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Downwell
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
71 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“really good little arcade game. woulda gone so hard as a cabinet.”
“Incredibly fast paced; at first, I thought my game was running at the wrong speed. No, you just have to SKILL UP!!! One criticism I have is that sometimes it's hard to tell what's going on when there's a ton of stuff…”
“Very fun :)”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“one of my favourite rougelikes to mindlessly sink time into. fun and frenetic gameplay loop with a high enough skill ceiling to keep you hooked, coupled with really smooth spritework and a nice soundtrack/sound design.…”
“i actually cant enjoy this game very much (the constant falling makes my eyes hurt) but id still recommend since i think this is just a me issue. its like 50p on sale u may as well try it”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“one of my favourite rougelikes to mindlessly sink time into. fun and frenetic gameplay loop with a high enough skill ceiling to keep you hooked, coupled with really smooth spritework and a nice soundtrack/sound design.…”
“pretty fun game over all i liked the gameplay the music was good and i loved the style”
“This title is addictive. I keep coming back to better my last performance because I know I can beat the game with some persistence and will. The retro style reminds me of NES and it does the title a big service.”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Incredibly fast paced; at first, I thought my game was running at the wrong speed. No, you just have to SKILL UP!!! One criticism I have is that sometimes it's hard to tell what's going on when there's a ton of stuff…”
“Very simple concept. Challenging for sure but easy to see when are getting better which is always nice”
“After 34 hours, i beat normal mode.What a challenging game.”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I FINALLY BEAT IT!!! I've had this for several years and this is my third go at it. Surprisingly letting go (at first) of having to beat it allowed me to do a lot better - then I reached the boss and went all-in on…”
“This is a really addicting minigame. Enough to where I bothered to 100% it.”
“I love this game. The kinda game I can play over and over and never get tired of it. I really REALLY love the ending too, so simple, yet so fitting and so good. I really wish there was a Downwell 2.”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It feels way too fast paced for what it could have been a proper game.”
“Good enough game, but it has some serious movement and hit detection issues. When lots is going on, it can be impossible to spot your character. Runs are super luck dependent, and not everything can be solved with…”
“Downwell feels too fast-paced to be enjoyable. The limited health pool means mistakes are punished heavily meaning getting far is dependent on taking things as slowly and safely as possible. Regarding aesthetics, it is…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Good enough game, but it has some serious movement and hit detection issues. When lots is going on, it can be impossible to spot your character. Runs are super luck dependent, and not everything can be solved with…”
“Great game, even if the controls could be a bit better on keyboard. It would be nice to have an in-game way to remap them instead of relying on external tools to make the jump key separate for those of us used to button…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Incredibly fast paced; at first, I thought my game was running at the wrong speed. No, you just have to SKILL UP!!! One criticism I have is that sometimes it's hard to tell what's going on when there's a ton of stuff…”
“Good enough game, but it has some serious movement and hit detection issues. When lots is going on, it can be impossible to spot your character. Runs are super luck dependent, and not everything can be solved with…”
“Downwell feels too fast-paced to be enjoyable. The limited health pool means mistakes are punished heavily meaning getting far is dependent on taking things as slowly and safely as possible. Regarding aesthetics, it is…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“so repetetive”
“I love this game and it's probably one of the most well put together games I can think of from a game design perspective. Everything in this game is designed around keeping the player moving and racking up combos. It's…”
“Game is good, runs are pretty samey but it's a fun and challenging experience to get the first completion (+ hard mode)”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It feels way too fast paced for what it could have been a proper game.”
“Downwell feels too fast-paced to be enjoyable. The limited health pool means mistakes are punished heavily meaning getting far is dependent on taking things as slowly and safely as possible. Regarding aesthetics, it is…”
“this is a very fun roguelike and can be very fast paced, i do wish some things were changed like the heart ballon not slowing your fall”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Most of my playtime is on Switch and Mobile. I own this game on almost every platform even though I'm terrible at it. It's just that good. Also works great on vertical displays.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“i'm rather torn on downwell. aesthetically & sonically it's highly pleasing, and i enjoyed it enough to 100%, although i must say there are only a handful of games which consistently annoy me to this degree. the hard mode in this game simply feels plainly unfair at times -…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Its a good short game to play in the middle of something. It has chill gameplay, but they could make the hard difficulty much more difficult if they make it a separate choice 7,5/10”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Update 2022 05 31
Much apologies for the looong delay in this much needed fix! This update addresses the issue where the game ran at 45 FPS for some reason. It should be back to running in 60 FPS now. Other changes: Mo
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Precision Platformer · Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · Indie · Platformer · Arcade · 2D Platformer · Action · Difficult · 2D · Fast-Paced · Retro (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | http://downwellgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later Memory: 1 GB RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 200 MB available space Additional Notes: Controller recommended.