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For the People

Brezg Studio · 101XP · 2020-08-13

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 13, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..

For the People is an Indie, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $16.99, with an estimated 0 to 20,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 817 reviews).

73%
positive of 817 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$16.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (271 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 49,851 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 16k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 817 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.39 at Fanatical (2023-11-01) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $16.99 · on sale 37 of 59 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
21521520202026Week of 2020-08-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$16.99$3.542020-08-132026-08-152020-08-13 — best price $14.442020-12-01 — best price $16.992021-07-08 — best price $16.992021-12-23 — best price $6.792022-06-24 — best price $6.792022-11-19 — best price $16.992022-12-20 — best price $16.992023-01-18 — best price $16.992023-04-17 — best price $5.392023-05-15 — best price $13.552023-07-07 — best price $5.092023-07-31 — best price $14.872023-09-05 — best price $16.992023-10-16 — best price $16.992023-12-04 — best price $6.792024-01-09 — best price $16.992024-02-16 — best price $16.992024-03-25 — best price $5.912024-04-09 — best price $14.792024-05-05 — best price $5.912024-06-10 — best price $16.992024-07-11 — best price $16.992024-08-19 — best price $4.722024-09-26 — best price $16.992024-10-22 — best price $12.142024-12-19 — best price $4.722025-01-22 — best price $16.992025-03-10 — best price $16.992025-04-12 — best price $5.462025-05-16 — best price $6.792025-07-01 — best price $5.152025-08-21 — best price $6.802025-09-29 — best price $4.722025-11-08 — best price $16.992026-01-05 — best price $16.992026-02-18 — best price $6.802026-04-20 — best price $12.142026-06-25 — best price $4.672026-07-23 — best price $16.992026-08-15 — best price $14.96
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
86.8%
earned "September 12th"
23.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: Russian, English, Simplified Chinese, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5112%33

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

Player tags

2DNoirCasualStrategyPoliticalManagementStory RichFirst-PersonTactical RPGVisual Novel

Census log

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

Recent updates

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