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Wheels of Aurelia cover art

Wheels of Aurelia

Santa Ragione · 2016-09-20

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 18, 2017 (iOS), Sep 20, 2016 (Linux), Sep 20, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 13, 2018 (Android), Oct 04, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Nov 02, 2017 (Nintendo Switch)

A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.

Wheels of Aurelia is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2016 for $14.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (49% of 203 reviews).

0
playing now
49%
positive of 203 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
46/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
3.17★
PlayStation Store rating (259 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-16 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Wheels of Aurelia is a 2016 visual novel and adventure video game by Italian studio Santa Ragione. It was released worldwide in September 2016 for Linux, OS X, and Windows; in October 2016 for the PlayStation 4; in November 2016 for the Xbox One; October 2017 for Android and iOS; and November 2017 for the Nintendo Switch. Its story is set in 1978 Italy and tells the story of Lella who drives along the Italian motorway Via Aurelia alongside one or many companions; commenting on issues such as single parenthood, fascism, and the Mafia.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 29% of 29,701 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.1k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 203 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-04-15) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 35 of 50 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520162026Week of 2016-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-16 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002016-09-202026-09-202016-09-20 — best price $9.992017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-04-03 — best price $9.992017-07-05 — best price $9.992017-11-22 — best price $3.492018-05-10 — best price $1.492018-11-15 — best price $1.992019-02-11 — best price $9.992019-08-29 — best price $0.992019-12-19 — best price $0.992020-03-23 — best price $0.992020-06-25 — best price $0.992020-10-12 — best price $0.992020-12-07 — best price $0.992021-04-05 — best price $0.992021-09-03 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $2.992022-01-14 — best price $2.992022-04-07 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-10-17 — best price $14.992022-12-02 — best price $14.992023-03-09 — best price $2.242023-05-23 — best price $14.992023-08-25 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $7.492024-01-10 — best price $14.992024-03-28 — best price $3.742024-05-30 — best price $14.992024-08-01 — best price $14.992024-11-01 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $2.992025-06-02 — best price $14.992025-09-04 — best price $2.992025-12-12 — best price $2.242026-03-09 — best price $14.992026-05-25 — best price $2.242026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-09-04 — best price $2.242026-09-20 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

18112026-06-01 — 6 pageviews2026-06-05 — 8 pageviews2026-06-09 — 1 pageviews2026-06-13 — 7 pageviews2026-06-17 — 9 pageviews2026-06-21 — 181 pageviews2026-06-25 — 9 pageviews2026-06-29 — 8 pageviews2026-07-03 — 11 pageviews2026-07-07 — 5 pageviews2026-07-11 — 12 pageviews2026-07-15 — 3 pageviews2026-07-19 — 11 pageviews2026-07-23 — 19 pageviews2026-07-27 — 12 pageviews2026-07-31 — 8 pageviews2026-08-04 — 7 pageviews2026-08-08 — 6 pageviews2026-08-12 — 9 pageviews2026-08-16 — 7 pageviews2026-08-20 — 2 pageviews2026-08-24 — 6 pageviews2026-08-28 — 6 pageviews2026-09-01 — 6 pageviews2026-09-05 — 6 pageviews2026-09-09 — 9 pageviews2026-09-13 — 8 pageviews2026-09-17 — 10 pageviews2026-09-21 — 8 pageviews2026-09-25 — 15 pageviews2026-09-29 — 10 pageviews2026-10-03 — 13 pageviews2026-10-07 — 8 pageviews2026-10-11 — 12 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
40%
earned "ROAD TRIP"
6.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, German

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-04-09 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)1,97274%25
PS4 (PlayStation)1,87073%25
Xbox One (Xbox)1,08351%25
Steam (Steam)47612%24
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

IndieCasualMatureDrivingAdventureIsometricNarrationStory RichText-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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