Steam market intelligence
Leap Year
97% positive · 3,148 Steam reviews · released Jun 13, 2024 · by Daniel Linssen
ExplorationPrecision Platformer2D PlatformerPuzzle-PlatformerMetroidvaniaPuzzlePlatformer2D
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~140,243
(P10–P90: 56,097 – 308,535)
Gross revenue: ~$573,846
($229,538 – $1,262,464)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 93% positive across 42 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Gameplay & mechanics95% positive · 87 mentions
“a short and elegant little game. i'm glad a project like this, where you can't really reveal the main "mechanic" in the promotional material without spoiling it, can still find its place in the world and get attention/praise. very…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 3 h played
Price & value98% positive · 54 mentions
“Short and sweet game - if my platformer skills didn't detoriate so much I think it should be completable in ~60minutes on the first playthrough (it took me about 90 minutes). Given that, I'd still consider this game worth its full price…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 2 h played
Visuals & audio89% positive · 19 mentions
“Fun. Beat it in 2 hours. But something about the artstyle just gives me a headache and it doesn't get better when you have to play the game upside down”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 2 h played
Difficulty & balance100% positive · 13 mentions
“It might be because it is a Sokpop game, it might be because it is a Short Game(TM) but god, Leap Year was so good. It starts by turning the main verb of puzzle platformers on its head. Jump is dangerous, you see. The fall damage of your…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 2 h played
300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Technology
2D
Art style
Hand-drawnPixel art
Structure
Metroidvania
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller support
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.