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Prodigal

Prodigal

Journey through a vibrant world fighting vicious monsters, exploring puzzling dungeons, and collecting magical artifacts. Unravel the mysteries of Vann's Point and bond with all of its curious townsfolk!

Released Oct 15, 2020 Developer Colorgrave Platforms Windows Action-AdventurePuzzleExplorationStory RichAction RPG
View on Steam ↗ $2.24 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

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 2026-05-13.

92.0%positive625 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“7/10 A true homage to the Game Boy classic, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Although the two games shares many similarities, there are differences: Prodigal is far more compact: outside of dungeons, reaching the furthest places takes 15 seconds or less (while running).…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“This is a solid game, more puzzle-oriented compared to the more traditional take on top-down Zelda-likes. It starts out a bit slower, but has just the right amount of things to do and places to explore for a 6-8 hour run. Plus, there are plenty of things I'm seeing to encourage…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“zelda-like, more focussed on puzzle than combat”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

29all-time peak
0 5 10 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 9 avg · Jul 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

40achievements
8.9%median completion
1.7%rarest: Defiant
69.1% of players 40.7% of players 40.1% of players 31.6% of players 29.9% of players 28.4% of players 27.0% of players 21.6% of players 19.0% of players 18.1% of players 17.2% of players 16.3% of players 13.4% of players 12.9% of players 12.3% of players 10.5% of players 10.2% of players 10.1% of players 9.7% of players 9.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.8% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 7.8% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.7% of players 6.4% of players 5.9% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 69.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
69.1%Homecoming — Complete the introduction.
40.7%One Small Favor — Take care of a 'small favor'.
40.1%Nightfall — Complete Act 1.
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%Defiant — Complete the game with four altars broken. (without Chaos active)
1.8%Chaos Run — Complete the game with Chaos active.
2.0%Heretic — Complete the game with at least one broken altar.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.24−85% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$14.99base price
$2.24lowest since tracking began2026-09-21
US2.24 USD−85%
EU1.87 EUR−85%
UK1.70 GBP−85%
Australia3.22 AUD−85%
Canada2.62 CAD−85%
Japan228 JPY−85%
Brazil4.34 BRL−85%
China7.50 CNY−85%

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

Brazil≈$0.8 China Japan Canada EU US UK Australia≈$2.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

May 12, 2026
Prodigal 1.8 - OOPS... We Lied!

Prodigal 1.8 - OOPS... We Lied! New Trailer on YouTube: I know we said we were done touching this game, but we just can't help ourselves. Wherever there are problems we want to fix them - and so, we a

Dec 16, 2025
Go Wishlist Curse Chapter: Dawnthief!

The next Colorgrave game has been revealed! Check out the new store page! Want to support? Go watch the teaser trailer and add the game to your wishlist - every one counts! Now for Curse Chapter: Dawn

Aug 12, 2024
CLOUD SAVING

☁️Cloud Saving is Coming to Prodigal!☁️ On August 19th, Cloud Saving will be enabled on Prodigal. Once it is enabled and if you have files on two different devices, make sure to first play on the devi

May 21, 2024
Veritus Demo

If you enjoyed Prodigal, this is for you! Our current project, Veritus, has a newly released demo! Uncover mysteries scattered throughout the many chambers and halls and persevere through the dangerou

Jul 27, 2023
SUNSET WAVE 2 + VERITUS

THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF OUR FIRST GAME. LUCKILY THOUGH WITH THE END OF IT'S LIFESPAN COMES THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHAT'S COMING NEXT! CHECK OUT THE CHANGES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PO

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, RPG
Player tagsAction-Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration · Story Rich · Action RPG · Pixel Graphics · Dungeon Crawler · Colorful · RPG · Loot · Top-Down · Minigames (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements40
Official sitehttps://www.colorgrave.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) and Windows 10 Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 324 MB available space