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ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! cover art

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!

HumaNature Studios · 2019-02-28

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 01, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 01, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Mar 01, 2019 (Mac), Mar 01, 2019 (Xbox One), Mar 01, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! is a mash-up of the very best features of the classic console games with a ton of fresh improvements! Explore Earth as funky aliens from planet Funkotron trying to find your missing ship pieces to get back home in this casual co-op roguelike.

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! is an Adventure, Casual and Indie game released in 2019, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 1130 reviews).

0
playing now
88%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
57/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
4.54★
PlayStation Store rating (796 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is the fourth entry in the ToeJam & Earl series of video games. The game was developed by HumaNature Studios, founded by series creator Greg Johnson, and published by the studio on March 1, 2019.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (208 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–68k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,132 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2021-10-15) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19119120192026Week of 2019-03-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002019-03-012026-10-102019-03-01 — best price $19.992019-06-26 — best price $13.392019-10-28 — best price $12.742019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $9.742020-04-06 — best price $14.992020-10-29 — best price $10.042020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-01-25 — best price $4.792021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-06-24 — best price $4.642021-10-18 — best price $14.992022-03-03 — best price $4.492022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-10-17 — best price $14.992023-03-08 — best price $14.992023-06-29 — best price $3.742023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-02-12 — best price $3.442024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-02-10 — best price $1.492025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-09-19 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

312202026-06-02 — 44 pageviews2026-06-06 — 46 pageviews2026-06-10 — 29 pageviews2026-06-14 — 36 pageviews2026-06-18 — 28 pageviews2026-06-22 — 37 pageviews2026-06-26 — 34 pageviews2026-06-30 — 30 pageviews2026-07-04 — 45 pageviews2026-07-08 — 36 pageviews2026-07-12 — 45 pageviews2026-07-16 — 36 pageviews2026-07-20 — 28 pageviews2026-07-24 — 28 pageviews2026-07-28 — 33 pageviews2026-08-01 — 52 pageviews2026-08-05 — 31 pageviews2026-08-09 — 46 pageviews2026-08-13 — 33 pageviews2026-08-17 — 46 pageviews2026-08-21 — 34 pageviews2026-08-25 — 38 pageviews2026-08-29 — 33 pageviews2026-09-02 — 33 pageviews2026-09-06 — 30 pageviews2026-09-10 — 34 pageviews2026-09-14 — 53 pageviews2026-09-18 — 34 pageviews2026-09-22 — 42 pageviews2026-09-26 — 33 pageviews2026-09-30 — 20 pageviews2026-10-04 — 35 pageviews2026-10-08 — 31 pageviews2026-10-11 — 35 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
46%
earned "Food Taster"
7.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam Achievements1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-06-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,3641%49
PS4 (PlayStation)2,0187%49
Xbox One (Xbox)1,3881%48

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

Player tags

Co-opFunnyIndieRetroCasualCartoonyAdventureRogue-likeRogue-liteKickstarter

Census log

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

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