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BROK the InvestiGator cover art

BROK the InvestiGator

COWCAT · 2022-08-26

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Mar 01, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 26, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 21, 2024 (iOS), Oct 04, 2022 (Mac), Oct 04, 2022 (Linux), Mar 01, 2023 (Xbox One)

An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

6
playing now
97%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

BROK the InvestiGator is a point-and-click beat 'em up indie game developed and self-published by independent French game studio COWCAT Games using GameMaker Studio 2. The game was successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 64 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (196 reviews).
  • · Top 31% of 10,821 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 26k–58k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,285 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at GOG (2025-08-13) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 42 of 77 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19219220222026Week of 2022-08-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1222026-08-11 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 12 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 6 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$21.82$7.992022-08-262026-08-302022-08-26 — best price $17.992022-10-12 — best price $16.992022-11-09 — best price $15.992022-12-02 — best price $19.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-02-27 — best price $19.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-05-24 — best price $8.192023-06-30 — best price $13.992023-08-03 — best price $19.992023-09-28 — best price $19.992023-11-16 — best price $13.992024-01-10 — best price $19.992024-02-12 — best price $13.392024-03-20 — best price $13.392024-04-23 — best price $13.392024-06-06 — best price $9.992024-07-18 — best price $11.992024-08-21 — best price $19.992024-09-30 — best price $11.992024-11-04 — best price $11.992024-12-09 — best price $19.992025-01-03 — best price $19.992025-02-13 — best price $15.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-04-18 — best price $19.992025-05-27 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-27 — best price $9.992025-10-08 — best price $19.992025-11-15 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $9.992026-02-01 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-04-24 — best price $19.992026-05-31 — best price $19.992026-07-16 — best price $7.992026-08-15 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

99182026-06-01 — 20 pageviews2026-06-04 — 68 pageviews2026-06-07 — 75 pageviews2026-06-10 — 48 pageviews2026-06-13 — 52 pageviews2026-06-16 — 47 pageviews2026-06-19 — 63 pageviews2026-06-22 — 75 pageviews2026-06-25 — 40 pageviews2026-06-28 — 38 pageviews2026-07-01 — 33 pageviews2026-07-04 — 47 pageviews2026-07-07 — 33 pageviews2026-07-10 — 40 pageviews2026-07-13 — 22 pageviews2026-07-16 — 45 pageviews2026-07-19 — 33 pageviews2026-07-22 — 26 pageviews2026-07-25 — 33 pageviews2026-07-28 — 27 pageviews2026-07-31 — 27 pageviews2026-08-03 — 41 pageviews2026-08-06 — 31 pageviews2026-08-09 — 27 pageviews2026-08-12 — 37 pageviews2026-08-15 — 29 pageviews2026-08-18 — 22 pageviews2026-08-21 — 27 pageviews2026-08-24 — 33 pageviews2026-08-27 — 32 pageviews2026-08-29 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
83.8%
earned "Introduction completed"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableAdjustable Text Size4 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9120%43
Xbox One (Xbox)27311%29
PS5 (PlayStation)23222%30
PS4 (PlayStation)3741%30
PS4 (PlayStation)3135%30
Switch (Nintendo)160%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGActionMysteryCartoonyAdventureDetectiveDystopian SoundtrackStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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