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How long do games like this hold their players, and where is this one on that curve? · 33 metroidvania games on a curve

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CohortMetroidvaniaEvery game33 games at launch, 20 by month 31

Metroidvania games, every price and launch size · pick a price and a size to narrow it; a cohort needs 20 games for its own curve

Games on a curve
33
28 tracked a year or more; 6 months of averages needed
Median half-life
1 month
of 28 games that fell under half; 0 never have
Above half at month 12
0%
of 28 games that reached month 12; median game at 17.1%
Above half at month 24
0%
of 25 games that reached month 24; median game at 12.1%
Above half at month 36
0%
of 19 games that reached month 36
Share of the launch level, by month since launch · metroidvania games

How metroidvania games hold their players

Median gameMiddle half, 25th to 75th percentileHalf of the launch level

A game’s launch level is the best of its first three monthly averages; every later month is a share of it, so the curve reads as a share of launch, not as players. The band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the cohort’s games at each month, drawn wherever 20 games have reached that month (33 at launch, 27 at month 12). Month 0 is the launch month, which usually holds the launch spike, so most games are under half by month 1 or 2. Monthly averages come from the imported archive back to 2012 and SteamPeaks’ own daily rollups after it. Recomputed weekly, last on 12 Sep 2026. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.

The first month under half the launch level, latest first · games tracked a year or more

