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Dude, Stop

Team HalfBeard · 2018-06-01

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 01, 2018 (Linux), Jun 01, 2018 (Mac), Jun 01, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 05, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

"So, I made a game, right? I filled it with harmless funny puzzles, narrated it a little bit, and then players started making fun of it! They broke the game, ignored my rules! They... they... laughed at me! As if it was some kind of a joke! Why do they have to be so mean?!" - developer of Dude, Stop

Dude, Stop is an Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (87% of 2776 reviews).

2
playing now
87%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
2h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 6h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Dude, Stop is a comedy puzzle video game developed and published by Team Halfbeard. It was released on June 1, 2018, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, macOS, and Linux via Steam. Each puzzle has a clearly defined correct solution, and the player is free to complete it in the conventional manner. However, the game's central mechanic encourages players to discover and exploit entirely incorrect solutions that generate unique outcomes, hidden achievements, and escalating reactions from the game's narrator. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, who noted its similarities to the series WarioWare.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 170 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 29,019 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 69k–167k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,776 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2020-10-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
959520182026Week of 2018-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

912026-09-15 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
430Jan 2017Aug 2026Jan 2017 — avg 0 · peak 0Jul 2018 — avg 19 · peak 68Oct 2018 — avg 7 · peak 26Jan 2019 — avg 11 · peak 30Apr 2019 — avg 9 · peak 24Jul 2019 — avg 9 · peak 26Oct 2019 — avg 5 · peak 23Jan 2020 — avg 9 · peak 28Apr 2020 — avg 8 · peak 20Jul 2020 — avg 13 · peak 41Oct 2020 — avg 8 · peak 36Jan 2021 — avg 10 · peak 31Apr 2021 — avg 7 · peak 24Jul 2021 — avg 9 · peak 28Oct 2021 — avg 7 · peak 32Jan 2022 — avg 13 · peak 40Apr 2022 — avg 10 · peak 33Jul 2022 — avg 14 · peak 50Oct 2022 — avg 10 · peak 34Jan 2023 — avg 17 · peak 53Apr 2023 — avg 11 · peak 28Jul 2023 — avg 16 · peak 32Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 23Jan 2024 — avg 10 · peak 27Apr 2024 — avg 8 · peak 30Jul 2024 — avg 10 · peak 28Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 29Jul 2025 — avg 8 · peak 24Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 20Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$5.992018-06-012026-08-242018-06-01 — best price $13.492018-10-30 — best price $8.992018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-02-12 — best price $14.992019-05-10 — best price $8.242019-10-28 — best price $7.492019-12-01 — best price $7.492020-01-23 — best price $7.492020-06-25 — best price $7.492020-10-29 — best price $5.992020-12-22 — best price $5.992021-03-22 — best price $5.992021-08-30 — best price $5.992021-11-24 — best price $5.992022-02-21 — best price $5.992022-05-16 — best price $5.992022-08-29 — best price $5.992022-11-22 — best price $5.992023-01-16 — best price $5.992023-03-16 — best price $5.992023-06-05 — best price $5.992023-07-17 — best price $5.992023-11-13 — best price $5.992023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-03-14 — best price $5.992024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-09-23 — best price $5.992024-12-19 — best price $5.992025-04-14 — best price $5.992025-08-11 — best price $5.992025-10-27 — best price $5.992026-02-09 — best price $5.992026-04-27 — best price $5.992026-06-25 — best price $5.992026-08-24 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1712026-06-01 — 17 pageviews2026-06-05 — 14 pageviews2026-06-09 — 7 pageviews2026-06-13 — 5 pageviews2026-06-17 — 4 pageviews2026-06-21 — 4 pageviews2026-06-25 — 14 pageviews2026-06-29 — 7 pageviews2026-07-03 — 11 pageviews2026-07-07 — 6 pageviews2026-07-11 — 2 pageviews2026-07-15 — 3 pageviews2026-07-19 — 8 pageviews2026-07-23 — 9 pageviews2026-07-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-31 — 8 pageviews2026-08-04 — 11 pageviews2026-08-08 — 6 pageviews2026-08-12 — 7 pageviews2026-08-16 — 11 pageviews2026-08-20 — 10 pageviews2026-08-24 — 8 pageviews2026-08-28 — 4 pageviews2026-09-01 — 11 pageviews2026-09-05 — 10 pageviews2026-09-09 — 10 pageviews2026-09-13 — 8 pageviews2026-09-17 — 5 pageviews2026-09-21 — 4 pageviews2026-09-25 — 6 pageviews2026-09-29 — 10 pageviews2026-10-03 — 5 pageviews2026-10-07 — 8 pageviews2026-10-11 — 8 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
91.3%
earned "Postmark"
39.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,13832%22
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

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

2DFunnyIndieCasualComedyPuzzleSatireColorfulAdventureNarration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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