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The Last Campfire

Hello Games · 2021-10-07

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 07, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 27, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 27, 2020 (iOS), Aug 04, 2020 (Mac), Aug 27, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Aug 27, 2020 (Xbox One)

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

The Last Campfire is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2021, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 20544 reviews).

75
playing now
98%
positive of 21k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
13,826
twitch viewers (latest)
13826.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
88/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (58 ratings)
4.66★
PlayStation Store rating (2,641 ratings)
78/100
opencritic · strong · 81% recommend · from 26 critics
6h
to beat · rushed 3.3h · completionist 6.5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

75 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

The Last Campfire is a puzzle video game developed and published by Hello Games. It was released for iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on August 27, 2020.

Trailer

The Last Campfire trailer thumbnail

The Last Campfire - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈521,255 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 75 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,854 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~357/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 413k–929k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 20,651 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$1.17-92%
Gamesplanet$1.35-91%
Fanatical$1.49-90%
IndieGala$1.49-90%
Steam$1.49-90%
GamersGate$1.50-90%
WinGameStore$1.89-87%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.04 at GameBillet (2025-11-22) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 139 of 173 observed days · $0.13 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70270220212026Week of 2021-10-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 560 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 702 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 523 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

303322026-09-15 12:00 — 299 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 116 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 143 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 303 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 174 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 103 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 112 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 92 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 69 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 137 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 94 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 32 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 106 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 158 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 72 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 189 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 226 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 66 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 95 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 237 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 85 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 49 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 75 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
24321Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 79 · peak 299Dec 2021 — avg 40 · peak 155Feb 2022 — avg 55 · peak 287Apr 2022 — avg 42 · peak 129Jun 2022 — avg 64 · peak 240Aug 2022 — avg 39 · peak 193Oct 2022 — avg 71 · peak 212Dec 2022 — avg 93 · peak 391Feb 2023 — avg 38 · peak 148Apr 2023 — avg 42 · peak 178Jun 2023 — avg 65 · peak 198Aug 2023 — avg 46 · peak 150Oct 2023 — avg 83 · peak 356Dec 2023 — avg 70 · peak 173Feb 2024 — avg 58 · peak 182Apr 2024 — avg 49 · peak 147Jun 2024 — avg 175 · peak 735Aug 2024 — avg 64 · peak 175Oct 2024 — avg 135 · peak 655Dec 2024 — avg 203 · peak 551Feb 2025 — avg 152 · peak 643Apr 2025 — avg 125 · peak 463Jun 2025 — avg 121 · peak 407Aug 2025 — avg 93 · peak 289Oct 2025 — avg 111 · peak 329Dec 2025 — avg 185 · peak 533Feb 2026 — avg 137 · peak 365Apr 2026 — avg 109 · peak 331Jun 2026 — avg 105 · peak 326Aug 2026 — avg 66 · peak 157
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.032020-08-272026-10-142020-08-27 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $11.992022-01-20 — best price $11.482022-03-06 — best price $14.992022-05-15 — best price $14.992022-07-13 — best price $11.482022-08-22 — best price $3.972022-10-20 — best price $14.992022-12-15 — best price $3.742023-02-04 — best price $11.892023-05-01 — best price $14.992023-07-19 — best price $2.532023-09-19 — best price $3.002023-11-08 — best price $11.862023-12-21 — best price $2.992024-02-08 — best price $2.992024-03-19 — best price $2.852024-04-21 — best price $11.892024-06-03 — best price $11.892024-07-13 — best price $12.492024-08-11 — best price $13.362024-09-29 — best price $11.892024-11-28 — best price $11.482025-01-24 — best price $1.492025-04-01 — best price $14.992025-05-30 — best price $1.052025-07-20 — best price $14.992025-09-02 — best price $10.252025-11-19 — best price $14.992026-01-27 — best price $11.892026-04-01 — best price $13.362026-05-30 — best price $1.502026-07-11 — best price $1.502026-08-20 — best price $1.492026-09-19 — best price $1.492026-10-14 — best price $1.35
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

366352026-05-31 — 107 pageviews2026-06-04 — 82 pageviews2026-06-08 — 69 pageviews2026-06-12 — 51 pageviews2026-06-16 — 45 pageviews2026-06-20 — 52 pageviews2026-06-24 — 35 pageviews2026-06-28 — 58 pageviews2026-07-02 — 44 pageviews2026-07-06 — 64 pageviews2026-07-10 — 46 pageviews2026-07-14 — 75 pageviews2026-07-18 — 78 pageviews2026-07-22 — 86 pageviews2026-07-26 — 62 pageviews2026-07-30 — 66 pageviews2026-08-03 — 45 pageviews2026-08-07 — 59 pageviews2026-08-11 — 366 pageviews2026-08-15 — 75 pageviews2026-08-19 — 130 pageviews2026-08-23 — 85 pageviews2026-08-27 — 90 pageviews2026-08-31 — 67 pageviews2026-09-04 — 69 pageviews2026-09-08 — 89 pageviews2026-09-12 — 166 pageviews2026-09-16 — 142 pageviews2026-09-20 — 137 pageviews2026-09-24 — 94 pageviews2026-09-28 — 83 pageviews2026-10-02 — 72 pageviews2026-10-06 — 72 pageviews2026-10-09 — 36 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
90%
earned "A Journey Begins"
35.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,98248%22
PS4 (PlayStation)5,26077%23
Xbox One (Xbox)2,50348%22
Switch (Nintendo)4630%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

CuteIndiePuzzleFantasyRelaxingAdventureEmotionalNarrationSoundtrackStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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