The Game Census
Austen Translation cover art

Austen Translation

Worthing & Moncrieff · 2018-05-01

Steam

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Nov 15, 2017 (Mac), Nov 15, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Austen Translation is a tongue-in-cheek strategy game which borrows from the visual novel tradition. It can be played solo or as a hot-seat, party-game multiplayer match with up to five players. Randomly combined plot elements, settings, endings and rivals make each playthrough feel fresh.

Austen Translation is a Casual, Indie, and Strategy game released in 2018, priced at $6.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment based on 79% of 28 reviews.

0
playing now
79%
positive of 28 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 62% of 29,339 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $3.49 at Steam (2019-02-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520182026Week of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 01:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$3.492018-05-022026-07-092018-05-02 — best price $4.892018-05-08 — best price $6.992019-02-10 — best price $3.492019-02-17 — best price $6.992020-02-08 — best price $4.892020-02-21 — best price $6.992021-03-25 — best price $4.892021-03-29 — best price $6.992022-02-28 — best price $3.492022-03-07 — best price $6.992023-11-21 — best price $4.682023-11-28 — best price $6.992024-02-12 — best price $4.682024-02-19 — best price $6.992024-06-27 — best price $5.242024-07-11 — best price $6.992025-02-10 — best price $3.492025-02-17 — best price $6.992026-06-25 — best price $3.492026-07-09 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
87.4%
earned "here’s looking at you, kid"
23.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-11-27 (Steam store data)

Player tags

PvPFunnyPartyCasualSatireRomanceCartoonyStrategyText-BasedThird Person

Census log

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

Players also track

Project AURASupreme Ruler UltimateTavern Tycoon - Dragon's HangoverAnother Brick in The MallRise of IndustryBronze Age - HD EditionPax Nova

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