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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown overview

Falling Squirrel, Creative Bytes Studios | Aug 19, 2021 | game

Released

0players observed · 8 October 2026 - 13:39:41 UTC

ActionAdventureIndieRPGAction-AdventureSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)11,580
  • Revenue (VGI)$161,288
  • Review score98% positive

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)11,580
  • Revenue (VGI)$161,288
  • Review score98% positive
  • Total reviews370
  • Release dateAug 19, 2021
  • DeveloperFalling Squirrel, Creative Bytes Studios
  • PublisherFalling Squirrel Inc.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Falling Squirrel, Creative Bytes StudiosPublisher: Falling Squirrel Inc.

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Game overview

Overview

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown comes from Falling Squirrel, Creative Bytes Studios and is published by Falling Squirrel Inc.. It arrived on Steam on Aug 19, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, Narrated Game Menus, and Playable without Timed Input. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 13:39:41 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 98% positive across 370 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

9 regional rating boards including dejus, pegi, usk, oflc, and kgrb

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10Intel i32 GB RAMShader model 2.0+1 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10Intel i34 MB RAMShader model 2.0+1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown has sold up to 11,580 units and has 326 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $161,288. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown overview details

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Vale is an audio-based action adventure game that places you in the worn leather boots of a blind adventurer. Features: 5 hours+ gameplay. Specialized 3D audio provide an incredibly immersive game experience Action-adventure with RPG elements: Choose equipment, play-style, magic abilities, companions and quests. Emotionally engaging story, quality sound design and voice performance. Fully blind accessible Headphones recommended for best experience Story: As your elder brother takes his place on the throne, you are made warden of a small castle on the outskirts of the kingdom. Blind from birth and sheltered for much of your childhood, you welcome your exile as a chance for a little adventure. ​ En route to the castle, your convoy is attacked by a huge invading army. You find yourself alone in hostile lands where you must scrape together supplies and seek out allies in hopes of surviving the long, dangerous journey home. The path home follows a dark and winding valley known simply as “The Vale”. It shrouds the land’s darkest secrets including startling truths about your family’s past.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is listed as a game with $9.99 (50% off from $19.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, Narrated Game Menus, and Playable without Timed Input, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 13:39:41 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 98% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Steam App ID989790
Typegame
Release dateAug 19, 2021
DeveloperFalling Squirrel, Creative Bytes Studios
PublisherFalling Squirrel Inc.
Price$9.99 (50% off from $19.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, Narrated Game Menus, Playable without Timed Input, #category_playable_without_vision, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 8 October 2026 - 13:39:41 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Positive reviews362
Negative reviews8
Total reviews370
Positive percent98%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations326
Average playtime702 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 19, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)13 September 2023 - 16:13:08 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)8 October 2026 - 13:39:41 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 13:39:41 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 13:39:41 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
BloodedNo description
TrainedNo description
Battle ReadyNo description
Well TraveledNo description
HardenedNo description
BefriendedNo description
Champion of GreeleyNo description
HunterNo description
AdventurerNo description
CrowningNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/989790
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/989790/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/989790
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown?

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 13:39:41 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 12 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Vale: Shadow of the Crown growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 4 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (42.9%), Australia (14.3%), Philippines (7.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.6%), Australia (11.9%), Philippines (6.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.5%), Australia (11.9%), Philippines (5.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.1%), Australia (9.8%), China (6.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown?

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown currently sits at 98% positive across 370 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 362 positive reviews and 8 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Vale: Shadow of the Crown have?

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown?

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. That is 50% below the usual price of $19.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 326, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

98% positive, 362 positive, 8 negative

Price and discount

$9.99 (50% off from $19.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option

Achievements

10

Platform releases
  • Steam 19 August 2021
  • PlayStation 14 March 2024

DLC and packages

The ValeBuy The Vale: Shadow of the Crown #326152$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader model 2.0+ DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3 Memory: 4 MB RAM Graphics: Shader model 2.0+ DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Headphones recommended

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