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GhostControl Inc.

bumblebee · Application Systems Heidelberg · 2014-06-06

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 05, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 05, 2014 (Mac), May 05, 2014 (Linux)

Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well.

GhostControl Inc. is a Casual, Indie, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2014, priced at $3.79, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Mostly Positive sentiment based on 72% of 180 reviews.

0
playing now
72%
positive of 180 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$3.79
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 23% of 29,255 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.5k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 180 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.79 at Humble Store (2025-10-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $18.99 · on sale 20 of 30 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620142026Week of 2014-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2014-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2014-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2014-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$18.99$2.792015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $10.492015-07-10 — best price $13.992015-11-27 — best price $6.992016-02-18 — best price $13.992016-07-04 — best price $14.992016-10-18 — best price $11.992016-12-12 — best price $14.992017-03-23 — best price $13.992017-09-07 — best price $5.592018-01-08 — best price $5.992018-06-21 — best price $5.992018-09-17 — best price $5.992019-01-03 — best price $13.992019-05-24 — best price $5.592019-10-21 — best price $5.592020-01-13 — best price $5.992020-04-27 — best price $14.992020-09-10 — best price $13.992021-01-14 — best price $5.592021-07-16 — best price $5.592021-12-04 — best price $13.992022-05-23 — best price $6.792022-10-02 — best price $16.992023-01-16 — best price $4.242023-06-25 — best price $5.592023-11-28 — best price $13.992024-05-21 — best price $13.992024-09-27 — best price $4.742025-02-05 — best price $3.492025-06-27 — best price $4.742025-11-19 — best price $3.792026-04-02 — best price $2.792026-08-26 — best price $3.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
87%
earned "Ghost Schooling"
7.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

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3 supported languages: English, French, German

Player tags

CasualStrategyTacticalIsometricManagementSimulationStory RichTurn-BasedAtmosphericBase-Building

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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