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The Magnificent Trufflepigs cover art

The Magnificent Trufflepigs

Thunkd · AMC Games · 2021-06-02

SteamEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 26, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.

55%
positive of 172 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
73/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

It’s summer in the idyllic northern English village of Stanning. Beth is a successful twenty-something who’s poised to become the CEO of the biggest company in the valley, on the cusp of settling down, maybe having a couple kids. Life seems so straight-forward, but something’s missing… Many years ago, Beth found an earring while metal detecting on a local farm. It brought her brief fame (and a modest sum of cash for a pre-teen), but—most importantly—it made her feel special. But she never found the earring’s match. Now, the old farm is only a week away from being demolished so an energy comp(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (62 reviews).
  • · Top 48% of 15,349 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.4k–7.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 172 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.39 at Epic Game Store (2023-07-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 16 of 28 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120212026Week of 2021-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$11.99$2.392021-06-032026-09-072021-06-03 — best price $10.792021-12-01 — best price $11.992022-01-06 — best price $11.992022-04-07 — best price $11.992022-06-17 — best price $11.992022-07-28 — best price $11.992022-11-29 — best price $11.992023-02-02 — best price $3.592023-04-06 — best price $3.592023-07-20 — best price $2.392023-09-14 — best price $5.992023-12-13 — best price $2.992024-01-29 — best price $2.992024-03-14 — best price $2.992024-04-22 — best price $11.992024-06-13 — best price $2.992024-08-12 — best price $11.992024-09-23 — best price $11.992024-11-27 — best price $2.992025-01-02 — best price $11.992025-02-11 — best price $3.592025-03-26 — best price $3.592025-05-15 — best price $3.592025-08-07 — best price $3.592025-09-25 — best price $3.592025-11-17 — best price $4.792025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-05-14 — best price $3.592026-07-16 — best price $3.592026-09-02 — best price $2.992026-09-07 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
93.2%
earned "First Find"
42.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian

Player tags

IndieShortCasualMysteryAdventureStory RichAtmosphericFirst-PersonSingleplayerWalking Simulator

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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