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Downwell

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App ID 360740
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Devolver Digital
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 28972462
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 03:07:40 UTC ()
Release Date 15 October 2015 – 12:09:00 UTC ()
😍 93.48%
8k reviews
23
In-Game

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Additional Information

Developer Moppin
metacritic_name Downwell
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 81
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/downwell?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Devolver Digital
Store Release Date 15 October 2015 – 12:09:35 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 15 October 2015 – 12:09:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 16 September 2019 – 20:16:31 UTC () (1568664991)
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Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 22 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3447198
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 30 March 2015 – 00:16:21 UTC (), in changelist #966755

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes

Tags

🕹 Precision Platformer 👻 Action Roguelike 👾 Pixel Graphics 🌱 Indie 🏗️ Platformer 🕹 Arcade 📺 2D Platformer 💥 Action 😓 Difficult 🏽 2D ⚡ Fast-Paced 👾 Retro 🗺️ Adventure 👤 Singleplayer 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 👻 Roguelike 🔀 Procedural Generation 👻 Roguelite 🔄 Replay Value 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 23 players right now
  • 32 24-hour peak
  • 405 all-time peak 1 December 2015
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Store data

  • 15,787 followers
  • 7,963 positive reviews
  • 283 negative reviews
  • 96.57% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 9,589 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 93.48% SteamDB Rating
  • 7,963 96.6% positive reviews
  • 283 3.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
15 October 2015 – 12:09 Steam Release -
12 May 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 21 -

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How many players are playing Downwell right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 23 players live playing Downwell on Steam.

Downwell had an all-time peak of 405 concurrent players on 1 December 2015.

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