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Constructor Classic 1997 cover art

Constructor Classic 1997

System 3 · 2017-04-28

SteamGOG

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 31, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (PlayStation), 1997 (DOS)

Constructor is an exciting game of strategic action and ruthless acquisition where you’re constantly having to watch your back! You might be a small property developer but you fully intend to control the city…by whatever means necessary! Manage your resources and workforce with an iron fist, just don’t forget to keep your enemies at bay…

89%
positive of 90 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)
Constructor is a 1997 video game released originally for MS-DOS computers and later ported to the PlayStation and macOS It was developed by System 3 and published by Acclaim Entertainment.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 48% of 14,161 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.3k–5.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 90 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.79 at Fanatical (2024-07-29) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $5.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520172026Week of 2017-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$5.99$0.002015-01-012026-10-042015-01-01 — best price $5.992017-06-21 — best price $5.992017-11-22 — best price $3.342018-01-04 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $2.492020-01-27 — best price $4.992020-09-17 — best price $1.692021-01-05 — best price $4.992021-06-24 — best price $1.692021-11-26 — best price $2.032022-01-05 — best price $4.992022-08-01 — best price $1.492022-10-17 — best price $4.992022-12-03 — best price $1.442023-02-13 — best price $4.992023-03-09 — best price $4.992023-04-22 — best price $4.992023-06-23 — best price $1.442023-08-03 — best price $4.992023-09-16 — best price $4.992023-11-01 — best price $4.992023-12-01 — best price $4.992024-01-05 — best price $1.242024-02-08 — best price $1.242024-03-14 — best price $0.992024-04-22 — best price $0.992024-05-20 — best price $0.992024-07-12 — best price $0.892024-08-05 — best price $0.892024-10-11 — best price $0.892024-11-22 — best price $0.992024-12-11 — best price $0.992025-02-17 — best price $0.992025-04-14 — best price $0.992025-06-03 — best price $0.992026-10-04 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

ClassicSimulationCity Builder

Census log

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

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