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TOEM: A Photo Adventure

Something We Made · 2021-09-17

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AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 17, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Sep 17, 2021 (Mac), Sep 17, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 17, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 18, 2023 (Xbox One), Jul 18, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

28
playing now
99%
positive of 12k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
95/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (74 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 7.8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

28 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Toem is a photography game developed and published by Swedish independent game studio Something We Made. It was released in September 2021 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 5 and in July 2023 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox Game Pass. The game received generally positive reviews upon release. It won in the Best Debut category at the 18th British Academy Games Awards.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 28 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,995 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~249/week).
  • · Review velocity up 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 238k–535k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,898 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-05-02) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 44 of 79 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
57757720212026Week of 2021-09-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

144242026-08-07 00:00 — 43 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 76 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 84 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 60 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 137 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 120 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 58 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 143 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 106 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 56 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 91 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 104 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 55 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 107 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 88 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 44 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 91 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 122 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 49 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 43 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 61 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 37 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 49 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 70 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 30 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 36 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 44 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 32 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 28 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992021-08-312026-08-302021-08-31 — best price $17.992021-11-30 — best price $19.992022-01-06 — best price $19.992022-03-15 — best price $19.992022-04-18 — best price $19.992022-06-23 — best price $11.992022-07-28 — best price $19.992022-09-12 — best price $9.992022-11-18 — best price $7.992022-12-09 — best price $6.792023-01-20 — best price $6.792023-02-24 — best price $6.792023-05-18 — best price $11.992023-07-22 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-05 — best price $19.992024-04-01 — best price $4.992024-07-15 — best price $3.992024-09-26 — best price $19.992024-12-10 — best price $3.992025-02-08 — best price $3.992025-06-02 — best price $3.992025-07-30 — best price $19.992025-10-27 — best price $19.992025-12-05 — best price $19.992026-01-19 — best price $16.392026-02-25 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-04-02 — best price $19.992026-04-14 — best price $3.762026-05-06 — best price $3.992026-05-21 — best price $19.992026-06-14 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-05 — best price $2.992026-08-28 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

72202026-05-28 — 37 pageviews2026-05-31 — 44 pageviews2026-06-03 — 49 pageviews2026-06-06 — 54 pageviews2026-06-09 — 36 pageviews2026-06-12 — 25 pageviews2026-06-15 — 42 pageviews2026-06-18 — 25 pageviews2026-06-21 — 71 pageviews2026-06-24 — 40 pageviews2026-06-27 — 51 pageviews2026-06-30 — 46 pageviews2026-07-03 — 23 pageviews2026-07-06 — 37 pageviews2026-07-09 — 32 pageviews2026-07-12 — 39 pageviews2026-07-15 — 30 pageviews2026-07-18 — 42 pageviews2026-07-21 — 53 pageviews2026-07-24 — 37 pageviews2026-07-27 — 25 pageviews2026-07-30 — 32 pageviews2026-08-02 — 44 pageviews2026-08-05 — 29 pageviews2026-08-08 — 24 pageviews2026-08-11 — 41 pageviews2026-08-14 — 44 pageviews2026-08-17 — 36 pageviews2026-08-20 — 35 pageviews2026-08-23 — 36 pageviews2026-08-25 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
92.7%
earned "The beginning"
37.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCaptions availableCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsGamepad RecommendedKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CozyCuteFunnyCasualPuzzleRelaxingAdventureWholesomeHand-drawnAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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