The metroidvania games that held on longest

Longest half-lives (28)Biggest revivals
#GameHalf-lifeShare nowStandingTracked
1Environmental Station Alphalaunched Mar 2015 at 13 average playersEnvironmental Station Alphalaunched Mar 2015 at 13 average players4 monthsat month 450.1%of launchHolds better than 91% of metroidvania games at month 13791th percentile, its cohort138 monthsno revival
2Afterimagelaunched May 2023 at 560 average playersAfterimagelaunched May 2023 at 560 average players3 monthsat month 319.4%of launchHolds better than 75% of metroidvania games at month 3975th percentile, its cohort40 months2 revival months
3Red Bit Ninjalaunched Apr 2015 at 110 average playersRed Bit Ninjalaunched Apr 2015 at 110 average players3 monthsat month 30.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of metroidvania games at month 1370th percentile, its cohort138 monthsno revival
4La-Mulanalaunched Mar 2013 at 61 average playersLa-Mulanalaunched Mar 2013 at 61 average players3 monthsat month 324.8%of launchHolds better than 82% of metroidvania games at month 16182th percentile, its cohort162 monthsno revival
5Valdis Story: Abyssal Citylaunched Oct 2013 at 423 average playersValdis Story: Abyssal Citylaunched Oct 2013 at 423 average players2 monthsat month 20.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of metroidvania games at month 1550th percentile, its cohort156 months5 revival months
6Castle In The Darknesslaunched Jan 2015 at 263 average playersCastle In The Darknesslaunched Jan 2015 at 263 average players2 monthsat month 20.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of metroidvania games at month 1400th percentile, its cohort141 monthsno revival
7Shadow Complex Remasteredlaunched Apr 2016 at 144 average playersShadow Complex Remasteredlaunched Apr 2016 at 144 average players2 monthsat month 21.3%of launchQuieter than 64% of metroidvania games at month 12536th percentile, its cohort126 monthsno revival
8You Have to Win the Gamelaunched May 2014 at 141 average playersYou Have to Win the Gamelaunched May 2014 at 141 average players2 monthsat month 22.5%of launchQuieter than 55% of metroidvania games at month 14045th percentile, its cohort141 monthsno revival
9Axiom Vergelaunched Apr 2015 at 128 average playersAxiom Vergelaunched Apr 2015 at 128 average players2 monthsat month 212.5%of launchHolds better than 76% of metroidvania games at month 13676th percentile, its cohort137 monthsno revival
10Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakeninglaunched Aug 2025 at 58 average playersSpace Adventure Cobra - The Awakeninglaunched Aug 2025 at 58 average players2 monthsat month 22.3%of launchQuieter than 96% of metroidvania games at month 134th percentile, its cohort14 monthsno revival
11Xeodrifterlaunched Dec 2014 at 11 average playersXeodrifterlaunched Dec 2014 at 11 average players2 monthsat month 20.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of metroidvania games at month 1410th percentile, its cohort142 monthsno revival
12Hollow Knight: Silksonglaunched Sep 2025 at 191,124 average playersHollow Knight: Silksonglaunched Sep 2025 at 191,124 average players1 monthat month 14.2%of launchQuieter than 89% of metroidvania games at month 1111th percentile, its cohort12 monthsno revival
13Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nightlaunched Jun 2019 at 13,310 average playersBloodstained: Ritual of the Nightlaunched Jun 2019 at 13,310 average players1 monthat month 11.5%of launchQuieter than 68% of metroidvania games at month 8632th percentile, its cohort87 monthsno revival
14ANIMAL WELLlaunched May 2024 at 3,007 average playersANIMAL WELLlaunched May 2024 at 3,007 average players1 monthat month 13.6%of launchQuieter than 95% of metroidvania games at month 275th percentile, its cohort28 monthsno revival
15Nine Solslaunched Jun 2024 at 2,325 average playersNine Solslaunched Jun 2024 at 2,325 average players1 monthat month 135.7%of launchHolds better than 77% of metroidvania games at month 2677th percentile, its cohort27 months2 revival months
16Castlevania Dominus Collectionlaunched Sep 2024 at 796 average playersCastlevania Dominus Collectionlaunched Sep 2024 at 796 average players1 monthat month 111.0%of launchQuieter than 58% of metroidvania games at month 2342th percentile, its cohort24 monthsno revival
17Prince of Persia The Lost Crownlaunched Aug 2024 at 549 average playersPrince of Persia The Lost Crownlaunched Aug 2024 at 549 average players1 monthat month 129.2%of launchHolds better than 83% of metroidvania games at month 2483th percentile, its cohort25 months1 revival month
18Castlevania Advance Collectionlaunched Sep 2021 at 426 average playersCastlevania Advance Collectionlaunched Sep 2021 at 426 average players1 monthat month 113.0%of launchHolds better than 68% of metroidvania games at month 5968th percentile, its cohort60 months2 revival months
19Souldierslaunched Jun 2022 at 408 average playersSouldierslaunched Jun 2022 at 408 average players1 monthat month 16.5%of launchQuieter than 53% of metroidvania games at month 5047th percentile, its cohort51 monthsno revival
20Infernaxlaunched Feb 2022 at 309 average playersInfernaxlaunched Feb 2022 at 309 average players1 monthat month 13.6%of launchQuieter than 65% of metroidvania games at month 5435th percentile, its cohort55 monthsno revival
21Guacamelee! Gold Editionlaunched Aug 2013 at 135 average playersGuacamelee! Gold Editionlaunched Aug 2013 at 135 average players1 monthat month 13.5%of launchHolds better than 52% of metroidvania games at month 15652th percentile, its cohort157 monthsno revival
22Cookie Cutter: Overkill Editionlaunched Dec 2023 at 84 average playersCookie Cutter: Overkill Editionlaunched Dec 2023 at 84 average players1 monthat month 13.4%of launchQuieter than 89% of metroidvania games at month 3111th percentile, its cohort32 monthsno revival
23BIOMORPHlaunched Apr 2024 at 68 average playersBIOMORPHlaunched Apr 2024 at 68 average players1 monthat month 19.9%of launchQuieter than 55% of metroidvania games at month 2845th percentile, its cohort29 monthsno revival
24Odallus: The Dark Calllaunched Jul 2015 at 57 average playersOdallus: The Dark Calllaunched Jul 2015 at 57 average players1 monthat month 10.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of metroidvania games at month 1340th percentile, its cohort135 months2 revival months
25Toki Tori 2+launched Jul 2013 at 50 average playersToki Tori 2+launched Jul 2013 at 50 average players1 monthat month 14.2%of launchHolds better than 53% of metroidvania games at month 12953th percentile, its cohort130 monthsno revival
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Half-life is the first month under 50% of the launch level, counting from the month the launch level was set; a game that has not fallen under half in a year or more is not ranked here rather than given a half-life it has not reached. Standing is the share of cohort games at the same age the game holds better than, from the job's own ranking. Recomputed weekly. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.