Action · November 1, 2016

Owlboy (2016)

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Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies. Overcome obstacles and greater enemies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era. Being a mute, Otus struggles living up to the expectations of owl-hood. Things spiral from bad to worse with the sudden appearance of sky pirates. What follows is a journey through monster infested ruins, with unexpected encounters, well kept secrets, and burdens no one should have to bear. A love letter to pixel art for a new audience, Owlboy is a story-driven action adventure, with a unique mix of flight and platforming. Carry anything. Recruit Otus’s friends as gunners to fight for you, each with unique abilities and stories. Large dungeons with big and challenging boss battles. An adventure 10 years in the making. Want to connect with Owlboy fans, and get instant tips/tricks for the game! Join our Discord today (link in side panel)!

Action releases from 2016

168 Action titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

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  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
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Full audio (12)

  • English
  • Japanese
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Pixel Graphics · 278
  • Adventure · 222
  • Indie · 219
  • Platformer · 214
  • Metroidvania · 213
  • 2D · 210
  • Story Rich · 204
  • Atmospheric · 200
  • Fantasy · 196
  • Action · 195
  • Puzzle-Platformer · 194
  • Singleplayer · 191
  • Retro · 187
  • Action-Adventure · 185
  • Flight · 183

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.9k Steam reviewsTop 55% in Action
Positive rating84% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 58%
Metacritic88/100Genre average 77 — top 9% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 70% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

84%Mostly Positive · 5.9k reviews

4.9k positive · 940 negative

Metacritic

88/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.7/10

Curator recommendations

3.6k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Owlboy's world bursts with imagination, like a Studio Ghibli film.” 9.3/10 – IGN, Chloi Rad “Owlboy sets the bar sky-high.” 5/5 – The Telegraph “Welp, it was worth the wait!” 10/10 – Destructoid, Patrick Hancock

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

12

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 1, 2016
DeveloperD-Pad Studio
Base price$3.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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