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Tinykin

Splashteam · tinyBuild · 2022-08-30

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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!

12
playing now
98%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (55 ratings)
7.1h
to beat · completionist 7.4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 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 17% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 86k–193k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,282 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$4.49-82%
GOG$4.99-80%
Humble Store$4.99-80%
IndieGala$4.99-80%
GOG$4.99-80%
GamersGate$5.00-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$18.71-25%
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 111 of 155 observed days · $2.00 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

6462026-08-07 00:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 33 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 38 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 42 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 33 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 33 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 40 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 34 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 36 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 36 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 22 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 27 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 23 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 18 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 16 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 28 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 20 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$99.99$3.812022-08-062026-08-302022-08-06 — best price $99.992022-09-28 — best price $22.462022-12-21 — best price $24.992023-01-28 — best price $20.432023-03-27 — best price $24.992023-05-09 — best price $24.992023-06-10 — best price $18.362023-07-16 — best price $24.992023-08-22 — best price $11.532023-10-02 — best price $10.472023-11-07 — best price $10.472023-12-05 — best price $18.362024-01-15 — best price $9.992024-02-20 — best price $9.992024-03-18 — best price $8.092024-04-14 — best price $19.992024-05-20 — best price $8.402024-06-17 — best price $6.242024-07-20 — best price $24.992024-08-26 — best price $9.992024-10-08 — best price $24.992024-11-19 — best price $10.002024-12-18 — best price $10.002025-02-02 — best price $6.252025-03-07 — best price $6.242025-04-17 — best price $3.812025-05-26 — best price $4.992025-07-16 — best price $4.992025-08-27 — best price $24.992025-10-01 — best price $5.002025-11-10 — best price $24.992025-12-18 — best price $3.812026-01-25 — best price $24.992026-03-09 — best price $4.992026-04-28 — best price $4.992026-06-04 — best price $4.992026-07-13 — best price $21.492026-08-14 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6082026-05-20 — 19 pageviews2026-05-23 — 13 pageviews2026-05-26 — 25 pageviews2026-05-29 — 18 pageviews2026-06-01 — 17 pageviews2026-06-04 — 16 pageviews2026-06-07 — 19 pageviews2026-06-10 — 19 pageviews2026-06-13 — 31 pageviews2026-06-16 — 60 pageviews2026-06-19 — 26 pageviews2026-06-22 — 12 pageviews2026-06-25 — 25 pageviews2026-06-28 — 27 pageviews2026-07-01 — 23 pageviews2026-07-04 — 16 pageviews2026-07-07 — 23 pageviews2026-07-10 — 22 pageviews2026-07-13 — 16 pageviews2026-07-16 — 34 pageviews2026-07-19 — 36 pageviews2026-07-22 — 21 pageviews2026-07-25 — 58 pageviews2026-07-28 — 13 pageviews2026-07-31 — 18 pageviews2026-08-03 — 19 pageviews2026-08-06 — 34 pageviews2026-08-09 — 26 pageviews2026-08-12 — 19 pageviews2026-08-15 — 20 pageviews2026-08-18 — 22 pageviews2026-08-21 — 15 pageviews2026-08-24 — 14 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

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.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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