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The Pedestrian

Skookum Arts · 2020-01-29

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 29, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Jan 29, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 18, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 29, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jan 29, 2020 (Mac), Jan 04, 2022 (Xbox One)

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

The Pedestrian is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 6087 reviews) sentiment and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

3
playing now
97%
positive of 6.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (61 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (1 downloads)
4.35★
PlayStation Store rating (2,920 ratings)
4.5h
to beat · rushed 3.5h · completionist 8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

The Pedestrian is a side scrolling puzzle-platform game developed and published by American studio Skookum Arts LLC. The game was originally released in January 2020 for Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows. In August 2020, a port for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 was announced for January 2021, during a State of Play presentation. It later released for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in January 2022. It was eventually released on the Nintendo Switch in January 18, 2024.

Trailer

The Pedestrian trailer thumbnail

The Pedestrian - State Of Play Trailer | PS4

≈599,040 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 318 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~40/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 29,087 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 123k–276k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,129 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
Steam$4.99-75%
GOG$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$4.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at GOG (2024-12-12) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 39 of 85 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
31131120202026Week of 2020-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1702026-09-15 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 12 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 10 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
340Dec 2016Aug 2026Dec 2016 — avg 0 · peak 0Apr 2020 — avg 10 · peak 28Jul 2020 — avg 14 · peak 54Oct 2020 — avg 8 · peak 59Jan 2021 — avg 11 · peak 112Apr 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2021 — avg 15 · peak 54Oct 2021 — avg 6 · peak 58Jan 2022 — avg 11 · peak 33Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2022 — avg 12 · peak 44Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2023 — avg 10 · peak 27Apr 2023 — avg 10 · peak 45Jul 2023 — avg 10 · peak 25Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 9Jan 2024 — avg 10 · peak 42Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 38Jul 2024 — avg 13 · peak 36Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Jan 2025 — avg 18 · peak 60Apr 2025 — avg 19 · peak 100Jul 2025 — avg 13 · peak 32Oct 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Jan 2026 — avg 10 · peak 31Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2026 — avg 8 · peak 22Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.992020-01-292026-10-152020-01-29 — best price $17.992020-05-11 — best price $19.992020-10-12 — best price $19.992020-12-16 — best price $11.992021-02-10 — best price $13.992021-04-09 — best price $13.992021-08-11 — best price $9.992021-11-08 — best price $9.992021-12-13 — best price $9.992022-05-19 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $7.992023-01-03 — best price $19.992023-06-11 — best price $7.992023-09-12 — best price $7.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-02-13 — best price $19.992025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-06-05 — best price $5.992025-09-25 — best price $19.992025-10-27 — best price $19.992025-12-22 — best price $11.992026-02-23 — best price $19.992026-04-14 — best price $19.992026-06-09 — best price $4.992026-07-17 — best price $19.992026-08-29 — best price $19.992026-09-04 — best price $4.992026-09-10 — best price $4.992026-09-16 — best price $4.992026-09-22 — best price $4.992026-09-28 — best price $19.992026-10-04 — best price $19.992026-10-10 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

37452026-05-29 — 10 pageviews2026-06-02 — 21 pageviews2026-06-06 — 17 pageviews2026-06-10 — 5 pageviews2026-06-14 — 9 pageviews2026-06-18 — 6 pageviews2026-06-22 — 19 pageviews2026-06-26 — 11 pageviews2026-06-30 — 16 pageviews2026-07-04 — 20 pageviews2026-07-08 — 8 pageviews2026-07-12 — 13 pageviews2026-07-16 — 13 pageviews2026-07-20 — 11 pageviews2026-07-24 — 15 pageviews2026-07-28 — 10 pageviews2026-08-01 — 13 pageviews2026-08-05 — 5 pageviews2026-08-09 — 6 pageviews2026-08-13 — 11 pageviews2026-08-17 — 9 pageviews2026-08-21 — 12 pageviews2026-08-25 — 11 pageviews2026-08-29 — 11 pageviews2026-09-02 — 10 pageviews2026-09-06 — 16 pageviews2026-09-10 — 13 pageviews2026-09-14 — 17 pageviews2026-09-18 — 11 pageviews2026-09-22 — 19 pageviews2026-09-26 — 12 pageviews2026-09-30 — 14 pageviews2026-10-04 — 12 pageviews2026-10-07 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
77.6%
earned "I knew I'd find it here in the warehouse"
36.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-02-11, latest 2022-06-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)17,33255%10
PS5 (PlayStation)11,70360%10
PS4 (PlayStation)8,55165%10
Steam (Steam)6,00448%10
Switch (Nintendo)530%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

3D2.5DLogicPuzzleMysteryBuildingColorfulRelaxingAdventurePlatformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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