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The Eyes of Ara

100 Stones Interactive · 2016-07-19

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 19, 2016 (Mac), Jul 19, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 15, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 12, 2018 (iOS), May 21, 2019 (Android)

Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.

The Eyes of Ara is an Adventure, Casual, Indie and RPG game released in 2016, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 848 reviews).

1
playing now
82%
positive of 853 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

The Eyes of Ara is a 2016 adventure game developed by the Brisbane-based, one-man independent games studio 100 Stones Interactive, founded by Ben Droste.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 63% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 29,028 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 21k–51k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 853 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.98 at MacGameStore (2024-08-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 5 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520172026Week of 2017-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1012026-09-15 18:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
163Jul 2016Aug 2026Jul 2016 — avg 16 · peak 69Nov 2016 — avg 7 · peak 26Mar 2017 — avg 5 · peak 19Jul 2017 — avg 9 · peak 31Nov 2017 — avg 10 · peak 30Mar 2018 — avg 7 · peak 23Jul 2018 — avg 9 · peak 29Nov 2018 — avg 9 · peak 35Mar 2019 — avg 5 · peak 20Jul 2019 — avg 7 · peak 25Nov 2019 — avg 7 · peak 30Mar 2020 — avg 6 · peak 22Jul 2020 — avg 12 · peak 38Nov 2020 — avg 8 · peak 29Mar 2021 — avg 6 · peak 22Jul 2021 — avg 12 · peak 37Nov 2021 — avg 7 · peak 21Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2023 — avg 4 · peak 21Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 18Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 19Jul 2024 — avg 7 · peak 22Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 7 · peak 20Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.992016-07-192026-09-292016-07-19 — best price $14.992016-11-21 — best price $10.492017-01-12 — best price $11.242017-04-29 — best price $14.992017-08-29 — best price $8.992017-11-28 — best price $14.992018-02-15 — best price $8.992018-05-24 — best price $14.992018-07-17 — best price $11.992018-11-01 — best price $14.992019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-04-01 — best price $4.492019-07-09 — best price $14.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-27 — best price $14.992020-07-15 — best price $14.992020-11-28 — best price $4.492021-04-09 — best price $4.492021-07-15 — best price $4.502021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-03-01 — best price $4.502022-08-19 — best price $4.492022-11-22 — best price $3.742023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-10-05 — best price $10.492023-12-10 — best price $14.992024-05-21 — best price $14.992024-08-12 — best price $3.742024-11-04 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-27 — best price $7.492025-09-25 — best price $4.492026-05-25 — best price $4.492026-09-29 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1402026-06-02 — 3 pageviews2026-06-06 — 1 pageviews2026-06-10 — 7 pageviews2026-06-14 — 3 pageviews2026-06-18 — 2 pageviews2026-06-22 — 2 pageviews2026-06-26 — 2 pageviews2026-06-30 — 6 pageviews2026-07-04 — 3 pageviews2026-07-08 — 3 pageviews2026-07-12 — 2 pageviews2026-07-16 — 3 pageviews2026-07-20 — 4 pageviews2026-07-24 — 3 pageviews2026-07-28 — 0 pageviews2026-08-01 — 1 pageviews2026-08-05 — 7 pageviews2026-08-09 — 6 pageviews2026-08-13 — 3 pageviews2026-08-17 — 6 pageviews2026-08-21 — 2 pageviews2026-08-25 — 6 pageviews2026-08-29 — 6 pageviews2026-09-02 — 6 pageviews2026-09-06 — 3 pageviews2026-09-10 — 1 pageviews2026-09-14 — 9 pageviews2026-09-18 — 3 pageviews2026-09-22 — 3 pageviews2026-09-26 — 2 pageviews2026-09-30 — 4 pageviews2026-10-04 — 4 pageviews2026-10-08 — 6 pageviews2026-10-12 — 1 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
87.4%
earned "The Signal"
23.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime3 DLC

9 supported languages: English, German, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2017-04-11, latest 2017-10-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,05516%28
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

LogicPuzzleSci-fiMysteryAdventureDifficultOld SchoolStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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