Home / Games / Leap Year
Leap Year
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
65 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Trial and error based puzzles! Fantastic. Initially a bit frustrating but once you learn the game mechanics very very clever puzzles.”
“Best platformer game for me last few years. I love how I learn game mechanics which not require upgrades and works all the time. It reminds me Antichamber, Baba Is You and Sig.Null games. Also I respect clever puzzles…”
“Refreshing take on precision platformer - without being too hard. Amazing moments of discovery as you find out your abilities and what the game asks you to do with them. Additionally: - Good puzzle design - Challenging…”
14 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Best platformer game for me last few years. I love how I learn game mechanics which not require upgrades and works all the time. It reminds me Antichamber, Baba Is You and Sig.Null games. Also I respect clever puzzles…”
“Fun short puzzle experience”
“처음에는 그냥 스펠렁커 처럼 자기 점프 높이도 감당못하는 물몸 캐릭터를 조작하는 플랫포머 게임인줄 알았는데 정작 게임을 시작하자 튀어나온 건 정통 지식기반 게임. 게임을 진행함에 따라 자연스럽게 다음 구역을 진행하기 위한 조작을 습득하게 만드는 게임 디자인은 감탄이 나온다. DLC인 March는 필수 구매할 것 본편과 거의 같은 플레이 타임을 보장한다”
11 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Best platformer game for me last few years. I love how I learn game mechanics which not require upgrades and works all the time. It reminds me Antichamber, Baba Is You and Sig.Null games. Also I respect clever puzzles…”
“Leap Year, developed by Daniel Linssen and published by Daniel Linssen in collaboration with Sokpop Collective, is a puzzle-platformer that deliberately strips away convention in favor of something far more subtle and…”
“gradually unfolds like few other games do”
9 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Leap Year, developed by Daniel Linssen and published by Daniel Linssen in collaboration with Sokpop Collective, is a puzzle-platformer that deliberately strips away convention in favor of something far more subtle and…”
“cool graphics and game mechanics”
“That level design, music and artwork. More like this please!”
8 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Refreshing take on precision platformer - without being too hard. Amazing moments of discovery as you find out your abilities and what the game asks you to do with them. Additionally: - Good puzzle design - Challenging…”
“What a game. Simple mechanics worked out into very cozy yet at moments challenging puzzle. Reminded me of Animal Well and Öoo. Recommended alongside with DLC!”
“An extremely fun puzzle game, not too challenging but keeps you guessing all the way to the end. Masterfully designed.”
11 of the 84 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Trial and error based puzzles! Fantastic. Initially a bit frustrating but once you learn the game mechanics very very clever puzzles.”
“Very interesting game, worth checking out. The game is initially annoying with the amount of times you die but that does get better. What really annoyed me was how difficult it is to backtrack and explore, which is…”
“Hilariously infuriating.”
5 of the 84 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Refreshing take on precision platformer - without being too hard. Amazing moments of discovery as you find out your abilities and what the game asks you to do with them. Additionally: - Good puzzle design - Challenging…”
“Very interesting game, worth checking out. The game is initially annoying with the amount of times you die but that does get better. What really annoyed me was how difficult it is to backtrack and explore, which is…”
“A short and simple puzzle platformer abot a guy exploring the world in search of his calendar while overcoming his shortcomings. Has very fun puzzles to figure out, but the process is cumbersome because of how long it…”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Maybe it's me, but the lack of world map felt more annoying than challenging”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Fun. Beat it in 2 hours. But something about the artstyle just gives me a headache and [spoiler] it doesn't get better when you have to play the game upside down [/spoiler]”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Solid Puzzle Platformer. Would have liked an in game overworld map or areas I've explored, so I can atleast retrace my steps without losing my bearings. Then again I played this at 3am, so if I was more awake it wouldn't bother me as much.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Fantastic short platformer combined with a learn-as-you-go puzzler. Absolutely brilliant level design that you appreciate more and more as you go and learn the additional mechanics”
— a player, Steam review · 2 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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 1.1.1
Slightly tweaked the geometry in two rooms to make the rooms clearer Fixed an event's timing being inconsistent Prevented players from exiting to the menu after triggering the ending sequence
March DLC is out now!
Leap Year: March continues the adventure for players who have beaten Leap Year and want an even greater challenge. To celebrate the release, Leap Year is 30% off for the next week! Use the same tools
Patch 1.1.0
Added content for March DLC (which will be available in a few hours!!) Redesigned title screen slightly to make room for DLC Added a flag and moved another in a late game area Added spikes to prevent
Patch 1.0.7
Improved Spanish localization Improved the visibility of a particular shortcut Fixed a bug where a pixel-perfect landing could prevent dying
Games like Leap Year
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
VVVVVV
96.3% · 7,272 reviews
shares Metroidvania, Short, Precision Platformer, 2D Platformer
ANIMAL WELL
95.4% · 13,301 reviews
shares Metroidvania, Nonlinear, Puzzle Platformer, Mystery
La-Mulana 2
88.2% · 653 reviews
shares Metroidvania, Precision Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, 2D Platformer
Teslagrad
80.5% · 1,243 reviews
shares Metroidvania, Nonlinear, Puzzle Platformer, Platformer
Out There Somewhere
91.7% · 3,180 reviews
shares Metroidvania, Short, Puzzle Platformer, Platformer
FEZ
90.7% · 9,050 reviews
shares Metroidvania, Puzzle Platformer, Mystery, Platformer
Celeste
97.4% · 66,015 reviews
shares Precision Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, 2D Platformer, Platformer
La-Mulana
81.2% · 1,857 reviews
shares Metroidvania, Puzzle Platformer, Platformer, Retro
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 | Exploration · Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer · Puzzle-Platformer · Metroidvania · Puzzle · Platformer · 2D · Nonlinear · Action · Hand-drawn · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 50 MB available space