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808s&Genetics

Magnesiumteng Machine · 2023-08-31

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 31, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A puzzle game that combines nonogram and genetics rules.

98%
positive of 81 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$1.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 44% of 19,723 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 81 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2025-04-06)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120232026Week of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$1.99$1.192023-08-312025-04-202023-08-31 — best price $1.792023-09-07 — best price $1.992023-10-11 — best price $1.592023-10-18 — best price $1.992023-11-21 — best price $1.592023-11-28 — best price $1.992023-12-22 — best price $1.592024-01-04 — best price $1.992024-02-05 — best price $1.592024-02-12 — best price $1.992024-03-14 — best price $1.592024-03-21 — best price $1.992024-06-27 — best price $1.392024-07-11 — best price $1.992024-11-27 — best price $1.592024-12-04 — best price $1.992025-04-06 — best price $1.192025-04-20 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

IndieLogicCasualPuzzleStrategyDetectiveEducationSolitaireBoard GameSingleplayer

Census log

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

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