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The Perfect Pencil

Studio Cima · 2026-01-29

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 29, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 29, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Perfect Pencil is a surreal action platformer where exploration and choice shape everything. Discover hidden paths, meet bizarre characters, and unravel a psychological story filled with bizzare humor.

The Perfect Pencil is an Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2026, priced at $24.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 88 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

74%
positive of 91 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 67% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (33 reviews).
  • · Top 40% of 29,056 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.8k–4.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 91 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $16.24 at Steam (2026-10-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 7 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720262026Week of 2026-01-29: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$17.492026-01-212026-08-312026-01-21 — best price $24.992026-01-26 — best price $22.492026-01-29 — best price $22.492026-02-05 — best price $24.992026-02-06 — best price $22.492026-03-09 — best price $18.742026-03-16 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $18.742026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-04-20 — best price $18.742026-04-24 — best price $24.992026-04-25 — best price $22.492026-04-27 — best price $24.992026-06-01 — best price $18.742026-06-08 — best price $24.992026-06-25 — best price $17.492026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-07-13 — best price $17.492026-07-20 — best price $24.992026-08-24 — best price $17.492026-08-31 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Census log

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

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