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Talisman: Origins (Classic)

Nomad Games · 2019-05-16

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Auditory

Releases: May 16, 2019 (Mac), May 17, 2019 (iOS), May 16, 2019 (Android), May 16, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This adaptation of the Talisman board game focuses on solo play as you adventure through many epic quests using the full rule-set of the Revised 4th Edition.

Talisman: Origins (Classic) is an Indie, RPG and Strategy game released in 2019, priced at $5.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 249 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

2
playing now
73%
positive of 249 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Countless adventurers have spent many years attempting to reach the fabled Crown of Command which lies beyond the Valley of Fire, but how many have stopped to consider HOW the Crown was created? Talisman: Origins puts YOU in the shoes of The Great Wizard who created the Crown as you play through the dramatic events which lead to its creation.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 50,336 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 6.2k–15k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 249 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.81 at GamersGate (2024-09-25) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 3 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320192026Week of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-16 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 14:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
252May 2019Sep 2026May 2019 — avg 25 · peak 89Jul 2019 — avg 9 · peak 25Sep 2019 — avg 8 · peak 43Nov 2019 — avg 5 · peak 15Jan 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2020 — avg 5 · peak 14May 2020 — avg 6 · peak 23Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2020 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Sep 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Nov 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Jan 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2022 — avg 11 · peak 33Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Jul 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2024 — avg 10 · peak 27Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2026 — avg 2 · peak 5Sep 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Sep 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$6.99$0.812019-05-172026-07-092019-05-17 — best price $6.292020-01-23 — best price $4.192020-04-27 — best price $6.992020-08-06 — best price $4.192020-10-21 — best price $4.192020-12-01 — best price $6.992021-01-01 — best price $5.132021-02-01 — best price $6.992021-02-22 — best price $2.452021-03-13 — best price $6.992021-04-01 — best price $6.992021-04-18 — best price $5.012021-05-18 — best price $2.442021-06-28 — best price $6.992021-08-06 — best price $2.442021-10-07 — best price $6.992021-11-25 — best price $4.402022-01-05 — best price $5.992022-02-11 — best price $6.992022-04-06 — best price $5.392022-06-09 — best price $5.392022-08-11 — best price $1.072022-09-29 — best price $1.072022-11-18 — best price $2.092023-01-02 — best price $1.612023-02-16 — best price $1.612023-03-20 — best price $3.492023-05-26 — best price $4.402023-08-14 — best price $1.612023-09-20 — best price $5.992023-11-29 — best price $6.992024-01-05 — best price $6.992024-02-16 — best price $4.402024-04-05 — best price $5.392024-06-01 — best price $5.392024-07-31 — best price $5.992024-10-08 — best price $6.992024-12-02 — best price $6.992026-05-28 — best price $5.992026-07-09 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
48.1%
earned "Basic Tutorial"
3.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing3 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2019-07-04, latest 2019-11-21 (Steam store data)

Player tags

RPGIndieFantasyStrategyTabletopCard GameBoard GameSingleplayerGames Workshop

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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