Heavy Burden

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Heavy Burden

Short description

How does Sisyphus feel as he climbs to the top of the mountain? Tired from the weight of the stone, the scorching sun, and the steep climbs, he nevertheless continues on his way up. What awaits him there?

Developer
Whale Rock Games
Publisher
Whale Rock Games
Release
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
Price
$11.99
$1.07
91%
Reviews
382
Positive
86%
Followers
987
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
1
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Features
DualShock Controller Support, Partial Controller Support
Tags
Casual Adventure Strategy Logic Platformer Action-Adventure Puzzle Turn-Based Strategy RTS 3D Platformer Choose Your Own Adventure Puzzle-Platformer 3D First-Person Atmospheric Survival Investigation Story Rich Open World Physics
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$126ksomewhere between $56k and $147k · roughly 8K–20K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $7.34, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $11.99 launch price. That is 39% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

12 data points since Jul 31, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$115k → ~$126k
Reviews 371 → 382
Followers 981 → 987
Concurrent players 1 → 1
Price $11.99 → $1.07
Positive reviews 84.6% → 85.9%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 99 further data points reach back to Sep 1, 2023 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $0.49 on Jun 2, 2025.

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