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1001 Spikes
Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and t
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“There is probably some joke or pun to be made about the 1001 spikes but I'm coming up empty. So I'll just say that it looks like the spike maker counted up the order wrong and ... Ok I have nothing. Luckily Nicalis have something quite special in this platformer from the…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“1001 Spikes has the misfortune of coming at a time when we feel like we've had enough of its ilk. We've played Indiana Jones-themed platformers (La Mulana and Spelunky), short-level-many-lives platformers (Super Meat Boy, I Wanna Be The Guy), and technologically accurate retro…”
— a player, Steam review · 67 hrs played“Summary: Not recommended for those who are frustrated by "surprise" deaths. You will die MANY times in a level simply because getting through it is a long sequence of "trial and error" attempts where you'll be killed by traps and hazards that provided no forewarning to their…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Precision Platformer · Platformer · Indie · Action · Difficult · Adventure · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Local Multiplayer · Retro · Great Soundtrack · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Official site | http://www.nicalis.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP Processor: Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel: GMA 950 and up, ATI/AMD: X-Series 300 and up, Radeon-Series 9600 and up, Nvidia GeForce 6000 and up Storage: 256 MB available space