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Unbound: Worlds Apart

Unbound: Worlds Apart

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

Released Jul 28, 2021 Developer Alien Pixel Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieAdventurePlatformerAtmosphericMetroidvania
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.

84.4%positive1,200 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I am surprised that the game is fun without “weapons”. Sometimes very hard, but quite satisfying in the end.”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I know this is a positive review, but I did not enjoy the game; it is simply not what I expected. It is listed as a metroidvania, but it should be listed as a puzzle platformer. There's no combat and it uses a one tap death mechanic with no consequences, just spawning you…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I really liked this game. Sold to me as an MV and those elements are pretty light, but a very fun and not crazy long (my thing says 7 hours) platforming focused game with nice visuals and some neat approaches. I definitely recommend.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
524-hour peak
158all-time peak
0 25 50 2022 2023 2024 2025 31 avg · Aug 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 2026-07-25.

36achievements
38.8%median completion
12.5%rarest: Unbound: Worlds Apart
93.2% of players 92.1% of players 82.8% of players 79.9% of players 73.1% of players 65.8% of players 63.9% of players 61.0% of players 56.7% of players 56.4% of players 55.5% of players 51.1% of players 50.9% of players 50.2% of players 48.9% of players 47.5% of players 44.8% of players 44.7% of players 38.8% of players 35.5% of players 35.5% of players 34.4% of players 31.6% of players 27.9% of players 24.3% of players 21.2% of players 19.2% of players 17.4% of players 16.2% of players 15.6% of players 15.3% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 13.5% of players 13.5% of players 12.5% of players 93.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.2%Trial By Fire — Witness the beginning of the end
92.1%I have the power! — Awaken a forbidden power
82.8%Where next? — Find the first map-maker
Rarest badges of honor
12.5%Unbound: Worlds Apart — Discover the truth
13.5%Ghost in the hell — Talk with all the spirits
13.5%There goes my hero — Save all the villagers

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. 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 began2026-07-25
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK16.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

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

Oct 29, 2021
Unbound for Halloween 25% off

Who said we don't have Dune worms-alike in Unbound? :D Unbound is 25% off!

Aug 09, 2021
Unbound Patch 1.0.3

1.0.3 - Various level design issues fixed - Various performance improvements - Added a version string in the main menu - Updated the spike collision in various levels

Aug 09, 2021
Unbound Patch 1.0.1 & 1.0.2

1.0.1 - Fixed some soft locks in Vaiya - Fixed a crash when teleporting with the portal being open - Fixed some issues where you can get outside the map bounds - Fixed the issue with the rolling boss

Jul 28, 2021
Unbound: Worlds Apart Out Now!

Hello everybody! This is the BIG DAY and we can't believe that we are finally here! After 5 years of hard work and dedication, Unbound: Worlds Apart is finally available. We really hope that you will

Jul 27, 2021
Unbound: Worlds Apart coming out tomorrow!!!

Prepare your portals!

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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 tagsIndie · Adventure · Platformer · Atmospheric · Metroidvania · Singleplayer · 2D · Exploration · Side Scroller · Dark Fantasy · Difficult · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://unboundthegame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 and above Processor: Multi-core 1.8GHz or faster Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space