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DRUDGE

Writegg · 2026-01-15

Steam

ActionIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 15, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

You are a slave. A collar with three lights hangs around your neck: each one fades and shocks you for mistakes or disobedience. Your life is quotas: sorting waste, growing food, and expeditions into lower levels with zombies. Earn, unlock passages, buy gear, and seek a path to freedom.

96%
positive of 139 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$12.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 64% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.8k–6.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 139 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.04 at Steam (2026-01-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320262026Week of 2026-01-15: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$12.99$11.042026-01-152026-07-092026-01-15 — best price $11.042026-01-29 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $11.042026-03-26 — best price $12.992026-06-25 — best price $11.042026-07-09 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
98.2%
earned "First Step"
48.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSteam Cloud1 DLC

26 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Swedish…

Census log

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

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