One-off purchase
Ori and the Will of the Wisps cost to play
What Ori and the Will of the Wisps costs on Steam and the Nintendo eShop UK, its PEGI 7 rating and Steam player numbers.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps gameplay, images and trailer
© Xbox Game Studios, Ori and the Will of the Wisps trailer “OriWOTW_TGA2019_Gameplay_Trailer” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £24.99: Cheapest standard price: Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Steam UK, standard price)
- Included with Game Pass: £0 extra on Xbox Game Pass Essential (and Premium and Ultimate), PC Game Pass
- One-off price: Bought once; no store currency or random items on this page
- 17 h to beat: Normal playthrough: 17.2 hours (IGDB)
- £1.45 an hour: £24.99 ÷ 17.2 hours (normal playthrough)
- 26k Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 7: Age rating
- Released
- 10 March 2020
- Developer
- Moon Studios GmbH
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
- Genre
- Action
- Modes
- Single-player
On this page
Ori and the Will of the Wisps player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 25,783
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 17,399
- 1,741 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- +1327%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 31,224
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Is Ori and the Will of the Wisps dead?
No. Ori and the Will of the Wisps peaked at 17,399 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 1,741 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are up 282% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1,741 | 17,399 | +1327.3% |
| August 2026 | 579 | 1,219 | −42.7% |
| July 2026 | 831 | 2,128 | −4.2% |
| June 2026 | 844 | 2,221 | +59.2% |
| May 2026 | 577 | 1,395 | −23.4% |
| April 2026 | 683 | 1,822 | −3.2% |
| March 2026 | 632 | 1,883 | +22.4% |
| February 2026 | 623 | 1,539 | −16.5% |
| January 2026 | 774 | 1,844 | −37.2% |
| December 2025 | 920 | 2,938 | −6.6% |
| November 2025 | 813 | 3,146 | +13.3% |
| October 2025 | 925 | 2,777 | – |
What Ori and the Will of the Wisps costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Steam UK, standard price) | £24.99 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK) | £24.99 | game | nintendo.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
Ori and the Will of the Wisps on Game Pass
Included at no extra cost for subscribers to these services. Catalogues change every month, so check the date.
How long is Ori and the Will of the Wisps?
A normal playthrough of Ori and the Will of the Wisps takes about 17 hours, and about 20 hours to complete everything.
- Rushing the story15 h
- Normal playthrough17 h
- Completionist (100%)20 h
Cost per hour (normal playthrough)
£1.45
£24.99 on Steam UK ÷ 17 h
Averages of 11 players’ submitted times on IGDB, read 28 Oct 2026. Your time will vary with difficulty and play style.
How Ori and the Will of the Wisps is rated
GamesChart Score
86.9, #59 of 3,236 rated games
#4 of 2020 · #10 of the 2020s · #13 in Platform · #30 on Nintendo
Critics
Players
Built from 150,943 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #58
Resident Evil Requiem2026 · Capcom Development Division 187.0 - #59
Ori and the Will of the Wisps2020 · Moon Studios86.9 - #60
Portal2007 · Valve86.8
Ori and the Will of the Wisps questions
How much does Ori and the Will of the Wisps cost in the UK?
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Steam UK, standard price): £24.99. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK): £24.99. Prices checked 21 October 2026.
Is Ori and the Will of the Wisps free to play?
No. Ori and the Will of the Wisps is not free to play: you buy the game to play it.
Is Ori and the Will of the Wisps on Game Pass?
Yes. Ori and the Will of the Wisps is included with Xbox Game Pass Essential (and Premium and Ultimate) and PC Game Pass, so subscribers can play it at no extra cost. Checked 5 November 2026 on the service's own page.
How long is Ori and the Will of the Wisps?
Rushing the story: about 15 hours. Normal playthrough: about 17 hours. Completionist (100%): about 20 hours (averages of 11 players' times on IGDB). At £24.99, that's £1.45 per hour (normal playthrough).
What age rating is Ori and the Will of the Wisps?
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is rated PEGI 7.
How many people play Ori and the Will of the Wisps?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 25,783, checked 21 October 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 31,224.
What is Ori and the Will of the Wisps's all-time Steam peak?
31,224 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for Ori and the Will of the Wisps (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 25,783. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is Ori and the Will of the Wisps dead?
No. Ori and the Will of the Wisps peaked at 17,399 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 1,741 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are up 282% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these Ori and the Will of the Wisps player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes Ori and the Will of the Wisps?
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is developed by Moon Studios GmbH and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a 2D platform adventure developed by Moon Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios. It was first released in 2020 on Xbox One and PC, coming to Steam on 10 March 2020, and later to Nintendo Switch. It is sold at a one-off price. It ranks #59 in our best games of all time ranking.
How it plays
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a single-player action platformer and the sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest. After a fateful flight puts the owlet Ku in harm's way, the little spirit Ori sets out to bring a family back together, heal a broken land and discover its true destiny.
The game is played across a vast world drawn in hand-painted artwork, mixing tightly made platforming with combat and puzzles. Ori fights with spirit weapons, spells and skills, and a Shard System powers up Ori's abilities so players can change their style of play. Along the way Ori meets a large cast of characters who help with the journey, and faces towering bosses and escape sequences.
Two extra modes sit inside the world: Spirit Trials, speed-run races with leaderboards, and Spirit Shrines, timed trials against waves of enemies. On PC the game has full controller support and HDR.
What it costs
The game costs £24.99 at standard price on both Steam UK and the Nintendo eShop UK, so there is no price difference between PC and Switch. Steam lists one DLC item for it.
Players
The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 25,783 concurrent players on 21 October 2026. Its all-time peak on Steam Charts is 31,224. Steam doesn't count Xbox or Switch players.
Age rating
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is rated PEGI 7 for violence and fear. On pegi.info the Xbox One and PC versions were rated on 1 March 2019 and the Switch version on 30 September 2020. Nintendo UK also lists it as PEGI 7.
How we checked
We used the Steam UK listing and Nintendo's UK eShop price data, both read on 21 October 2026, at standard price. Player figures are from Steam Charts on the same day. The rating is from pegi.info. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page and its Xbox Store page.
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Sources
- Card art and page images – Ori and the Will of the Wisps Steam store screenshots (Xbox Game Studios), published by store.steampowered.com
- Steam UK – Ori and the Will of the Wisps, published by store.steampowered.com
- Nintendo UK – Ori and the Will of the Wisps, published by nintendo.com
- PEGI rating – Ori and the Will of the Wisps, published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – Ori and the Will of the Wisps, published by steamcharts.com
- Xbox Store – Ori and the Will of the Wisps, published by xbox.com
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