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Guacamelee! Gold Edition

Guacamelee! Gold Edition

Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.

Released Aug 8, 2013 Developer Drinkbox Studios Publisher Drinkbox Studios, Kepler Ghost Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux MetroidvaniaPlatformerActionIndieBeat 'em up
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

93.1%positive5,950 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A classic of the genre and a must-play for every Metroidvania fan. Great combat, a well-designed world, beautiful art style, funny dialogue, and an interesting story. On top of that, there are tons of secrets and easter eggs to find. Highly recommended. It’s best to play…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's a metroidvania with beat 'em up combat and they go hand in hand. A lot of the unlocked abilities add movement which naturally opens up the map. There's a certain charm to the stereotypical locals and even the now dated references got a chuckle out of me. You can mix up…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“This is one of those times I wish Steam allowed a neutral review. Guacamelee is a fantastic game that I don't think I'll play again. It's beginning and middle are wonderful and feel extremely well done. The late game is just a tedious mess. If I were 20 years younger and had…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:54 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

9playing at last check
824-hour peak
1,643all-time peak
0 250 500 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 423 avg · Feb 2014

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

60achievements
18.3%median completion
2.3%rarest: That was Hard Mode?
77.7% of players 76.9% of players 73.9% of players 65.8% of players 65.4% of players 61.2% of players 52.4% of players 51.6% of players 51.5% of players 50.8% of players 49.7% of players 46.8% of players 44.5% of players 42.9% of players 42.4% of players 41.3% of players 40.0% of players 37.7% of players 36.6% of players 34.9% of players 32.0% of players 27.6% of players 27.0% of players 25.5% of players 24.6% of players 23.2% of players 22.9% of players 22.6% of players 22.5% of players 18.9% of players 18.3% of players 17.6% of players 17.6% of players 15.5% of players 12.7% of players 12.6% of players 12.5% of players 10.2% of players 9.7% of players 9.4% of players 8.7% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 6.6% of players 5.9% of players 5.1% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 77.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
77.7%Why all the long faces? — Enter the world of the dead
76.9%Viva La Resurrección — Become a Luchador
73.9%A Hero is Born — Save Pueblucho
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%That was Hard Mode? — Defeat the game on Hard mode
2.4%Catch the Rainbow! — Connect with all six special attacks without touching the ground
2.7%Bone on bone — Conquer the final column of arenas in La Caverna del Pollo as the Skeleton Luchador

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU15.49 EUR
UK13.75 GBP
Australia20.95 AUD
Canada17.99 CAD
Japan1,900 JPY
Brazil53.49 BRL
China59.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.7 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$18

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 03, 2025
Bitmap Books - 50 Indie Games That Changed The World

Bitmap Books recently released “50 Indie Games that Changed the World”, and featured Guacamelee! “Each chapter represents the story of a particular indie game of note…all 50 are evidence of the impact

Aug 25, 2025
Summer Development Update from Drinkbox Studios

Hey! How’s it going? Eating well? Sleeping in? Folding clothes? That’s so great to hear.- Oh, us? Nah, we haven’t been up to much. Well, except for all the work we’ve put into our new game Blighted. C

Dec 21, 2023
Happy Holidays from Drinkbox Studios

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/6863330/002999d6b6cc90990cfb62b28377ed799cf7a452.png Happy Holidays! 2023 was a relatively quiet year for us as we’ve been heads-down, working on some new id

Jun 29, 2023
NEW Guacamelee merch!

We’ve teamed up with The Yetee to bring you some brand new Guacamelee merch, including: 2 new t-shirts featuring Guacamelee heroes and villains A Pollo enamel pin with SPINNING legs A standee featurin

Jun 17, 2023
Daily Deal + Introducing the new Drinkbox Bundle

Nobody Saves the World is today’s Daily Deal! Get the game for 50% off (the lowest discount it’s ever been!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432050/Nobody_Saves_the_World/ To celebrate, we’ve put

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsMetroidvania · Platformer · Action · Indie · Beat 'em up · Local Co-Op · 2D · Adventure · Comedy · Memes · Colorful · Funny (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America
ControllerFull support
Achievements60
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://guacamelee.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8, XP, 2000 and Vista Processor: 2 Ghz+ Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 3.0, 256 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 800 MB available space Additional Notes: Supports Xbox 360 Controller and other XInput-compatible controllers