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Hot Lava

Hot Lava

The Floor is Hot Lava! Run, jump, climb, and surf across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. And whatever you do, don’t touch the floor.

Released Sep 19, 2019 Developer Klei Entertainment Platforms Windows Precision Platformer3D PlatformerParkourRacingExploration
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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.

93.2%positive5,815 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“really fun speedrun platformer game you've probably seen on youtube. plenty of levels to go through with so many options of navigation + cool side objectives, multiplayer, and workshop support! highly recommended if you buy on sale.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Hot Lava is basically a fully realized, playable version of the childhood game we all played in our living rooms and it absolutely nails the vibe. The nostalgic atmosphere is honestly the best part of the whole experience. From the second you boot it up, it feels like waking up…”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Great graphics and gameplay. Amazing characters and lore, just add more maps.”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:24 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

14playing at last check
2324-hour peak
1,030all-time peak
0 250 500 2017 2020 2022 2024 2026 463 avg · Sep 2019

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.

41achievements
15.6%median completion
2.9%rarest: Stick To It
84.5% of players 82.1% of players 81.1% of players 80.3% of players 76.6% of players 74.8% of players 69.3% of players 68.2% of players 63.8% of players 63.5% of players 60.6% of players 60.6% of players 48.4% of players 46.4% of players 33.6% of players 33.0% of players 26.9% of players 25.9% of players 19.0% of players 16.1% of players 15.6% of players 14.2% of players 12.7% of players 11.2% of players 7.5% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 4.8% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 84.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
84.5%The Floor Is Lava! — Complete the Intro.
82.1%Jumping Off Point — Jump 100 times.
81.1%Add Some Character — Unlock your first character.
Rarest badges of honor
2.9%Stick To It — Complete one sticker set.
3.4%Ultimate Tiny Traveller — Complete all Tiny Toy trials.
3.4%Pogo Gang — Complete all Pogo trials.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China32.00 CNY

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

China≈$4.7 Brazil Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$21

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

$0 $25 $50 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.

Oct 03, 2023
Game Hotfix - 574365

fixed issue causing some players to be unable to unlock ranks in chase buddy courses lighting fixes in playground and school minor visual fixes in main menu when certain characters were selected

Jul 11, 2023
Game Hotfix - 564587

Fix performance hitch when restarting a run in the weekly course

Jun 27, 2023
Game Hotfix - 562792

Amount of time earned per checkpoint during the weekly course is now different per ability Top 4 players are now displayed on the weekly course leaderboards Fix for chase your sister sometimes showing

Jun 20, 2023
Game Hotfix - 562090

Fix scrolling of weekly course global leaderboard when near the start or end of the list Fix bug causing Slide Jump ability's crouch jump to go lower than expected Small alignment fix on hud

Jun 17, 2023
Game Hotfix - 561943

Fix position numbers in weekly course leaderboard, they were not displaying accurately for all players

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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, Racing
Player tagsPrecision Platformer · 3D Platformer · Parkour · Racing · Exploration · Time Attack · PvP · First-Person · Multiplayer · Platformer · Difficult · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Workshop · Includes level editor
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements41
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Memory: 4 GB RAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space