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The Plucky Squire

All Possible Futures · Devolver Digital · 2024-09-17

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Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 17, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 17, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 17, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Sep 17, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.

21
playing now
85%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (44 ratings)
9.5h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

21 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

The Plucky Squire is a 2024 platform video game developed by British studio All Possible Futures and published by Devolver Digital. The game follows the magical adventures of storybook characters Jot and his friends who discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch on 17 September 2024, to generally positive reviews from critics.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 21 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 118 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity up 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (765 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 83k–188k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,171 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.89-67%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.89-67%
Gamesplanet$9.90-67%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.89 at Steam (2026-03-12) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 79 of 115 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
64064020242026Week of 2024-09-17: 640 positiveWeek of 2024-09-17: 125 negativeWeek of 2024-09-24: 181 positiveWeek of 2024-09-24: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-10-08: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-10-08: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-15: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-10-15: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-22: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-22: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-29: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-05: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-12: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-25: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

57182026-08-11 19:00 — 47 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 27 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 27 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 50 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 38 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 38 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 57 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 36 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 39 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 35 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 27 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 26 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 29 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 18 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 18 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 38 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 33 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 33 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 47 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 23 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 30 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 33 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 20 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 40 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 21 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 28 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 36 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 21 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$8.252024-09-172026-08-302024-09-17 — best price $24.992024-12-03 — best price $24.992025-01-20 — best price $18.742025-01-31 — best price $22.492025-02-10 — best price $22.492025-02-21 — best price $19.992025-03-10 — best price $22.492025-03-24 — best price $24.992025-04-08 — best price $22.592025-04-18 — best price $22.492025-04-26 — best price $29.992025-05-09 — best price $22.492025-06-02 — best price $29.992025-06-26 — best price $19.492025-07-17 — best price $29.992025-08-07 — best price $14.992025-09-01 — best price $29.992025-09-13 — best price $18.992025-09-23 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-10-20 — best price $14.992025-11-20 — best price $12.602025-12-12 — best price $14.992026-01-08 — best price $24.992026-02-06 — best price $26.692026-03-05 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $12.492026-04-05 — best price $29.992026-04-20 — best price $14.992026-04-29 — best price $13.352026-05-04 — best price $13.352026-05-09 — best price $29.992026-05-18 — best price $24.992026-05-28 — best price $29.992026-06-09 — best price $14.992026-07-10 — best price $29.992026-08-03 — best price $14.992026-08-15 — best price $14.992026-08-24 — best price $8.252026-08-30 — best price $9.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

526192026-05-30 — 46 pageviews2026-06-02 — 33 pageviews2026-06-05 — 28 pageviews2026-06-08 — 36 pageviews2026-06-11 — 36 pageviews2026-06-14 — 50 pageviews2026-06-17 — 34 pageviews2026-06-20 — 43 pageviews2026-06-23 — 42 pageviews2026-06-26 — 45 pageviews2026-06-29 — 54 pageviews2026-07-02 — 37 pageviews2026-07-05 — 31 pageviews2026-07-08 — 42 pageviews2026-07-11 — 43 pageviews2026-07-14 — 34 pageviews2026-07-17 — 30 pageviews2026-07-20 — 36 pageviews2026-07-23 — 31 pageviews2026-07-26 — 29 pageviews2026-07-29 — 33 pageviews2026-08-01 — 31 pageviews2026-08-04 — 39 pageviews2026-08-07 — 47 pageviews2026-08-10 — 45 pageviews2026-08-13 — 41 pageviews2026-08-16 — 45 pageviews2026-08-19 — 29 pageviews2026-08-22 — 36 pageviews2026-08-25 — 526 pageviews2026-08-27 — 118 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
92.1%
earned "Powerful Puncher"
21.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)26,68432%21
Steam (Steam)4,2584%24
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,04517%20
Switch (Nintendo)4940%0

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

Player tags

2D3DCuteIndieCombatFantasyCartoonyAdventureControllerSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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