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The Library of Babel

Tanuki Game Studio · Neon Doctrine · 2023-04-06

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 06, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 07, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 06, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Apr 06, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Apr 06, 2023 (Xbox One), Apr 06, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Join Ludovik in a 2D Stealth Platformer and Graphic Adventure, as he explores the jungles of a futuristic Babylon to discover the secret behind the Library of Babel’s sudden lockdown and the mysteries behind their mythical creators.

The Library of Babel is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2023, priced at $4.74, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment (74% of 87 reviews).

0
playing now
74%
positive of 87 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.91★
PlayStation Store rating (34 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.74
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (33 reviews).
  • · Top 43% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.7k–3.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 87 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$18.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.79 at Steam (2025-06-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $18.99 · on sale 14 of 30 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420232026Week of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-14 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$18.99$3.792023-04-072026-10-082023-04-07 — best price $17.092023-07-13 — best price $18.992023-07-31 — best price $18.992023-09-07 — best price $11.392023-11-01 — best price $18.992023-12-01 — best price $15.192023-12-27 — best price $9.492024-02-06 — best price $7.592024-02-15 — best price $18.992024-04-11 — best price $7.592024-05-13 — best price $18.992024-07-11 — best price $18.992024-08-19 — best price $18.992024-09-19 — best price $7.592024-11-27 — best price $4.742024-12-19 — best price $4.742025-01-14 — best price $4.742025-02-27 — best price $18.992025-04-14 — best price $4.742025-06-13 — best price $18.992025-07-17 — best price $9.492025-08-04 — best price $18.992025-09-29 — best price $5.692025-11-03 — best price $18.992025-12-18 — best price $4.742026-01-24 — best price $18.992026-03-19 — best price $4.742026-04-29 — best price $18.992026-06-25 — best price $4.742026-07-16 — best price $4.742026-08-25 — best price $4.742026-09-10 — best price $4.742026-10-01 — best price $18.992026-10-08 — best price $18.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
85.8%
earned "Picking it up"
15%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French, German, Catalan, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2023-04-17, latest 2023-04-18 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DNoirSci-fiStealthSurrealDetectiveControllerHand-drawnPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

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