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Super Lucky's Tale cover art

Super Lucky's Tale

Playful Corp. · Xbox Game Studios · 2018-09-14

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 07, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 07, 2017 (Xbox One)

A delightful, playground platformer for all ages that follows Lucky, the ever-optimistic, energetic, and lovable hero, on his quest to find his inner strength and help his sister rescue the Book of Ages from Jinx. Jinx is the scheming and mysterious villain trying to reshape the world, but for what reason?

Super Lucky's Tale is an Action and Adventure released in 2018, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 794 reviews).

5
playing now
85%
positive of 794 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Super Lucky's Tale is a 2017 platform game developed by Playful Studios and published by Microsoft Studios for Windows and Xbox One. It is the sequel to Lucky's Tale, a virtual reality 3D platformer for the Oculus Rift. The game was released as a launch title for the Xbox One X on November 7, 2017. The game received an overall mixed reception from critics. It is followed by an expanded version of the game titled New Super Lucky's Tale, which saw releases for various platforms between 2019 and 2020.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 51 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 20k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 794 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at WinGameStore (2025-04-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 76 of 81 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
343420182026Week of 2018-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1202026-09-15 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 12 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$0.002018-09-142026-10-112018-09-14 — best price $19.572018-12-10 — best price $19.992019-04-22 — best price $16.362019-08-03 — best price $19.992019-10-16 — best price $19.992019-12-04 — best price $19.992020-01-26 — best price $19.992020-04-08 — best price $12.992020-06-16 — best price $19.992020-10-02 — best price $19.992020-12-31 — best price $19.992021-04-20 — best price $10.702021-08-06 — best price $19.992021-11-29 — best price $12.992022-02-21 — best price $19.992022-06-01 — best price $12.992022-08-13 — best price $11.202022-11-29 — best price $16.192023-01-19 — best price $19.992023-05-21 — best price $10.502023-08-29 — best price $10.522023-12-28 — best price $12.992024-04-19 — best price $7.992024-07-20 — best price $19.992024-11-28 — best price $5.002025-02-10 — best price $3.992025-05-09 — best price $5.852025-09-09 — best price $19.992025-12-05 — best price $29.992026-03-12 — best price $7.502026-06-08 — best price $19.992026-08-14 — best price $4.492026-10-11 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

61172026-06-01 — 31 pageviews2026-06-05 — 26 pageviews2026-06-09 — 27 pageviews2026-06-13 — 25 pageviews2026-06-17 — 32 pageviews2026-06-21 — 36 pageviews2026-06-25 — 28 pageviews2026-06-29 — 24 pageviews2026-07-03 — 45 pageviews2026-07-07 — 33 pageviews2026-07-11 — 35 pageviews2026-07-15 — 38 pageviews2026-07-19 — 24 pageviews2026-07-23 — 35 pageviews2026-07-27 — 35 pageviews2026-07-31 — 29 pageviews2026-08-04 — 37 pageviews2026-08-08 — 20 pageviews2026-08-12 — 17 pageviews2026-08-16 — 61 pageviews2026-08-20 — 31 pageviews2026-08-24 — 31 pageviews2026-08-28 — 22 pageviews2026-09-01 — 26 pageviews2026-09-05 — 40 pageviews2026-09-09 — 19 pageviews2026-09-13 — 46 pageviews2026-09-17 — 20 pageviews2026-09-21 — 22 pageviews2026-09-25 — 25 pageviews2026-09-29 — 25 pageviews2026-10-03 — 32 pageviews2026-10-07 — 26 pageviews2026-10-11 — 30 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

58
achievements tracked
94.7%
earned "Lost in a Book"
11.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

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

21 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)46,5723%58
Steam (Steam)2,10911%58

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

Player tags

FoxCuteActionColorfulAdventurePlatformerSingleplayer3D PlatformerFamily Friendly

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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