The Game Census
ゲームショップ斜陽 cover art

ゲームショップ斜陽

Lobstudio · 2026-04-21

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 22, 2026 (Mac), Apr 22, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Why did the beloved game shops of our childhood fade away? Live through 25 years of gaming history (1985–2010) as a shop owner in this management sim.

92%
positive of 59 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 40 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Top 71% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.2k–2.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 59 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2026-04-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720262026Week of 2026-04-22: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$7.992026-04-222026-07-302026-04-22 — best price $7.992026-05-05 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $7.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-23 — best price $7.992026-07-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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