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Tales of the Neon Sea cover art

Tales of the Neon Sea

YiTi Games · Thermite Games · 2019-04-29

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 05, 2021 (Android), Apr 29, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 28, 2020 (iOS), Mar 10, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 10, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Mar 10, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

15
playing now
85%
positive of 5.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$16.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Tales of the Neon Sea is an adventure video game developed by Chinese studio Palm Pioneer. It is a retro-styled pixel-art game in a cyberpunk setting.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 430 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~54/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 127k–305k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,080 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.39-86%
GOG$2.39-86%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.39-86%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-12-17) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $16.99 · on sale 67 of 111 observed days · $1.39 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16516520192026Week of 2019-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3912026-08-11 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 39 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 28 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 12 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 25 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 16 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 15 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 34 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 17 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 19 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 23 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$16.99$1.002019-04-302026-08-302019-04-30 — best price $15.292019-12-19 — best price $11.042020-04-20 — best price $10.192020-06-06 — best price $16.992020-07-16 — best price $16.992020-08-14 — best price $16.992020-09-06 — best price $15.292020-10-06 — best price $16.992020-11-01 — best price $15.292020-11-24 — best price $15.292020-12-24 — best price $16.992021-01-24 — best price $16.992021-02-18 — best price $5.952021-04-19 — best price $4.242021-07-15 — best price $5.102021-11-03 — best price $16.992022-01-10 — best price $1.002022-04-04 — best price $6.792022-07-07 — best price $16.992022-10-08 — best price $16.992023-01-24 — best price $16.992023-06-11 — best price $5.092023-11-21 — best price $4.242024-04-01 — best price $16.992024-07-23 — best price $3.392024-11-19 — best price $3.402025-01-26 — best price $3.052025-06-17 — best price $14.992025-09-08 — best price $16.992025-11-11 — best price $1.692025-12-29 — best price $1.872026-02-16 — best price $1.662026-03-31 — best price $4.242026-05-25 — best price $2.392026-08-01 — best price $1.642026-08-26 — best price $2.392026-08-30 — best price $2.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

58
achievements tracked
79.7%
earned "Capture Expert"
30.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian, Russian, Hungarian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,62619%58
PS5 (PlayStation)15761%58
PS4 (PlayStation)6673%58
Xbox One (Xbox)4110%58
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

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

Player tags

PuzzleParody SurrealCyberpunkDetectiveEmotionalDystopian Story RichCrowdfundedExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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