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I Wanna Maker

The Elephant Crew · 2023-11-09

Steam

IndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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

I Wanna Maker is a precision platformer with a robust level editor and online level sharing, based on I Wanna Be The Guy fangames. Create complex levels using a variety of objects, a powerful events system, and customizable visuals. Browse levels online, take on challenge modes, and more!

I Wanna Maker is an Indie and Free To Play game released in 2023, estimated to have 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners, priced at free-to-play, with an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 5111 reviews).

54
playing now
95%
positive of 5.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
95/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

54 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

I Wanna Maker trailer thumbnail

I Wanna Maker beta trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 54 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 211 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~26/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 49,799 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
52052020202026Week of 2020-02-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

65182026-09-15 13:00 — 48 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 18 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 30 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 62 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 33 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 34 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 57 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 27 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 40 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 65 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 32 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 31 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 52 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 38 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 29 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 44 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 44 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 34 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 31 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 53 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 32 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 23 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 54 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
24943Feb 2020Aug 2026Feb 2020 — avg 249 · peak 485Apr 2020 — avg 147 · peak 327Jun 2020 — avg 74 · peak 155Aug 2020 — avg 84 · peak 149Oct 2020 — avg 48 · peak 107Dec 2020 — avg 45 · peak 100Feb 2021 — avg 99 · peak 206Apr 2021 — avg 56 · peak 131Jun 2021 — avg 68 · peak 155Aug 2021 — avg 97 · peak 178Oct 2021 — avg 67 · peak 171Dec 2021 — avg 61 · peak 151Feb 2022 — avg 126 · peak 269Apr 2022 — avg 94 · peak 210Jun 2022 — avg 74 · peak 144Aug 2022 — avg 77 · peak 144Oct 2022 — avg 53 · peak 115Dec 2022 — avg 55 · peak 114Feb 2023 — avg 58 · peak 129Apr 2023 — avg 56 · peak 150Jun 2023 — avg 51 · peak 100Aug 2023 — avg 63 · peak 115Oct 2023 — avg 46 · peak 97Dec 2023 — avg 115 · peak 258Feb 2024 — avg 96 · peak 175Apr 2024 — avg 72 · peak 140Jun 2024 — avg 78 · peak 152Aug 2024 — avg 93 · peak 169Oct 2024 — avg 65 · peak 162Dec 2024 — avg 58 · peak 112Feb 2025 — avg 66 · peak 115Apr 2025 — avg 50 · peak 111Jun 2025 — avg 52 · peak 102Aug 2025 — avg 63 · peak 119Oct 2025 — avg 49 · peak 105Dec 2025 — avg 43 · peak 88Feb 2026 — avg 50 · peak 91Apr 2026 — avg 45 · peak 101Jun 2026 — avg 49 · peak 98Aug 2026 — avg 50 · peak 96
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Completion

46
achievements tracked
35.1%
earned "A Walk in the Park"
1.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume ControlsSave AnytimePartial Controller SupportSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,4491%46

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

2DIndieArcadeAdventureDifficultControllerPlatformerMultiplayerFree to PlayLevel Editor

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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