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The Mooseman

Morteshka · 2017-02-17

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 18, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 18, 2018 (Xbox One), Feb 17, 2017 (Linux), Mar 16, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 16, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jan 05, 2022 (PlayStation Vita)

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

The Mooseman is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2017, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 1224 reviews).

1
playing now
89%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
3.82★
PlayStation Store rating (264 ratings)
2h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$7.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Mooseman is an adventure video game developed by the Perm-based Russian studio Morteshka and released in 2017. The game is based on the mythology of Komi, as well as other Finno-Ugric peoples, and is an attempt at artistic reconstruction of mythological plots. The game tells the story of the Mooseman, the shaman and one of the seven sons of the creator god Yen, who must travel to the underworld to retrieve Shondi and save the world from the eternal cold.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 67 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 31k–73k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,224 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.59-80%
Microsoft Store$6.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.69 at Steam (2021-08-02) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 12 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
120Feb 2017Oct 2024Feb 2017 — avg 11 · peak 45Apr 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2017 — avg 1 · peak 9Aug 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2018 — avg 2 · peak 12Jun 2018 — avg 2 · peak 15Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2018 — avg 2 · peak 11Dec 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 15Jun 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 8Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2022 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2023 — avg 1 · peak 3Oct 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$0.692017-02-172026-10-092017-02-17 — best price $6.292017-05-22 — best price $6.992017-09-18 — best price $4.892017-11-28 — best price $6.992018-02-15 — best price $3.492018-06-21 — best price $2.792018-11-01 — best price $6.992018-12-21 — best price $1.742019-04-15 — best price $6.992019-10-28 — best price $1.742020-01-02 — best price $6.992020-02-26 — best price $6.292020-03-17 — best price $6.292020-04-21 — best price $5.132020-05-12 — best price $6.292020-07-09 — best price $6.992020-10-29 — best price $2.792020-12-01 — best price $6.992021-02-11 — best price $1.742021-04-12 — best price $6.992021-08-02 — best price $0.692021-11-01 — best price $6.992022-01-27 — best price $1.742022-07-07 — best price $6.992022-11-22 — best price $1.392024-11-27 — best price $1.992025-01-02 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-02-03 — best price $7.992026-06-25 — best price $1.992026-09-04 — best price $6.992026-09-10 — best price $1.992026-09-13 — best price $1.992026-10-02 — best price $1.592026-10-09 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3462026-05-31 — 13 pageviews2026-06-04 — 14 pageviews2026-06-08 — 10 pageviews2026-06-12 — 9 pageviews2026-06-16 — 12 pageviews2026-06-20 — 14 pageviews2026-06-24 — 13 pageviews2026-06-28 — 21 pageviews2026-07-02 — 18 pageviews2026-07-06 — 23 pageviews2026-07-10 — 11 pageviews2026-07-14 — 18 pageviews2026-07-18 — 11 pageviews2026-07-22 — 11 pageviews2026-07-26 — 31 pageviews2026-07-30 — 11 pageviews2026-08-03 — 9 pageviews2026-08-07 — 19 pageviews2026-08-11 — 14 pageviews2026-08-15 — 15 pageviews2026-08-19 — 14 pageviews2026-08-23 — 34 pageviews2026-08-27 — 13 pageviews2026-08-31 — 16 pageviews2026-09-04 — 24 pageviews2026-09-08 — 9 pageviews2026-09-12 — 20 pageviews2026-09-16 — 11 pageviews2026-09-20 — 16 pageviews2026-09-24 — 6 pageviews2026-09-28 — 11 pageviews2026-10-02 — 10 pageviews2026-10-06 — 10 pageviews2026-10-09 — 12 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
61.9%
earned "Claws of Osh"
27.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Russian, German, French

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-02-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)1,86179%15
Steam (Steam)1,53925%15
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)1,50687%16
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)1,20689%16
Xbox Series (Xbox)27073%15
PS4 (PlayStation)17897%16
PS5 (PlayStation)17284%16
PS5 (PlayStation)10790%16
PS Vita (PlayStation)7485%16
PS5 (PlayStation)4498%16
PS5 (PlayStation)4498%16
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieShortCasualHorrorPuzzleAdventureMythologyStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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