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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Northway Games · Finji · 2022-08-25

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IndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Aug 25, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Aug 25, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Aug 26, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 26, 2022 (Mac), Aug 25, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is a 2022 Indie RPG Simulation game priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive reviews (96% of 4846 reviews).

36
playing now
96%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
21
Nexus mods (8.6k downloads)
4.89★
PlayStation Store rating (386 ratings)
18h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

36 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is a 2022 role-playing partial visual novel video game developed by Northway Games and published by Finji. The player starts the game as a ten-year-old, going through events that affect the colony until the game ends when they turn twenty. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 in August 2022.

Trailer

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist trailer thumbnail

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

≈7,409 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 36 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 425 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 49,851 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 97k–218k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,846 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$12.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2024-08-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 34 of 81 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
30430420222026Week of 2022-08-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

97152026-09-15 13:00 — 30 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 63 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 30 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 30 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 57 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 33 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 15 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 38 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 46 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 32 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 50 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 36 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 22 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 34 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 65 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 43 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 61 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 67 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 45 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 52 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 76 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 34 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 22 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 36 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
44840Aug 2022Aug 2026Aug 2022 — avg 448 · peak 682Oct 2022 — avg 105 · peak 200Dec 2022 — avg 179 · peak 477Feb 2023 — avg 74 · peak 170Apr 2023 — avg 54 · peak 106Jun 2023 — avg 54 · peak 163Aug 2023 — avg 80 · peak 354Oct 2023 — avg 40 · peak 83Dec 2023 — avg 77 · peak 198Feb 2024 — avg 68 · peak 201Apr 2024 — avg 78 · peak 260Jun 2024 — avg 60 · peak 214Aug 2024 — avg 91 · peak 413Oct 2024 — avg 55 · peak 113Dec 2024 — avg 96 · peak 243Feb 2025 — avg 54 · peak 109Apr 2025 — avg 65 · peak 136Jun 2025 — avg 55 · peak 165Aug 2025 — avg 59 · peak 159Oct 2025 — avg 49 · peak 105Dec 2025 — avg 79 · peak 208Feb 2026 — avg 52 · peak 107Apr 2026 — avg 57 · peak 110Jun 2026 — avg 58 · peak 144Aug 2026 — avg 77 · peak 190
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$12.492022-08-252026-10-152022-08-25 — best price $24.992022-12-23 — best price $19.992023-06-16 — best price $24.992023-10-02 — best price $19.992023-11-29 — best price $24.992024-02-04 — best price $24.992024-03-25 — best price $16.242024-05-16 — best price $24.992024-07-11 — best price $24.992024-09-02 — best price $24.992024-11-11 — best price $24.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-02-10 — best price $24.992025-04-03 — best price $12.492025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-08-26 — best price $12.492025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-11-10 — best price $12.492026-01-01 — best price $24.992026-02-28 — best price $12.492026-04-24 — best price $12.492026-05-28 — best price $24.992026-08-10 — best price $12.492026-08-29 — best price $12.492026-09-03 — best price $12.492026-09-08 — best price $12.492026-09-13 — best price $24.992026-09-18 — best price $24.992026-09-23 — best price $24.992026-09-28 — best price $24.992026-10-03 — best price $24.992026-10-08 — best price $24.992026-10-13 — best price $12.492026-10-15 — best price $12.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

231392026-05-23 — 46 pageviews2026-05-27 — 65 pageviews2026-05-31 — 50 pageviews2026-06-04 — 50 pageviews2026-06-08 — 55 pageviews2026-06-12 — 44 pageviews2026-06-16 — 51 pageviews2026-06-20 — 41 pageviews2026-06-24 — 49 pageviews2026-06-28 — 67 pageviews2026-07-02 — 66 pageviews2026-07-06 — 73 pageviews2026-07-10 — 53 pageviews2026-07-14 — 231 pageviews2026-07-18 — 78 pageviews2026-07-22 — 74 pageviews2026-07-26 — 76 pageviews2026-07-30 — 49 pageviews2026-08-03 — 88 pageviews2026-08-07 — 39 pageviews2026-08-11 — 94 pageviews2026-08-15 — 59 pageviews2026-08-19 — 50 pageviews2026-08-23 — 64 pageviews2026-08-27 — 55 pageviews2026-08-31 — 64 pageviews2026-09-04 — 53 pageviews2026-09-08 — 48 pageviews2026-09-12 — 57 pageviews2026-09-16 — 63 pageviews2026-09-20 — 65 pageviews2026-09-24 — 62 pageviews2026-09-28 — 70 pageviews2026-10-02 — 61 pageviews2026-10-06 — 48 pageviews2026-10-10 — 41 pageviews2026-10-12 — 44 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
83.2%
earned "That Was Scary"
22.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-08-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,5571%50
PS5 (PlayStation)17210%51
Switch (Nintendo)520%0
PS4 (PlayStation)4912%51

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

RPGSci-fiLife SimCard GameDating SimFuturisticSimulationStory RichDeckbuildingSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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