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Stacking

Stacking

Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.'

Released Mar 6, 2012 Developer Double Fine Productions Publisher Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux AdventurePuzzleIndieComedySingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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.

89.2%positive1,780 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It is a very charming game short and sweet! 8/10”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Stacking is one of those rare games that feels truly original — the idea of possessing Russian nesting dolls to solve puzzles with their unique abilities is charming and endlessly creative. Double Fine's signature humor shines throughout, from the silent film-style cutscenes to…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“All of the puzzles solve in the same way. Multiple solutions to the puzzles do not make up for the repetetiveness. Lack of quality of life features hits hard especially with the long and unskippable cutscenes”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
724-hour peak
660all-time peak
0 100 200 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 96 avg · Jul 2012

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.

21achievements
11.0%median completion
7.4%rarest: Super Tramp
54.7% of players 31.9% of players 21.5% of players 16.0% of players 15.5% of players 14.9% of players 14.3% of players 12.9% of players 12.5% of players 12.3% of players 11.0% of players 10.4% of players 10.4% of players 9.7% of players 9.6% of players 9.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.3% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.4% of players 54.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
54.7%Strike Breaker — Completed the Train Strike Adventure.
31.9%Seasoned Swashbuckler — Completed the Gilded Steam Ship Adventure.
21.5%Airship Adventurer — Completed the Zeppelin of Consequence Adventure.
Rarest badges of honor
7.4%Super Tramp — Completed all Hi-jinks in the Lost Hobo King adventure.
8.0%Master Mendicant — Found all solutions to all of the Lost Hobo King challenges.
8.1%Triple Train Trickster — Completed all Hi-Jinks in the Triple Decker Tank Engine.

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.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU8.19 EUR
UK6.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil19.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$3.9 China Japan Canada UK EU US Australia≈$10

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

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 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.

Feb 08, 2018
Happy Birthday Stacking!

Stacking turns 7 today, can you believe it? Time really flies when you're a tiny nesting doll puppeteering a larger, more official doll for your own delight and selfish purposes eh? Pick up this Doubl

Feb 08, 2018
Happy Birthday Stacking!

Stacking turns 7 today, can you believe it? Time really flies when you're a tiny nesting doll puppeteering a larger, more official doll for your own delight and selfish purposes eh? Pick up this Doubl

Nov 15, 2013
Stacking now $9.99!

Stacking! It's the heroic tale of Charlie Blackmore, the world's smallest Russian stacking doll. We can learn a lot from Charlie's journey, and his triumph. For example, child labor is generally consi

Nov 15, 2013
Stacking now $9.99!

Stacking! It's the heroic tale of Charlie Blackmore, the world's smallest Russian stacking doll. We can learn a lot from Charlie's journey, and his triumph. For example, child labor is generally consi

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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.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Puzzle · Indie · Comedy · Singleplayer · Third Person · Exploration · Short · Funny · Casual · Family Friendly · Cute (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * *
Achievements21
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.doublefine.com/games/stacking
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 1.8 GHz dual core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon 3850, or Intel HD 2000 Graphics DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 1.5 GB free HD Space Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card