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The Impossible Game

Grip Games · Fluke Games · 2014-05-08

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Dec 05, 2010 (Android), May 08, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 23, 2009 (Xbox 360), Sep 07, 2011 (PlayStation Portable), Feb 15, 2012 (PlayStation Vita), Oct 14, 2010 (Windows Phone)

The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.

The Impossible Game is an Indie game released in 2014, priced at $2.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 1528 reviews).

1
playing now
84%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4,235
twitch viewers (latest)
4235.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Impossible Game is a 2009 one-button platform game developed and published by Fluke Games. The objective is to guide a cube over spikes and pits. The Windows, macOS and Linux port was developed by Grip Games. First released in 2009, for the Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Indie Games, The Impossible Game received generally mixed reviews.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 80 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 86% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 49,718 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 38k–92k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,528 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.74 at Humble Store (2018-08-30) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.742015-01-012020-12-092015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-01-13 — best price $4.992015-05-18 — best price $0.992015-05-22 — best price $4.992015-06-22 — best price $4.992015-09-05 — best price $0.992015-09-11 — best price $0.992016-01-15 — best price $0.992016-02-05 — best price $3.492016-05-05 — best price $1.692016-05-20 — best price $4.992016-07-04 — best price $4.992017-01-13 — best price $4.992017-05-25 — best price $4.992017-09-21 — best price $4.992017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-01-25 — best price $4.992018-05-24 — best price $4.992018-09-13 — best price $4.992018-11-27 — best price $4.992019-05-27 — best price $4.992019-09-12 — best price $4.992019-09-18 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $1.242020-01-09 — best price $1.242020-01-23 — best price $4.992020-05-21 — best price $4.992020-12-09 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

104422026-06-01 — 93 pageviews2026-06-05 — 69 pageviews2026-06-09 — 74 pageviews2026-06-13 — 68 pageviews2026-06-17 — 62 pageviews2026-06-21 — 73 pageviews2026-06-25 — 76 pageviews2026-06-29 — 87 pageviews2026-07-03 — 61 pageviews2026-07-07 — 56 pageviews2026-07-11 — 70 pageviews2026-07-15 — 69 pageviews2026-07-19 — 74 pageviews2026-07-23 — 69 pageviews2026-07-27 — 72 pageviews2026-07-31 — 42 pageviews2026-08-04 — 58 pageviews2026-08-08 — 47 pageviews2026-08-12 — 69 pageviews2026-08-16 — 60 pageviews2026-08-20 — 61 pageviews2026-08-24 — 91 pageviews2026-08-28 — 80 pageviews2026-09-01 — 80 pageviews2026-09-05 — 74 pageviews2026-09-09 — 60 pageviews2026-09-13 — 82 pageviews2026-09-17 — 55 pageviews2026-09-21 — 77 pageviews2026-09-25 — 74 pageviews2026-09-29 — 72 pageviews2026-10-03 — 58 pageviews2026-10-07 — 88 pageviews2026-10-11 — 62 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
71.6%
earned "999x"
10.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,37612%12

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

Player tags

2DIndieMusicCasualRhythmAddictiveDifficultPlatformerLevel EditorSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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