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Young Souls

1P2P · The Arcade Crew · 2022-03-10

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 17, 2021 (Google Stadia), Mar 10, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 10, 2022 (Xbox One), Mar 10, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Mar 10, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 10, 2022 (PlayStation 4)

Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.

Young Souls is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2022, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 612 reviews).

2
playing now
85%
positive of 612 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
4.44★
PlayStation Store rating (214 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Jenn and Tristan are two teenagers who find themselves suddenly abandoned and without a family until a good-hearted scientist adopts and brings them into his home settled within a small port town. Life in Portsbourgh for Jenn and Tristan proves uneventful. Uneventful, that is, until they uncover a portal to another world which threatens the very existence of life on Earth as we know it. Grab your weapons and set forth in search of your adoptive father through epic dungeons in the goblin realm. Arm yourself with the toughest armor and an arsenal capable of taking on the hordes of enemies and b(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (171 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 12k–28k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 612 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.99-80%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2026-08-31) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 17 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14414420222026Week of 2022-03-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
802Mar 2022Mar 2026Mar 2022 — avg 80 · peak 254May 2022 — avg 16 · peak 57Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 18Nov 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2023 — avg 4 · peak 17Sep 2023 — avg 11 · peak 47Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 15Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2025 — avg 7 · peak 26May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 15Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 19Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$4.992022-03-102026-10-082022-03-10 — best price $22.492022-05-09 — best price $24.992022-08-23 — best price $17.492022-11-29 — best price $24.992023-03-16 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-11-21 — best price $12.492024-01-04 — best price $24.992024-02-27 — best price $24.992024-04-08 — best price $11.242024-05-27 — best price $24.992024-09-26 — best price $11.242024-11-11 — best price $24.992024-12-19 — best price $8.742025-03-10 — best price $24.992025-05-12 — best price $8.742025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-01 — best price $24.992025-10-09 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-08-27 — best price $24.992026-09-03 — best price $4.992026-09-06 — best price $4.992026-09-17 — best price $6.242026-10-02 — best price $4.992026-10-08 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
85.2%
earned "First Blood"
18.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportSteam Cloud

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)8,21410%33
Steam (Steam)6384%33
PS4 (PlayStation)40933%33
PS4 (PlayStation)26838%33
PS4 (PlayStation)6645%33
Switch (Nintendo)380%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGCo-opActionFightingAction RPGStory RichAtmosphericBeat 'em upSide Scroller

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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