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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap cover art

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Lizardcube · Dotemu · 2017-06-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 18, 2017 (Xbox One), Apr 18, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), May 29, 2019 (Android), Oct 07, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Apr 18, 2017 (PlayStation 4), May 30, 2019 (iOS)

Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!

1
playing now
85%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (49 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a 2017 platform action-adventure game developed by Lizardcube and published by Dotemu. The game is a remake of the 1989 game Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, which was originally developed by Westone Bit Entertainment and published by Sega for the Master System as part of the Wonder Boy series. The game takes place after the ending of Wonder Boy in Monster Land, in which Wonder Boy has been cursed by the Mecha Dragon and must go on a quest to return to human form. In the game, players find items and clues needed to access different parts of Monster Land, and they can transform into other forms and gain different abilities.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 81 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 65k–155k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,585 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.59 at Fanatical (2024-09-16) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 59 of 90 observed days · $0.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
828220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-08-11 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.74$4.592017-06-082026-08-302017-06-08 — best price $16.992017-11-27 — best price $10.002018-04-20 — best price $19.992018-08-09 — best price $11.572019-01-03 — best price $19.992019-08-23 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-05-12 — best price $16.682020-07-12 — best price $16.682020-09-14 — best price $17.882020-11-09 — best price $19.992020-12-09 — best price $19.992021-01-18 — best price $16.882021-02-20 — best price $19.992021-03-22 — best price $7.992021-04-26 — best price $16.882021-06-07 — best price $19.992021-08-20 — best price $7.992021-12-01 — best price $14.692022-05-10 — best price $16.882022-08-26 — best price $15.892023-05-16 — best price $19.992023-11-17 — best price $9.992024-02-13 — best price $15.892024-04-10 — best price $5.992024-06-19 — best price $5.992024-08-26 — best price $5.992024-11-13 — best price $19.992025-01-18 — best price $19.992025-04-17 — best price $19.992025-07-18 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-03-17 — best price $5.002026-06-09 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

87352026-05-30 — 45 pageviews2026-06-02 — 70 pageviews2026-06-05 — 50 pageviews2026-06-08 — 64 pageviews2026-06-11 — 55 pageviews2026-06-14 — 52 pageviews2026-06-17 — 56 pageviews2026-06-20 — 67 pageviews2026-06-23 — 75 pageviews2026-06-26 — 73 pageviews2026-06-29 — 52 pageviews2026-07-02 — 50 pageviews2026-07-05 — 54 pageviews2026-07-08 — 63 pageviews2026-07-11 — 44 pageviews2026-07-14 — 51 pageviews2026-07-17 — 48 pageviews2026-07-20 — 42 pageviews2026-07-23 — 60 pageviews2026-07-26 — 49 pageviews2026-07-29 — 52 pageviews2026-08-01 — 47 pageviews2026-08-04 — 51 pageviews2026-08-07 — 44 pageviews2026-08-10 — 58 pageviews2026-08-13 — 42 pageviews2026-08-16 — 49 pageviews2026-08-19 — 56 pageviews2026-08-22 — 60 pageviews2026-08-25 — 53 pageviews2026-08-27 — 59 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
83.9%
earned "Meka Dragon"
16.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)5,66216%13
Steam (Steam)5,30910%13
Xbox One (Xbox)3,67815%13
PS5 (PlayStation)50416%13
PS4 (PlayStation)42615%13
Switch (Nintendo)2210%0
Switch (Nintendo)190%0
Switch (Nintendo)170%0
Switch (Nintendo)80%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionRemakeFantasyAdventureHand-drawnPlatformerCult Classic

Census log

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

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