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Bum Simulator

Ragged Games · 2023-05-12

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 26, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 13, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 16, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 24, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Dec 13, 2024 (Xbox One), Jun 24, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you have what it takes to adapt, survive and become an urban legend?

32
playing now
88%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

32 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Get a job or get revenge! You live on the streets. What will you do? Adapt and survive? Take revenge on those responsible? Become an urban legend? Get a job and start over? Countless possibilities await!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 32 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 425 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 96k–216k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,803 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$5.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.39 at Steam (2026-07-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 12 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
42242220212026Week of 2021-08-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14452026-08-07 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 19 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 17 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 55 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 140 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 127 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 67 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 112 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 68 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 63 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 95 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 80 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 46 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 67 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 56 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 32 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.392021-08-262026-08-262021-08-26 — best price $16.192021-12-01 — best price $17.992022-01-27 — best price $14.392022-05-23 — best price $17.992022-08-11 — best price $17.992022-11-22 — best price $11.692023-01-05 — best price $17.992023-03-16 — best price $8.992023-05-19 — best price $17.992023-08-11 — best price $8.992023-10-11 — best price $17.992023-12-21 — best price $8.992024-01-13 — best price $17.992024-03-14 — best price $7.192024-04-19 — best price $17.992024-06-27 — best price $8.992024-08-08 — best price $17.992024-10-26 — best price $8.992024-12-04 — best price $17.992025-01-02 — best price $17.992025-03-05 — best price $7.192025-03-20 — best price $17.992025-06-01 — best price $5.932025-07-10 — best price $17.992025-08-17 — best price $19.992025-11-15 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-27 — best price $4.792026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-30 — best price $4.592026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-13 — best price $4.392026-08-26 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

812026-08-26 20:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
75.1%
earned "Our Daily Bread"
22.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,74611%105
PS5 (PlayStation)61730%34
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)4197%33
PS5 (PlayStation)31023%34
PS4 (PlayStation)7135%34
PS4 (PlayStation)2917%34
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FunnyMemesActionComedySandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureRealistic

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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