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Tales of the Neon Sea

YiTi Games · Thermite Games · 2019-04-29

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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!

Tales of the Neon Sea is a $16.99 Adventure and Indie game released in 2019, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 5102 reviews).

30
playing now
85%
positive of 5.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$16.99
steam price (US)

30 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 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.

Trailer

Tales of the Neon Sea trailer thumbnail

Tales of the Neon Sea - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 30 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 5% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 128k–306k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GamersGate$1.65-89%
Steam$1.69-90%
GOG$2.39-86%
GOG$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 101 of 145 observed days · $0.65 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

4912026-09-14 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 17 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 20 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 16 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 16 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 41 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 22 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 43 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 22 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 11 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 33 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 11 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 26 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 21 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
921May 2019Aug 2026May 2019 — avg 62 · peak 618Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 21May 2020 — avg 6 · peak 23Aug 2020 — avg 9 · peak 53Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 24Feb 2021 — avg 19 · peak 48May 2021 — avg 11 · peak 41Aug 2021 — avg 20 · peak 67Nov 2021 — avg 11 · peak 39Feb 2022 — avg 12 · peak 38May 2022 — avg 12 · peak 43Aug 2022 — avg 8 · peak 24Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 20Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 32May 2023 — avg 18 · peak 127Aug 2023 — avg 9 · peak 29Nov 2023 — avg 17 · peak 88Feb 2024 — avg 16 · peak 60May 2024 — avg 10 · peak 49Aug 2024 — avg 9 · peak 27Nov 2024 — avg 17 · peak 110Feb 2025 — avg 24 · peak 80May 2025 — avg 22 · peak 113Aug 2025 — avg 31 · peak 112Nov 2025 — avg 19 · peak 81Feb 2026 — avg 19 · peak 69May 2026 — avg 17 · peak 57Aug 2026 — avg 19 · peak 77
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$16.99$1.002019-04-302026-10-142019-04-30 — 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 $2.392026-09-10 — best price $1.652026-09-25 — best price $1.692026-10-10 — best price $1.652026-10-14 — best price $2.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1822026-06-01 — 6 pageviews2026-06-05 — 15 pageviews2026-06-09 — 7 pageviews2026-06-13 — 6 pageviews2026-06-17 — 4 pageviews2026-06-21 — 3 pageviews2026-06-25 — 8 pageviews2026-06-29 — 4 pageviews2026-07-03 — 7 pageviews2026-07-07 — 9 pageviews2026-07-11 — 8 pageviews2026-07-15 — 8 pageviews2026-07-19 — 7 pageviews2026-07-23 — 6 pageviews2026-07-27 — 6 pageviews2026-07-31 — 8 pageviews2026-08-04 — 15 pageviews2026-08-08 — 6 pageviews2026-08-12 — 15 pageviews2026-08-16 — 4 pageviews2026-08-20 — 9 pageviews2026-08-24 — 4 pageviews2026-08-28 — 4 pageviews2026-09-01 — 8 pageviews2026-09-05 — 6 pageviews2026-09-09 — 8 pageviews2026-09-13 — 9 pageviews2026-09-17 — 5 pageviews2026-09-21 — 10 pageviews2026-09-25 — 14 pageviews2026-09-29 — 7 pageviews2026-10-03 — 13 pageviews2026-10-07 — 13 pageviews2026-10-11 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-06-08 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PuzzleParody SurrealCyberpunkDetectiveEmotionalDystopian Story RichCrowdfundedExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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