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Choice of Robots

Choice of Games · 2014-12-19

Steam

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Dec 19, 2014 (Linux), Dec 19, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 19, 2014 (Mac), Dec 18, 2014 (Android), Dec 18, 2014 (iOS)

Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

2
playing now
96%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$6.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The robots you design will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? Play out thirty years of your life as a brilliant robot maker, from graduate school near the present day to a future in which your robots have changed everything. Depending on your choices, your robots may be independent or obedient, clumsy or graceful, empathic or cold... and you yourself may live to an old age happily married or alone with only robots to comfort you.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 49,477 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 50k–120k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,999 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.94 at Steam (2014-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720172026Week of 2017-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
751Dec 2014May 2025Dec 2014 — avg 75 · peak 123Mar 2015 — avg 11 · peak 25Jun 2015 — avg 19 · peak 54Sep 2015 — avg 14 · peak 34Dec 2015 — avg 16 · peak 38Mar 2016 — avg 10 · peak 20Jun 2016 — avg 10 · peak 29Sep 2016 — avg 7 · peak 22Dec 2016 — avg 10 · peak 39Mar 2017 — avg 7 · peak 19Jun 2017 — avg 9 · peak 33Sep 2017 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2017 — avg 8 · peak 28Mar 2018 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2018 — avg 6 · peak 22Sep 2018 — avg 4 · peak 10Dec 2018 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2019 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2019 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Mar 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2025 — avg 1 · peak 4

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — May 2025

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$2.942015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $2.942015-06-22 — best price $4.992015-11-25 — best price $3.742016-01-04 — best price $4.992016-06-23 — best price $3.742016-10-07 — best price $4.992016-12-22 — best price $3.742017-06-22 — best price $4.892017-12-21 — best price $4.992018-02-19 — best price $9.992018-07-05 — best price $5.992018-11-21 — best price $3.892019-01-04 — best price $5.992019-06-25 — best price $3.892019-10-15 — best price $5.992019-12-19 — best price $3.892020-01-27 — best price $5.992020-12-22 — best price $3.952021-02-15 — best price $5.992021-11-25 — best price $3.952022-01-05 — best price $5.992022-11-22 — best price $2.992023-01-05 — best price $5.992023-03-23 — best price $6.992023-11-21 — best price $4.892024-01-04 — best price $6.992024-03-14 — best price $4.892024-07-11 — best price $6.992024-12-19 — best price $4.962025-03-20 — best price $6.992025-09-29 — best price $4.892026-01-05 — best price $6.992026-06-25 — best price $4.892026-07-09 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
69.8%
earned "Celebrity"
18.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,6833%72

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

Player tags

RPGIndieLGBTQ+RobotsSci-fiRomanceStory RichText-BasedSingleplayerVisual Novel

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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