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Do Not Feed the Monkeys

Fictiorama Studios · Alawar · 2018-10-23

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jun 01, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 23, 2018 (Linux), Dec 09, 2020 (Xbox One), Oct 23, 2018 (Mac), Oct 23, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 23, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!

Do Not Feed the Monkeys is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2018, priced at $15.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 12730 reviews).

50
playing now
94%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (50 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (72 downloads)
4.47★
PlayStation Store rating (100 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 16h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$15.99
steam price (US)

50 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Do Not Feed the Monkeys is a 2018 adventure and life simulation video game developed by the Fictiorama Studios and published by Alawar Premium for Windows and PlayStation 4.

Trailer

Do Not Feed the Monkeys trailer thumbnail

Do Not Feed the Monkeys - Official Trailer | PS4

≈427,750 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 50 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 806 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~101/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 50,970 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 318k–764k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,730 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.39-85%
Microsoft Store$12.49

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Fanatical (2021-09-29) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 140 of 184 observed days · $1.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44244220182026Week of 2018-10-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

246462026-09-16 21:00 — 76 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 136 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 246 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 137 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 126 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 122 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 120 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 80 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 229 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 111 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 48 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 99 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 168 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 60 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 148 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 200 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 53 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 91 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 175 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 49 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 49 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 98 players2026-10-15 19:00 — 50 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
8860Feb 2018Aug 2026Feb 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2018 — avg 215 · peak 607Feb 2019 — avg 77 · peak 224May 2019 — avg 185 · peak 708Aug 2019 — avg 81 · peak 180Nov 2019 — avg 83 · peak 353Feb 2020 — avg 79 · peak 163May 2020 — avg 78 · peak 321Aug 2020 — avg 78 · peak 218Nov 2020 — avg 72 · peak 208Feb 2021 — avg 63 · peak 173May 2021 — avg 50 · peak 119Aug 2021 — avg 71 · peak 165Nov 2021 — avg 66 · peak 160Feb 2022 — avg 125 · peak 502May 2022 — avg 59 · peak 159Aug 2022 — avg 45 · peak 86Nov 2022 — avg 97 · peak 242Feb 2023 — avg 62 · peak 185May 2023 — avg 124 · peak 572Aug 2023 — avg 78 · peak 182Nov 2023 — avg 97 · peak 219Feb 2024 — avg 89 · peak 201May 2024 — avg 75 · peak 223Aug 2024 — avg 72 · peak 195Nov 2024 — avg 56 · peak 157Feb 2025 — avg 69 · peak 186May 2025 — avg 289 · peak 1,383Aug 2025 — avg 89 · peak 189Nov 2025 — avg 131 · peak 453Feb 2026 — avg 112 · peak 268May 2026 — avg 245 · peak 1,364Aug 2026 — avg 95 · peak 254
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$15.99$1.002018-09-182026-10-162018-09-18 — best price $9.592019-01-08 — best price $11.992019-04-12 — best price $7.192019-08-06 — best price $5.482019-11-07 — best price $4.052020-01-07 — best price $11.992020-03-03 — best price $11.992020-05-09 — best price $3.592020-07-18 — best price $11.992020-09-16 — best price $4.202020-11-03 — best price $4.192021-01-07 — best price $11.992021-03-14 — best price $3.592021-05-24 — best price $5.992021-07-17 — best price $9.982021-09-24 — best price $3.362021-11-28 — best price $4.202022-02-05 — best price $11.992022-04-24 — best price $2.952022-07-25 — best price $2.692022-10-26 — best price $3.592023-01-19 — best price $11.992023-04-10 — best price $11.992023-07-13 — best price $11.992023-10-08 — best price $11.992023-12-25 — best price $11.992024-04-16 — best price $3.992024-07-18 — best price $3.192024-10-28 — best price $3.192025-01-20 — best price $1.992025-04-29 — best price $2.232025-08-01 — best price $11.992025-11-01 — best price $2.882026-01-16 — best price $15.992026-04-10 — best price $1.172026-07-10 — best price $1.792026-09-07 — best price $1.592026-10-12 — best price $2.392026-10-16 — best price $2.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4552026-05-29 — 18 pageviews2026-06-02 — 22 pageviews2026-06-06 — 26 pageviews2026-06-10 — 29 pageviews2026-06-14 — 29 pageviews2026-06-18 — 10 pageviews2026-06-22 — 31 pageviews2026-06-26 — 39 pageviews2026-06-30 — 19 pageviews2026-07-04 — 13 pageviews2026-07-08 — 45 pageviews2026-07-12 — 28 pageviews2026-07-16 — 23 pageviews2026-07-20 — 30 pageviews2026-07-24 — 20 pageviews2026-07-28 — 17 pageviews2026-08-01 — 18 pageviews2026-08-05 — 20 pageviews2026-08-09 — 14 pageviews2026-08-13 — 22 pageviews2026-08-17 — 30 pageviews2026-08-21 — 20 pageviews2026-08-25 — 18 pageviews2026-08-29 — 13 pageviews2026-09-02 — 22 pageviews2026-09-06 — 24 pageviews2026-09-10 — 7 pageviews2026-09-14 — 29 pageviews2026-09-18 — 22 pageviews2026-09-22 — 16 pageviews2026-09-26 — 31 pageviews2026-09-30 — 23 pageviews2026-10-04 — 24 pageviews2026-10-08 — 24 pageviews2026-10-12 — 5 pageviews2026-10-14 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
68.2%
earned "Macaco amateurensis"
12.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, German, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,9698%33
PS4 (PlayStation)30319%34
Xbox One (Xbox)979%33
PS5 (PlayStation)1811%34
Switch (Nintendo)180%0
PS5 (PlayStation)1421%34
Switch (Nintendo)40%0
PS5 (PlayStation)20%34
PS4 (PlayStation)0—34
PS4 (PlayStation)0—34
PS5 (PlayStation)0—34

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

2DFunnyStrategyAdventureDark HumorDystopian ManagementSimulationStory RichPoint & Click

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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