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TOEM: A Photo Adventure

Something We Made · 2021-09-17

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AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Bird view / Isometric

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!

TOEM: A Photo Adventure is a 2021 Adventure, Casual and Indie game priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (99% of 12171 reviews).

83
playing now
99%
positive of 12k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
95/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (74 ratings)
4.69★
PlayStation Store rating (2,421 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 7.8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

83 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

TOEM: A Photo Adventure trailer thumbnail

Toem: A Photo Adventure - Official Basto Region Trailer

≈43,853 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 83 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 3% of 28,764 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 247k–556k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,347 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GamersGate$2.00-90%
GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.79 at Fanatical (2026-09-15) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 45 of 120 observed days · $0.21 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

294162026-09-15 13:00 — 32 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 16 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 29 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 124 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 93 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 53 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 89 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 69 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 68 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 158 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 114 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 115 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 294 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 244 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 113 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 165 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 243 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 61 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 108 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 189 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 91 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 65 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 83 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1043Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 46 · peak 154Nov 2021 — avg 6 · peak 27Jan 2022 — avg 9 · peak 29Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2022 — avg 8 · peak 34Jul 2022 — avg 13 · peak 47Sep 2022 — avg 27 · peak 135Nov 2022 — avg 25 · peak 144Jan 2023 — avg 61 · peak 199Mar 2023 — avg 28 · peak 103May 2023 — avg 12 · peak 33Jul 2023 — avg 27 · peak 66Sep 2023 — avg 52 · peak 249Nov 2023 — avg 13 · peak 32Jan 2024 — avg 15 · peak 37Mar 2024 — avg 24 · peak 95May 2024 — avg 18 · peak 57Jul 2024 — avg 62 · peak 131Sep 2024 — avg 28 · peak 115Nov 2024 — avg 20 · peak 79Jan 2025 — avg 25 · peak 67Mar 2025 — avg 26 · peak 89May 2025 — avg 18 · peak 53Jul 2025 — avg 44 · peak 91Sep 2025 — avg 28 · peak 85Nov 2025 — avg 16 · peak 39Jan 2026 — avg 29 · peak 86Mar 2026 — avg 26 · peak 75May 2026 — avg 104 · peak 401Jul 2026 — avg 64 · peak 191Aug 2026 — avg 63 · peak 154
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.992021-08-312026-10-142021-08-31 — best price $17.992021-12-04 — best price $19.992022-02-02 — best price $19.992022-04-18 — best price $19.992022-07-14 — best price $11.992022-08-23 — best price $11.992022-11-18 — best price $7.992022-12-16 — best price $19.992023-02-21 — best price $19.992023-05-18 — best price $11.992023-08-07 — best price $19.992024-01-01 — best price $19.992024-04-01 — best price $4.992024-09-01 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $3.992025-02-08 — best price $3.992025-06-18 — best price $3.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-05 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $16.392026-03-12 — best price $4.002026-04-02 — best price $19.992026-04-23 — best price $19.992026-05-16 — best price $3.992026-06-14 — best price $19.992026-07-21 — best price $19.992026-08-26 — best price $19.992026-09-03 — best price $19.992026-09-11 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-09-27 — best price $19.992026-10-05 — best price $19.992026-10-13 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

485202026-05-28 — 37 pageviews2026-06-01 — 28 pageviews2026-06-05 — 46 pageviews2026-06-09 — 36 pageviews2026-06-13 — 33 pageviews2026-06-17 — 35 pageviews2026-06-21 — 71 pageviews2026-06-25 — 38 pageviews2026-06-29 — 46 pageviews2026-07-03 — 23 pageviews2026-07-07 — 27 pageviews2026-07-11 — 35 pageviews2026-07-15 — 30 pageviews2026-07-19 — 27 pageviews2026-07-23 — 33 pageviews2026-07-27 — 25 pageviews2026-07-31 — 20 pageviews2026-08-04 — 28 pageviews2026-08-08 — 24 pageviews2026-08-12 — 42 pageviews2026-08-16 — 32 pageviews2026-08-20 — 35 pageviews2026-08-24 — 33 pageviews2026-08-28 — 31 pageviews2026-09-01 — 51 pageviews2026-09-05 — 48 pageviews2026-09-09 — 64 pageviews2026-09-13 — 42 pageviews2026-09-17 — 61 pageviews2026-09-21 — 48 pageviews2026-09-25 — 62 pageviews2026-09-29 — 485 pageviews2026-10-03 — 118 pageviews2026-10-06 — 91 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2302026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-09-17 (Steam store data)

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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