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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP cover art

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Capybara · Capybara Games · 2012-04-16

SteamEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 16, 2012 (Mac), Mar 24, 2011 (iOS), May 31, 2012 (Linux), Nov 30, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 08, 2012 (Android), Apr 16, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.

1
playing now
77%
positive of 2.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
IGDB user rating (88 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an adventure and indie game created by Superbrothers and Capybara Games, with music by Jim Guthrie. It was initially released for iOS devices, with a version for Microsoft Windows via Steam coming later. Mac OS X and Linux ports were included with the release of Humble Indie Bundle V, while a port to the Android platform was released as part of the fourth Humble Bundle for Android. Additionally, a port to Nintendo Switch was released, combining both mobile and computer-like control schemes, as well as adding controller support. The iOS and Android versions make use of device orientation during gameplay.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 106k–212k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,654 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.79 at Epic Game Store (2022-05-19) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 10 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920172026Week of 2017-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-08-06 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-102015-01-01 — best price $3.192015-05-22 — best price $7.992015-08-28 — best price $4.792015-11-25 — best price $1.592016-02-12 — best price $7.992016-06-23 — best price $2.392017-01-02 — best price $7.992017-09-07 — best price $2.792018-01-04 — best price $7.992018-08-30 — best price $3.992019-01-04 — best price $7.992019-06-26 — best price $1.992020-01-02 — best price $7.992020-05-07 — best price $3.992020-08-06 — best price $7.992020-11-25 — best price $3.992020-12-22 — best price $3.192021-03-24 — best price $3.992021-06-01 — best price $1.992021-08-05 — best price $7.992021-10-18 — best price $3.992021-11-30 — best price $7.992021-12-22 — best price $1.592022-04-07 — best price $7.992022-07-07 — best price $7.992022-09-07 — best price $1.992022-12-22 — best price $3.592023-03-16 — best price $3.992023-06-15 — best price $7.992023-11-21 — best price $3.192024-03-21 — best price $7.992024-11-27 — best price $1.192025-03-20 — best price $7.992025-09-29 — best price $1.992026-01-19 — best price $7.992026-05-04 — best price $2.792026-08-06 — best price $2.392026-08-10 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

59202026-05-31 — 30 pageviews2026-06-03 — 32 pageviews2026-06-06 — 40 pageviews2026-06-09 — 39 pageviews2026-06-12 — 35 pageviews2026-06-15 — 24 pageviews2026-06-18 — 24 pageviews2026-06-21 — 35 pageviews2026-06-24 — 36 pageviews2026-06-27 — 31 pageviews2026-06-30 — 44 pageviews2026-07-03 — 50 pageviews2026-07-06 — 39 pageviews2026-07-09 — 33 pageviews2026-07-12 — 20 pageviews2026-07-15 — 38 pageviews2026-07-18 — 31 pageviews2026-07-21 — 28 pageviews2026-07-24 — 43 pageviews2026-07-27 — 20 pageviews2026-07-30 — 29 pageviews2026-08-02 — 22 pageviews2026-08-05 — 26 pageviews2026-08-08 — 28 pageviews2026-08-11 — 20 pageviews2026-08-14 — 31 pageviews2026-08-17 — 39 pageviews2026-08-20 — 49 pageviews2026-08-23 — 46 pageviews2026-08-26 — 48 pageviews2026-08-28 — 30 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
57.6%
earned "We Got the Megatome"
11%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14,8588%14
Switch (Nintendo)100%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieMusicCasualPuzzleFantasyRelaxingAdventureBeautifulAtmospheric

Census log

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

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