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The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom cover art

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

The Odd Gentlemen · 2K · 2010-04-20

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 20, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 17, 2010 (Xbox 360)

Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a 2010 Adventure and Indie game priced at $4.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 465 reviews).

0
playing now
88%
positive of 465 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 3.5h · completionist 11h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a puzzle-platform game for Xbox Live Arcade and Windows PC developed by The Odd Gentlemen. Reviews praised its unique puzzle mechanics, comparing them to the likes of Portal and Braid. It was released for the Xbox 360 on February 17, 2010. It was originally a student's graduate thesis at the University of Southern California. It was published by 2K Play. The Windows version was released exclusively via Steam on April 20, 2010.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 465 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2023-03-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 12 of 19 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520142026Week of 2014-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.242015-01-012026-10-112015-01-01 — best price $1.242015-09-07 — best price $4.992016-01-04 — best price $4.992016-07-04 — best price $4.992017-03-20 — best price $4.992017-08-22 — best price $4.992018-01-04 — best price $4.992018-04-01 — best price $4.992018-11-06 — best price $1.242019-02-04 — best price $1.242019-07-30 — best price $1.242019-12-03 — best price $4.992020-01-14 — best price $3.892020-02-10 — best price $5.452020-03-12 — best price $1.242020-05-12 — best price $4.392020-11-25 — best price $1.242021-05-02 — best price $4.252021-11-24 — best price $1.242022-02-03 — best price $1.242022-03-12 — best price $3.902022-06-10 — best price $1.242022-07-15 — best price $1.242022-11-29 — best price $4.992023-01-13 — best price $4.512023-03-31 — best price $4.992023-11-21 — best price $2.742024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-04-08 — best price $4.812024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-08-19 — best price $4.812025-01-02 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $4.992026-04-09 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $4.992026-10-04 — best price $9.992026-10-11 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2032026-06-01 — 3 pageviews2026-06-05 — 8 pageviews2026-06-09 — 10 pageviews2026-06-13 — 11 pageviews2026-06-17 — 6 pageviews2026-06-21 — 5 pageviews2026-06-25 — 8 pageviews2026-06-29 — 9 pageviews2026-07-03 — 17 pageviews2026-07-07 — 13 pageviews2026-07-11 — 9 pageviews2026-07-15 — 14 pageviews2026-07-19 — 8 pageviews2026-07-23 — 20 pageviews2026-07-27 — 15 pageviews2026-07-31 — 6 pageviews2026-08-04 — 14 pageviews2026-08-08 — 11 pageviews2026-08-12 — 14 pageviews2026-08-16 — 6 pageviews2026-08-20 — 14 pageviews2026-08-24 — 4 pageviews2026-08-28 — 16 pageviews2026-09-01 — 10 pageviews2026-09-05 — 8 pageviews2026-09-09 — 11 pageviews2026-09-13 — 16 pageviews2026-09-17 — 8 pageviews2026-09-21 — 15 pageviews2026-09-25 — 10 pageviews2026-09-29 — 8 pageviews2026-10-03 — 11 pageviews2026-10-07 — 12 pageviews2026-10-11 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
85.4%
earned "Hot Pie Bottom"
9.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,5793%12
Xbox 360 (Xbox)6,08014%12

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

Player tags

2DIndieComedyPuzzleAdventurePlatformerSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackPuzzle-PlatformerTime Manipulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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