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Wandersong

Wishes Ultd. · Greg Lobanov · 2018-09-27

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 27, 2018 (Mac), Dec 06, 2019 (Xbox One), Sep 27, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 27, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 22, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Wandersong is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2018 for $19.99, with Very Positive (95% of 3901 reviews) and an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners.

2
playing now
95%
positive of 3.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (44 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (54 downloads)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (185 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Wandersong is a puzzle adventure video game developed by American-Canadian developer Greg Lobanov. A music-themed game, it follows The Bard, a wandering singer, as they go on a quest to gather pieces of a song that will save their world from destruction. In the game, the player uses The Bard's singing to affect the environment, solve puzzles, and defend against enemies. Wandersong was released on macOS, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch in September 2018, PlayStation 4 in January 2019, and Xbox One in December 2019.

Trailer

Wandersong trailer thumbnail

Wandersong - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈34,454 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 82 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 28,748 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 98k–235k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,913 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2021-12-22) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 3 of 54 observed days · $15.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
686820182026Week of 2018-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-14 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
590Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2018 — avg 10 · peak 43Mar 2019 — avg 5 · peak 24Jun 2019 — avg 22 · peak 52Sep 2019 — avg 15 · peak 54Dec 2019 — avg 16 · peak 47Mar 2020 — avg 12 · peak 39Jun 2020 — avg 11 · peak 57Sep 2020 — avg 11 · peak 41Dec 2020 — avg 13 · peak 50Mar 2021 — avg 7 · peak 21Jun 2021 — avg 12 · peak 44Sep 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2021 — avg 11 · peak 44Mar 2022 — avg 17 · peak 67Jun 2022 — avg 9 · peak 23Sep 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Dec 2022 — avg 8 · peak 29Mar 2023 — avg 6 · peak 22Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 28Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Jun 2024 — avg 12 · peak 35Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Dec 2024 — avg 11 · peak 66Mar 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Jun 2025 — avg 9 · peak 26Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.992018-09-272026-10-142018-09-27 — best price $19.992018-11-15 — best price $17.992018-12-20 — best price $15.992019-01-24 — best price $19.992019-02-17 — best price $19.992019-05-10 — best price $14.992019-07-01 — best price $11.992019-08-08 — best price $11.992019-09-19 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $9.992020-01-26 — best price $19.992020-05-18 — best price $19.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $6.792021-06-24 — best price $6.792021-08-29 — best price $7.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-12-09 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $4.992023-07-24 — best price $9.992023-09-25 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-11-19 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-12-01 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-08-31 — best price $19.992026-09-04 — best price $19.992026-09-08 — best price $19.992026-09-12 — best price $19.992026-09-16 — best price $19.992026-09-20 — best price $19.992026-09-24 — best price $19.992026-09-28 — best price $19.992026-10-02 — best price $19.992026-10-06 — best price $19.992026-10-10 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

40152026-05-31 — 20 pageviews2026-06-04 — 22 pageviews2026-06-08 — 19 pageviews2026-06-12 — 26 pageviews2026-06-16 — 20 pageviews2026-06-20 — 18 pageviews2026-06-24 — 18 pageviews2026-06-28 — 28 pageviews2026-07-02 — 25 pageviews2026-07-06 — 27 pageviews2026-07-10 — 21 pageviews2026-07-14 — 19 pageviews2026-07-18 — 24 pageviews2026-07-22 — 31 pageviews2026-07-26 — 22 pageviews2026-07-30 — 33 pageviews2026-08-03 — 23 pageviews2026-08-07 — 28 pageviews2026-08-11 — 26 pageviews2026-08-15 — 23 pageviews2026-08-19 — 19 pageviews2026-08-23 — 24 pageviews2026-08-27 — 26 pageviews2026-08-31 — 30 pageviews2026-09-04 — 29 pageviews2026-09-08 — 28 pageviews2026-09-12 — 32 pageviews2026-09-16 — 28 pageviews2026-09-20 — 25 pageviews2026-09-24 — 34 pageviews2026-09-28 — 35 pageviews2026-10-02 — 21 pageviews2026-10-06 — 15 pageviews2026-10-09 — 32 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
43%
earned "Defeated the Troll"
27.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing3 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2018-09-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)10,38183%20
Steam (Steam)3,26121%75
PS4 (PlayStation)25857%20
PS4 (PlayStation)16254%20
Switch (Nintendo)790%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

CuteFunnyIndieMusicCasualComedyColorfulStylizedAdventureEmotional

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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