnail

Stray - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 438 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10,702 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,338/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (54,826 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 28,748 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.6M–8.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 179,298 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.39 at Fanatical (2026-08-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 94 of 126 observed days · $3.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
54k54k20222026Week of 2022-07-01: 53,562 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,264 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14,961 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 519 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3,687 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3,726 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14,937 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4,396 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3,866 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,834 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,848 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,348 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,324 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,217 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,875 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,326 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,183 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,032 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,484 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,929 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,367 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,480 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,280 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,156 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,397 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,876 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,741 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 871 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 754 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,251 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,093 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,804 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,072 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,547 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,199 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,260 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,630 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,024 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,046 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,278 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,016 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,385 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,680 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 862 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,285 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,105 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,363 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,646 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,820 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,209 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,058 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k1732026-09-15 11:00 — 384 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 557 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 258 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 501 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 792 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 317 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 255 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 464 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 330 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 379 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 417 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 285 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 217 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 576 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 770 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 394 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 586 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 619 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 404 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 782 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 1,106 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 441 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 438 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
22k329Jul 2022Aug 2026Jul 2022 — avg 21,980 · peak 51,455Sep 2022 — avg 1,344 · peak 3,070Nov 2022 — avg 948 · peak 2,520Jan 2023 — avg 1,191 · peak 3,265Mar 2023 — avg 611 · peak 1,414May 2023 — avg 464 · peak 1,101Jul 2023 — avg 697 · peak 1,434Sep 2023 — avg 461 · peak 1,135Nov 2023 — avg 527 · peak 1,437Jan 2024 — avg 635 · peak 1,893Mar 2024 — avg 492 · peak 1,153May 2024 — avg 411 · peak 1,136Jul 2024 — avg 619 · peak 1,387Sep 2024 — avg 363 · peak 703Nov 2024 — avg 443 · peak 1,294Jan 2025 — avg 657 · peak 1,735Mar 2025 — avg 557 · peak 1,393May 2025 — avg 388 · peak 909Jul 2025 — avg 597 · peak 1,172Sep 2025 — avg 447 · peak 1,223Nov 2025 — avg 480 · peak 1,211Jan 2026 — avg 685 · peak 1,499Mar 2026 — avg 487 · peak 1,074May 2026 — avg 543 · peak 2,327Jul 2026 — avg 691 · peak 1,397Aug 2026 — avg 530 · peak 1,445
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1411412026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 141 new positive2026-09-21: 5 new negative2026-09-23: 27 new positive2026-09-24: 25 new positive2026-09-25: 34 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 18 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 45 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 23 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 22 new positive2026-09-30: 18 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 24 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 29 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 41 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 37 new positive2026-10-06: 37 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 31 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 38 new positive2026-10-09: 36 new positive2026-10-10: 62 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 52 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 63 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 47 new positive2026-10-14: 32 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$99.99$9.992022-05-302026-10-142022-05-30 — best price $99.992022-08-01 — best price $29.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-08-18 — best price $29.992023-11-28 — best price $29.992024-02-26 — best price $29.992024-05-23 — best price $19.792024-07-14 — best price $29.992024-07-25 — best price $14.392024-08-07 — best price $24.972024-08-27 — best price $29.992024-10-29 — best price $22.982024-12-05 — best price $17.992025-01-25 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $12.212025-04-03 — best price $29.992025-04-27 — best price $21.592025-06-09 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $11.992025-08-04 — best price $21.592025-09-04 — best price $29.992025-10-01 — best price $17.992025-10-17 — best price $17.692025-11-19 — best price $11.992025-12-17 — best price $17.992026-01-08 — best price $12.212026-02-17 — best price $29.992026-03-04 — best price $16.992026-03-31 — best price $29.992026-04-17 — best price $22.982026-04-27 — best price $14.452026-05-15 — best price $22.982026-06-02 — best price $14.292026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-07-15 — best price $14.992026-08-01 — best price $25.272026-08-12 — best price $12.142026-09-16 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k4902026-05-28 — 941 pageviews2026-06-01 — 875 pageviews2026-06-05 — 763 pageviews2026-06-09 — 675 pageviews2026-06-13 — 621 pageviews2026-06-17 — 598 pageviews2026-06-21 — 602 pageviews2026-06-25 — 519 pageviews2026-06-29 — 583 pageviews2026-07-03 — 531 pageviews2026-07-07 — 513 pageviews2026-07-11 — 635 pageviews2026-07-15 — 497 pageviews2026-07-19 — 843 pageviews2026-07-23 — 517 pageviews2026-07-27 — 548 pageviews2026-07-31 — 624 pageviews2026-08-04 — 577 pageviews2026-08-08 — 536 pageviews2026-08-12 — 531 pageviews2026-08-16 — 595 pageviews2026-08-20 — 521 pageviews2026-08-24 — 659 pageviews2026-08-28 — 570 pageviews2026-09-01 — 546 pageviews2026-09-05 — 580 pageviews2026-09-09 — 516 pageviews2026-09-13 — 632 pageviews2026-09-17 — 569 pageviews2026-09-21 — 560 pageviews2026-09-25 — 590 pageviews2026-09-29 — 545 pageviews2026-10-03 — 633 pageviews2026-10-06 — 530 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.0k12026-09-30 22:34 — 97 viewers2026-10-01 08:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-01 17:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-02 02:34 — 156 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 96 viewers2026-10-03 05:34 — 110 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 107 viewers2026-10-03 23:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-04 08:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 85 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 98 viewers2026-10-05 11:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-05 20:34 — 96 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-06 23:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 57 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 52 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-08 20:34 — 223 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-09 14:34 — 38 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 344 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 61 viewers2026-10-11 02:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 2,032 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 88 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 88 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 80 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 73 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 295 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 63 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
93%
earned "Missed Jump"
20.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-07-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)109,52024%25
PS4 (PlayStation)53,58813%25
Steam (Steam)47,47810%24
PS4 (PlayStation)40,33616%25
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)9,3009%24
PS4 (PlayStation)2,27151%25
PS4 (PlayStation)1,24451%25
Switch (Nintendo)4150%0
Switch (Nintendo)1420%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CatsCuteIndieHorrorPuzzleRobotsSci-fiAdventureBeautifulCyberpunk

Census log

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

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