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Summer in Mara cover art

Summer in Mara

Chibig · 2020-06-16

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 26, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Aug 26, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 05, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 16, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.

Summer in Mara is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 2201 reviews).

6
playing now
75%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
41/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.05★
PlayStation Store rating (400 ratings)
21h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

You're Koa and you'll have to take care of your own island, farming the land and crafting new tools in order to survive. You can also sail away with your boat to new islands, meet unique characters and find sunken treasures. But the ocean called Mara wants you to fulfill your destiny and when it calls you, you'll have to answer.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 64 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 49% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (334 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 28,833 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 44k–99k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,201 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
Humble Store$2.49-90%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2025-12-04) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 119 of 122 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23923920202026Week of 2020-06-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-15 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2924Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 292 · peak 789Aug 2020 — avg 29 · peak 71Oct 2020 — avg 12 · peak 38Dec 2020 — avg 19 · peak 51Feb 2021 — avg 19 · peak 65Apr 2021 — avg 47 · peak 108Jun 2021 — avg 32 · peak 89Aug 2021 — avg 38 · peak 111Oct 2021 — avg 19 · peak 60Dec 2021 — avg 21 · peak 50Feb 2022 — avg 42 · peak 241Apr 2022 — avg 18 · peak 55Jun 2022 — avg 20 · peak 52Aug 2022 — avg 16 · peak 39Oct 2022 — avg 12 · peak 39Dec 2022 — avg 10 · peak 24Feb 2023 — avg 19 · peak 45Apr 2023 — avg 10 · peak 27Jun 2023 — avg 11 · peak 32Aug 2023 — avg 10 · peak 30Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 21Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Oct 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21Dec 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2025 — avg 60 · peak 989Oct 2025 — avg 12 · peak 165Dec 2025 — avg 14 · peak 35Feb 2026 — avg 7 · peak 16Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 18Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 16Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 20
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$1.992020-06-162026-10-142020-06-16 — best price $21.242020-12-01 — best price $24.992021-03-22 — best price $12.492021-05-31 — best price $24.992021-08-23 — best price $24.992021-11-05 — best price $9.992022-02-02 — best price $24.992022-05-09 — best price $9.992022-07-21 — best price $9.992022-09-13 — best price $24.992022-11-22 — best price $6.992023-02-27 — best price $19.992023-06-08 — best price $7.992023-09-12 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $7.992024-01-23 — best price $19.992024-03-06 — best price $7.992024-05-07 — best price $7.992024-07-12 — best price $19.992024-09-02 — best price $5.792024-11-01 — best price $7.992024-12-16 — best price $19.992025-02-13 — best price $19.992025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-05-14 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $5.992025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-11-13 — best price $19.992026-01-15 — best price $1.992026-02-28 — best price $19.992026-04-20 — best price $1.992026-06-02 — best price $19.992026-07-16 — best price $1.992026-08-13 — best price $1.992026-08-26 — best price $1.992026-09-05 — best price $1.992026-09-15 — best price $19.992026-09-25 — best price $1.992026-10-05 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
70.3%
earned "Scout"
12.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing2 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-08-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,58914%51
PS4 (PlayStation)68449%43
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)50324%42
PS4 (PlayStation)33440%43
Switch (Nintendo)490%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0
PS5 (PlayStation)0—43
PS5 (PlayStation)0—43

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

CozyCuteNatureSandboxSurrealCraftingLife SimRelaxingEmotionalWholesome

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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