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The Secret Order 5: The Buried Kingdom

Sunward Games · Artifex Mundi · 2017-04-06

Steam

AdventureCasual

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 06, 2017 (Mac), Apr 06, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 06, 2017 (Linux)

Discover the secret Buried Kingdom!

The Secret Order 5: The Buried Kingdom is a 2017 Adventure, Casual game priced at $14.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 235 reviews).

1
playing now
83%
positive of 235 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 27% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.9k–14k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 235 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2021-10-28) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920172026Week of 2017-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 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 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
61Apr 2017Mar 2026Apr 2017 — avg 6 · peak 39Jul 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2017 — avg 3 · peak 15Jan 2018 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Jan 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 20Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 13Jan 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 17Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 10May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.992017-04-072026-07-092017-04-07 — best price $5.992017-07-05 — best price $9.992017-10-26 — best price $4.992017-11-22 — best price $4.992018-02-15 — best price $4.992018-06-21 — best price $4.992018-10-01 — best price $9.992018-11-09 — best price $9.992019-01-03 — best price $9.992019-02-28 — best price $6.992019-05-06 — best price $3.992019-07-15 — best price $3.992019-11-26 — best price $3.992020-01-20 — best price $3.992020-03-30 — best price $2.992020-06-08 — best price $2.992020-08-31 — best price $2.992020-11-16 — best price $2.992020-12-22 — best price $2.992021-03-22 — best price $2.992021-10-28 — best price $1.992022-01-27 — best price $1.992022-05-23 — best price $1.992022-10-17 — best price $1.992022-12-23 — best price $1.992023-03-16 — best price $1.992023-05-09 — best price $14.992023-07-27 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-01-31 — best price $14.992024-06-06 — best price $14.992024-10-08 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $2.992025-06-26 — best price $3.742025-12-03 — best price $3.742026-01-19 — best price $3.742026-03-19 — best price $3.742026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
75.4%
earned "Helpful Hand"
69.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)98454%31

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

Player tags

2DIndieCasualHorrorPuzzleDragonsFantasyMysteryAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

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