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Tiny Brains cover art

Tiny Brains

Spearhead Games · 2013-12-11

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 15, 2013 (PlayStation 4), Dec 11, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 15, 2013 (PlayStation 3)

"Tiny Brains" is a cooperative action puzzler that follows four super-powered lab animals in their attempt to escape a mad scientist's experiments. In this joyously chaotic multiplayer game, the four "Tiny Brains" must combine their unique physics-based powers to navigate through a trick-ridden maze.

Tiny Brains is a 2013 Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 551 reviews).

0
playing now
78%
positive of 551 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 6h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 551 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2015-12-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 10 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320152026Week of 2015-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.992015-01-012026-09-142015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-02-03 — best price $9.992015-03-21 — best price $8.952015-04-20 — best price $9.992015-05-05 — best price $9.492015-06-06 — best price $9.492015-09-12 — best price $9.992015-12-02 — best price $9.992016-02-16 — best price $10.012016-09-27 — best price $1.492016-12-22 — best price $0.992017-02-20 — best price $0.992017-06-26 — best price $1.002017-07-23 — best price $9.922017-09-05 — best price $1.002017-10-14 — best price $9.992017-11-29 — best price $8.992018-01-15 — best price $2.002018-02-16 — best price $9.992018-04-27 — best price $9.992018-06-16 — best price $9.992018-08-02 — best price $9.992018-08-18 — best price $8.992018-09-15 — best price $9.992019-07-15 — best price $1.992020-12-22 — best price $1.992021-07-26 — best price $1.992021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-09-15 — best price $0.992023-03-16 — best price $0.992023-09-11 — best price $3.492024-02-06 — best price $1.992024-06-13 — best price $1.992024-11-27 — best price $1.992025-04-28 — best price $1.992025-11-20 — best price $1.992026-04-02 — best price $1.992026-09-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
89.6%
earned "Welcome, Tiny Brains!"
2.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedSteam Cloud

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,8621%12
PS4 (PlayStation)2,1292%12
PS3 (PlayStation)46113%12

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

Player tags

Co-opFunnyIndieShortActionCasualPuzzleAdventureLocal Co-OpOnline Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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