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Deer & Boy
A runaway boy meets a lost fawn, and together they cross a quiet, dangerous world. Solve puzzles, climb, and slip past threats as your companion grows from a fragile newborn into a powerful deer. What you cannot do alone, you learn to do together.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Another cute cinematic platformer with an animal companion, a runaway boy befriends a orphaned fawn. Plays a lot like Planet of Lana with puzzles and light platforming where your deer has special abilities that help you traverse the game and solve the puzzles. Similar to PoL you…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“A simple but beautiful game with a really emotional story. The length of the game felt just right to me, not too long and not too short. It reminded me a little of Planet of Lana, which is definitely a good thing! Some parts towards the end were a bit frustrating, but nothing…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Deer & Boy seems like a lovely, adorable and charming game, but overall it is sadly mediocre I would say. While the visuals are amazing, that's about it what is stunning. Don't get me wrong, I really wanted to love this game, but I just can't. There's just something about how…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Our First Sale!
Until September 10 , you can get 25% off and discover the story of a runaway boy and a lost fawn brought together in a quiet, dangerous world. Together, they’ll explore a mysterious world, slip past t
Patch #4 - Deer & Boy Full game
Hello everyone, The patch #4 (1.2.06) is here! Notable changes: TAA anti-aliasing is now enabled by default Several visual polishes throughout the game (improved lighting and materials) Bug fixes: Dur
Did You Know? Ten Deer Facts 🦌
My Deerest Friends, Deer & Boy is out now, and to celebrate, we wanted to share a little love for the animal at the heart of it all. (The images throughout are snippets from the Deer & Boy Artbook.) A
Patch #3 - Deer & Boy Full game
Hello everyone, The patch #3 (1.2.03) is here! Notable changes: Various animations polished in cutscenes transitions Turnback animation in mud or puddle is now a little faster Drop and Pick deer in ba
🎉 Grab a bundle and save even more!🎉
The boy and his deer are out in the world, and now they've brought some friends. To celebrate, Deer & Boy has teamed up with three other games for special bundle discounts. Thanks to everyone who wish
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Cinematic · Platformer · Story Rich · Stealth · Puzzle Platformer · Action-Adventure · Puzzle · Emotional · Nature · Singleplayer · Atmospheric (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended · Keyboard Only Option · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Official site | http://deerandboy.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: FX 6300 x6 / Core i3-8100 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 750Ti / Radeon RX 560 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 6 GB available space