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Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?!

Daylight Studios · Daedalic Entertainment · 2017-10-13

SteamPlayStation Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Jun 24, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 04, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Oct 13, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 13, 2017 (Linux), Oct 13, 2017 (Mac)

Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! is a whacky hell-themed cooking management sim where you take on the role of a chef in an Afterlife populated by potatoes!

Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2017, priced at $0.79, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (54% of 207 reviews).

0
playing now
54%
positive of 207 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
3.36★
PlayStation Store rating (14 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.79
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.
  • · 4 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 29,185 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.2k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 207 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.21 at Gamer Thor (2025-10-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 93 of 122 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520172026Week of 2017-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 1 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).
110Sep 2017Nov 2025Sep 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2017 — avg 3 · peak 16Jan 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10Sep 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Sep 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 19Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 40Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 43Oct 2021 — avg 1 · peak 11Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 26Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2023 — avg 1 · peak 7Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6

▼ −1 avg players (−35.4%) vs prior month — Nov 2025

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$0.282017-10-132026-08-292017-10-13 — best price $6.932018-04-20 — best price $7.992018-09-13 — best price $7.992019-01-31 — best price $4.002019-06-01 — best price $7.992019-09-14 — best price $7.992020-01-01 — best price $7.192020-03-16 — best price $7.992020-06-16 — best price $7.992020-08-28 — best price $0.952020-10-24 — best price $7.092021-01-01 — best price $0.812021-03-01 — best price $6.692021-04-29 — best price $0.492021-07-09 — best price $4.392021-10-18 — best price $4.492021-12-27 — best price $0.442022-03-11 — best price $0.492022-05-28 — best price $4.992022-08-18 — best price $4.992022-11-06 — best price $4.992023-02-02 — best price $3.662023-05-22 — best price $0.492023-09-04 — best price $0.462023-12-04 — best price $0.472024-02-15 — best price $0.642024-04-25 — best price $4.992024-06-26 — best price $0.492024-09-04 — best price $0.492024-10-20 — best price $0.432024-11-22 — best price $0.492025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-06-20 — best price $0.492025-08-12 — best price $0.422025-09-30 — best price $0.372025-12-02 — best price $0.382026-02-18 — best price $0.502026-05-11 — best price $4.992026-07-23 — best price $4.992026-08-29 — best price $0.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
39.9%
earned "Dancing in the Limbo"
5.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8213%78
PS4 (PlayStation)1399%65
Switch (Nintendo)20%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

IndieCasualStrategyManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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