⚜ SteamCozy

Home / Games / Phoenotopia: Awakening

Phoenotopia: Awakening

Phoenotopia: Awakening

Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.

Released Jan 21, 2021 Developer Cape Cosmic Publisher Cape Cosmic, Flyhigh Works Platforms Windows · Mac AdventureActionPlatformerMetroidvania2D
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

82.8%positive2,921 reviews
Recommended · 89 found this helpful

“From the dev blog: "SO what is next? What isn’t next… is Phoenotopia 2. As you may have heard down the grapevine, the game couldn’t be what you call successful. No one’s earned even minimum wage on it. Maybe there’s hope in the game’s long tail. A year or two down the line……”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
Recommended · 58 found this helpful

“Every few years, there comes a game that reminds me why I play video games. A game that reminds me what they're capable of, the unique emotions and experiences they are capable of providing. Phoenotopia: Awakening is one of those games. This game was an absolute joy to play from…”

— a player, Steam review · 147 hrs played
Not recommended · 40 found this helpful

“I really loved everything about this game other than... yes, the combat. Seriously. The art, story, characters, ambiance, music... phenomenal. But the combat? It's sticky and cumbersome. Strange pauses in actions, extreme lack of movements (dodge, parry), the slow reaction of…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Read more reviews ↗

Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

312all-time peak
0 250 500 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 191 avg · Jan 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.

33achievements
16.7%median completion
1.5%rarest: Speed Runner
45.1% of players 31.0% of players 30.3% of players 29.6% of players 28.7% of players 27.8% of players 26.9% of players 25.3% of players 24.0% of players 22.1% of players 22.1% of players 20.7% of players 18.9% of players 18.7% of players 18.4% of players 17.8% of players 16.7% of players 15.1% of players 14.7% of players 9.0% of players 8.4% of players 8.3% of players 7.9% of players 7.7% of players 7.2% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.0% of players 5.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 45.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
45.1%Starting Arsenal — It's dangerous to go alone! Find your first weapon.
31.0%Bronze Spirit — Acquire 4 Energy Gems
30.3%Box Breaker — Break 250 boxes
Rarest badges of honor
1.5%Speed Runner — Reach the final save point in under 4 hours
1.7%Zero Trial — Beat the game having picked up zero Heart Rubies and zero Energy Gems and having used none of the combat-related *accessibility options
5.7%Recycler Pro — Earned 2500 RIN through recycling

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.

$4.99−75% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$19.99base price
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-25
US4.99 USD−75%
EU4.49 EUR−75%
UK3.74 GBP−75%
Australia7.23 AUD−75%
Canada5.49 CAD−75%
Japan500 JPY−75%
Brazil14.99 BRL−75%
China19.00 CNY−75%

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

China≈$2.8 Brazil Japan Canada US UK EU Australia≈$5.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

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

Mar 18, 2024
Extended Interview！(Bonus)

This interview is from 2022. In this issue, we will present questions in Q&A form that were not asked during the original interviews in this Bonus Complitation」！ Interview #1 is available here→ https:

Mar 15, 2024
Long Interview！#8

This interview is from 2022. Hello, everyone. It's Kou from FLYHIGH WORKS. Today, we would like to present part #8 of an in-depth interview with Quang, the original creator of “Phoenotopia.” The inter

Mar 12, 2024
Long Interview！ #7

This interview is from 2022. Hello, everyone. It's Kou from FLYHIGH WORKS. Today, we would like to present part #7 of an in-depth interview with Quang, the original creator of “Phoenotopia.” The inter

Mar 07, 2024
Long Interview！#6

This interview is from 2022. Hello, everyone. It's Kou from FLYHIGH WORKS. Today, we would like to present part #6 of an in-depth interview with Quang, the original creator of “Phoenotopia.” The inter

Mar 04, 2024
Long Interview！#5

This interview is from 2022. Hello, everyone. It's Kou from FLYHIGH WORKS. Today, we would like to present part #5 of an in-depth interview with Quang, the original creator of “Phoenotopia.” The inter

Games like Phoenotopia: Awakening

From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

Gestalt: Steam & Cinder Gestalt: Steam & Cinder 82.0% · 1,209 reviews shares Metroidvania, JRPG, Combat, Female Protagonist Iconoclasts Iconoclasts 83.4% · 2,511 reviews shares Metroidvania, Puzzle Platformer, Female Protagonist, Sci Fi Owlboy Owlboy 83.0% · 4,088 reviews shares Metroidvania, Puzzle Platformer, Platformer, Action Adventure Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy 97.7% · 1,243 reviews shares JRPG, Combat, Female Protagonist, Platformer Indivisible Indivisible 71.4% · 2,040 reviews shares Metroidvania, JRPG, Female Protagonist, Platformer Worldless Worldless 95.7% · 1,103 reviews shares Metroidvania, Combat, Female Protagonist, Sci Fi TEVI TEVI 94.1% · 828 reviews shares Metroidvania, Combat, Female Protagonist, Platformer UNSIGHTED UNSIGHTED 93.1% · 1,354 reviews shares Metroidvania, Puzzle Platformer, Female Protagonist, Sci Fi

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · Action · Platformer · Metroidvania · 2D · Singleplayer · Puzzle-Platformer · JRPG · Action-Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Fantasy · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean
Achievements33
Official sitehttps://phoenotopia.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB+