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Backstage Pass

sakevisual · 2016-08-22

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 05, 2014 (Linux), Apr 05, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 05, 2014 (Mac)

A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!

86%
positive of 279 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$29.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 45,157 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.0k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 279 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $16.49 at Steam (2016-02-05) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720142026Week of 2014-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2014-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$16.492015-01-012025-03-102015-01-01 — best price $29.992016-02-12 — best price $29.992016-08-29 — best price $29.992017-01-02 — best price $29.992017-07-05 — best price $29.992018-01-04 — best price $29.992018-02-19 — best price $29.992018-07-05 — best price $29.992019-01-03 — best price $29.992019-02-11 — best price $29.992019-07-09 — best price $29.992019-11-01 — best price $29.992019-12-03 — best price $29.992020-01-02 — best price $29.992020-01-27 — best price $29.992020-03-06 — best price $29.992020-07-09 — best price $29.992020-11-02 — best price $29.992020-12-01 — best price $29.992021-01-05 — best price $29.992021-02-15 — best price $29.992021-07-08 — best price $29.992021-11-01 — best price $29.992021-12-01 — best price $29.992022-01-05 — best price $29.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-01-05 — best price $29.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-07-14 — best price $29.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-10 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
26.9%
earned "Uneventful Year"
5.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)21715%20

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGAnimeIndieOtomeLGBTQ+RomanceDating SimSimulationStory Rich

Census log

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

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