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Ctrl Alt Ego cover art

Ctrl Alt Ego

MindThunk · 2022-07-22

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 22, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 24, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 24, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!

Ctrl Alt Ego is a $19.99 Action, Indie and RPG game released in 2022, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 798 reviews).

4
playing now
92%
positive of 798 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
4.68★
PlayStation Store rating (37 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

You are ego, a disembodied consciousness. You've been downloaded to an evacuated retro-tech space dock where a mind-altering virus has infected the consciousness ctrl stream. Even if you eventually manage to remedy that spot of bother, who are you and where did you come from? And why are the CATs talking to you? The only way to find out is to debug yourself. Debug your own mind. Debug your ego.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 44 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 16k–36k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 798 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$12.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 53 of 85 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
555520222026Week of 2022-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$7.992022-07-222026-10-142022-07-22 — best price $11.992022-11-22 — best price $15.592023-02-13 — best price $14.992023-05-22 — best price $13.992023-07-24 — best price $13.992023-10-10 — best price $19.992023-12-13 — best price $13.392024-01-20 — best price $19.992024-02-26 — best price $12.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-05-01 — best price $11.992024-06-15 — best price $19.992024-07-31 — best price $11.992024-09-18 — best price $11.992024-10-28 — best price $11.592024-11-26 — best price $10.992025-01-03 — best price $19.992025-02-20 — best price $10.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-05-26 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $8.992025-09-22 — best price $19.992025-10-07 — best price $9.992025-11-25 — best price $9.992026-01-08 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $7.992026-04-13 — best price $19.992026-06-17 — best price $9.992026-07-27 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.992026-09-05 — best price $9.992026-09-11 — best price $19.992026-09-17 — best price $19.992026-09-23 — best price $19.992026-09-29 — best price $9.992026-10-05 — best price $9.992026-10-11 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
78.4%
earned "I found a bug"
5.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo Sound1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Russian, Turkish, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-02-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,0461%45
PS5 (PlayStation)293%46
Xbox Series (Xbox)157%45

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

Player tags

FPSRPGIndiePuzzleRobotsSci-fiHackingPhysicsSandboxStealth

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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