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Unpacking

Witch Beam · Balor Games · 2021-11-01

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CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 02, 2021 (Mac), Nov 02, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 02, 2021 (Xbox One), Nov 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 10, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Nov 02, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Unpacking is a Casual, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 40,757 reviews).

80
playing now
93%
positive of 41k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
93/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (240 ratings)
4.39★
PlayStation Store rating (6,032 ratings)
82/100
opencritic · strong · 89% recommend · from 64 critics
3h
to beat · rushed 3.3h · completionist 5.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

80 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Unpacking is a 2021 puzzle video game developed by Australian independent developer Witch Beam and published by Humble Bundle for Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The game received positive reviews, and won several awards, including two BAFTA Games Awards, a D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game, and Game of the Year by Eurogamer.

Trailer

Unpacking trailer thumbnail

Unpacking - Official Trailer | Summer of Gaming 2021

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 80 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,052 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~382/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 29,055 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 821k–1.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 41,040 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2025-11-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 42 of 75 observed days · $12.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.2k3.2k20212026Week of 2021-11-01: 3,235 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 258 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,289 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,824 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,356 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 653 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 717 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 883 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 630 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 870 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 767 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 560 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 647 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,136 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 647 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 999 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 822 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 677 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 795 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

383742026-09-15 12:00 — 91 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 187 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 196 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 313 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 383 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 215 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 166 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 187 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 178 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 140 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 142 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 112 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 89 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 207 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 249 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 186 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 247 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 188 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 143 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 183 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 211 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 120 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 80 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
741128Nov 2021Aug 2026Nov 2021 — avg 616 · peak 1,672Jan 2022 — avg 741 · peak 2,039Mar 2022 — avg 474 · peak 927May 2022 — avg 373 · peak 789Jul 2022 — avg 443 · peak 798Sep 2022 — avg 223 · peak 387Nov 2022 — avg 399 · peak 784Jan 2023 — avg 403 · peak 917Mar 2023 — avg 319 · peak 769May 2023 — avg 325 · peak 858Jul 2023 — avg 554 · peak 1,253Sep 2023 — avg 243 · peak 468Nov 2023 — avg 536 · peak 1,500Jan 2024 — avg 379 · peak 1,091Mar 2024 — avg 438 · peak 1,020May 2024 — avg 284 · peak 643Jul 2024 — avg 338 · peak 649Sep 2024 — avg 203 · peak 349Nov 2024 — avg 168 · peak 273Jan 2025 — avg 231 · peak 664Mar 2025 — avg 296 · peak 638May 2025 — avg 180 · peak 625Jul 2025 — avg 225 · peak 440Sep 2025 — avg 151 · peak 299Nov 2025 — avg 273 · peak 642Jan 2026 — avg 233 · peak 599Mar 2026 — avg 187 · peak 636May 2026 — avg 156 · peak 515Jul 2026 — avg 212 · peak 445Aug 2026 — avg 128 · peak 198
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$7.992021-11-022026-10-142021-11-02 — best price $19.992022-02-21 — best price $19.992022-05-16 — best price $15.992022-06-11 — best price $15.992022-08-08 — best price $19.992022-11-12 — best price $19.992022-12-19 — best price $13.992023-02-21 — best price $19.992023-04-04 — best price $13.992023-05-30 — best price $19.992023-08-18 — best price $11.992023-09-22 — best price $11.992023-11-08 — best price $11.992023-12-05 — best price $9.992024-02-06 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-05-14 — best price $9.992024-06-20 — best price $9.992024-08-15 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-07-08 — best price $9.992025-11-06 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-28 — best price $7.992026-08-25 — best price $7.992026-09-03 — best price $7.992026-09-11 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-09-27 — best price $7.992026-10-05 — best price $7.992026-10-13 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

208652026-05-29 — 110 pageviews2026-06-02 — 115 pageviews2026-06-06 — 203 pageviews2026-06-10 — 133 pageviews2026-06-14 — 208 pageviews2026-06-18 — 114 pageviews2026-06-22 — 111 pageviews2026-06-26 — 101 pageviews2026-06-30 — 112 pageviews2026-07-04 — 110 pageviews2026-07-08 — 95 pageviews2026-07-12 — 117 pageviews2026-07-16 — 82 pageviews2026-07-20 — 68 pageviews2026-07-24 — 97 pageviews2026-07-28 — 86 pageviews2026-08-01 — 87 pageviews2026-08-05 — 84 pageviews2026-08-09 — 95 pageviews2026-08-13 — 68 pageviews2026-08-17 — 79 pageviews2026-08-21 — 76 pageviews2026-08-25 — 96 pageviews2026-08-29 — 85 pageviews2026-09-02 — 65 pageviews2026-09-06 — 68 pageviews2026-09-10 — 82 pageviews2026-09-14 — 99 pageviews2026-09-18 — 102 pageviews2026-09-22 — 90 pageviews2026-09-26 — 73 pageviews2026-09-30 — 105 pageviews2026-10-04 — 97 pageviews2026-10-07 — 75 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
98.1%
earned "Make some memories"
53.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only Option1 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Italian…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-11-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)55,83234%25
Steam (Steam)20,95237%25
PS5 (PlayStation)13,58665%26
PS5 (PlayStation)12,21760%26
PS4 (PlayStation)10,62354%26
PS4 (PlayStation)7,68966%26
Switch (Nintendo)6040%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

CuteIndieCasualLGBTQ+PuzzleLife SimRelaxingIsometricSimulationStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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