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Tinykin cover art

Tinykin

Splashteam · tinyBuild · 2022-08-30

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 30, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Aug 30, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Aug 30, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 30, 2022 (Xbox One), Aug 30, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 30, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!

Tinykin is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2022, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 4,334 reviews).

20
playing now
98%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (55 ratings)
4.74★
PlayStation Store rating (3,667 ratings)
7.1h
to beat · completionist 7.4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

20 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Tinykin is a puzzle-platform video game developed by Splashteam and published by tinyBuild. It was released on August 30, 2022, for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch. The game follows Milodane, a researcher who explores a mysterious planet and uncovers humanity's origins. During his journey, he encounters Tinykin, tiny critters with unique abilities that help him reach places and complete his objectives.

Trailer

Tinykin trailer thumbnail

Tinykin - Official Announcement Trailer | E3 2021

≈30,120 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 20 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 346 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 87k–195k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,334 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-80%
IndieGala$4.99-80%
GOG$4.99-80%
GameBillet$5.00-80%
GamersGate$5.00-80%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Fanatical (2026-07-23) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 144 of 181 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
31331320222026Week of 2022-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 29 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5552026-09-14 22:00 — 14 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 18 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 55 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 19 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 21 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 42 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 23 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 17 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 19 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 24 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 10 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 15 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 26 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 29 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 16 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 20 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 31 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 22 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 20 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
659Sep 2022Aug 2026Sep 2022 — avg 65 · peak 246Nov 2022 — avg 15 · peak 46Jan 2023 — avg 26 · peak 76Mar 2023 — avg 19 · peak 54May 2023 — avg 9 · peak 41Jul 2023 — avg 18 · peak 57Sep 2023 — avg 10 · peak 36Nov 2023 — avg 21 · peak 72Jan 2024 — avg 24 · peak 58Mar 2024 — avg 27 · peak 58May 2024 — avg 18 · peak 57Jul 2024 — avg 35 · peak 93Sep 2024 — avg 25 · peak 73Nov 2024 — avg 19 · peak 129Jan 2025 — avg 32 · peak 77Mar 2025 — avg 25 · peak 71May 2025 — avg 49 · peak 190Jul 2025 — avg 29 · peak 76Sep 2025 — avg 13 · peak 34Nov 2025 — avg 25 · peak 77Jan 2026 — avg 26 · peak 59Mar 2026 — avg 22 · peak 62May 2026 — avg 19 · peak 62Jul 2026 — avg 20 · peak 61Aug 2026 — avg 22 · peak 60
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$99.99$3.812022-08-062026-10-142022-08-06 — best price $99.992022-10-28 — best price $24.992023-01-11 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $16.242023-05-09 — best price $24.992023-06-21 — best price $11.682023-07-31 — best price $13.742023-09-20 — best price $24.992023-11-07 — best price $10.472023-12-13 — best price $9.992024-02-05 — best price $8.502024-03-12 — best price $8.402024-04-14 — best price $19.992024-05-27 — best price $24.992024-07-08 — best price $18.892024-08-15 — best price $6.242024-10-08 — best price $24.992024-11-26 — best price $6.242025-01-11 — best price $24.992025-02-21 — best price $24.992025-04-17 — best price $3.812025-06-14 — best price $24.992025-08-11 — best price $24.992025-09-23 — best price $24.992025-11-10 — best price $24.992026-01-06 — best price $4.992026-02-16 — best price $5.002026-04-17 — best price $21.492026-06-04 — best price $4.992026-07-21 — best price $4.992026-08-25 — best price $4.492026-09-14 — best price $4.992026-10-04 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7182026-05-20 — 19 pageviews2026-05-24 — 30 pageviews2026-05-28 — 20 pageviews2026-06-01 — 17 pageviews2026-06-05 — 22 pageviews2026-06-09 — 18 pageviews2026-06-13 — 31 pageviews2026-06-17 — 38 pageviews2026-06-21 — 25 pageviews2026-06-25 — 25 pageviews2026-06-29 — 27 pageviews2026-07-03 — 22 pageviews2026-07-07 — 23 pageviews2026-07-11 — 10 pageviews2026-07-15 — 26 pageviews2026-07-19 — 36 pageviews2026-07-23 — 16 pageviews2026-07-27 — 23 pageviews2026-07-31 — 18 pageviews2026-08-04 — 19 pageviews2026-08-08 — 28 pageviews2026-08-12 — 19 pageviews2026-08-16 — 12 pageviews2026-08-20 — 23 pageviews2026-08-24 — 14 pageviews2026-08-28 — 15 pageviews2026-09-01 — 25 pageviews2026-09-05 — 25 pageviews2026-09-09 — 20 pageviews2026-09-13 — 19 pageviews2026-09-17 — 26 pageviews2026-09-21 — 23 pageviews2026-09-25 — 11 pageviews2026-09-29 — 29 pageviews2026-10-03 — 19 pageviews2026-10-07 — 25 pageviews2026-10-11 — 13 pageviews2026-10-13 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
90.2%
earned "Resolute Assistant"
47.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-08-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)12,46721%43
PS5 (PlayStation)4,12359%44
Steam (Steam)3,86330%43
PS5 (PlayStation)3,29356%44
PS4 (PlayStation)1,61556%44
PS4 (PlayStation)1,33264%44
Switch (Nintendo)1870%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

CuteFunnyComedyPuzzleCartoonyAdventurePlatformerStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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