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Tales of the Elements cover art

Tales of the Elements

Last BeNeVoLeNcE · RandomBeats Music · 2016-10-13

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 13, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Tales of the Elements, a game adaption of the album of the same name, is a mixture of Hip Hop, JRPG, & party-style goodness! Featuring Mega Ran, K-Murdock, and Last BeNeVoLeNcE, experience a fast-paced 2D Japanese-style action RPG for up to 4 players!

Tales of the Elements is an Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2016, priced at $6.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (71% of 34 reviews).

0
playing now
71%
positive of 34 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 61% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $0.69 at Steam (2023-06-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420162026Week of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$0.692016-10-132025-03-202016-10-13 — best price $6.992016-11-29 — best price $6.992017-01-02 — best price $6.992017-05-29 — best price $6.992017-07-05 — best price $6.992017-11-01 — best price $6.992017-11-28 — best price $6.992018-01-04 — best price $6.992018-02-19 — best price $6.992018-07-05 — best price $6.992019-01-03 — best price $6.992019-02-11 — best price $6.992022-01-05 — best price $6.992022-02-03 — best price $6.992022-03-07 — best price $6.992022-07-07 — best price $6.992022-11-29 — best price $6.992023-01-05 — best price $6.992023-03-23 — best price $6.992023-07-13 — best price $6.992023-11-28 — best price $6.992024-01-04 — best price $6.992024-02-19 — best price $6.992024-03-21 — best price $6.992024-07-11 — best price $6.992024-12-04 — best price $6.992025-01-02 — best price $6.992025-02-17 — best price $6.992025-03-20 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
2.6%
earned "It Was All A Dream!"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedSteam Cloud2 DLC

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2018-02-09 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DJRPG1990'sModernSatireAction RPGControllerOld SchoolSoundtrackStory Rich

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.