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Ideology in Friction

ONEONE1 · Kagura Games · 2019-06-13

Steam

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 13, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Ideology in Friction is the story of two knights, Clacier and Annette. They're forced into an impossible situation where they must make a decision that will change their entire lives. What does this destiny have in store for them? Find out in Ideology in Friction!

Ideology in Friction is a 2019 Indie and RPG game priced at $24.99, with 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 1743 reviews).

4
playing now
87%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 59 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 51% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (284 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 44k–105k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,743 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.24 at Steam (2026-01-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 8 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25125120192026Week of 2019-06-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2533Jun 2019Aug 2026Jun 2019 — avg 253 · peak 909Sep 2019 — avg 20 · peak 57Dec 2019 — avg 18 · peak 46Mar 2020 — avg 20 · peak 48Jun 2020 — avg 25 · peak 73Sep 2020 — avg 13 · peak 43Dec 2020 — avg 13 · peak 36Mar 2021 — avg 12 · peak 37Jun 2021 — avg 21 · peak 68Sep 2021 — avg 21 · peak 62Dec 2021 — avg 15 · peak 46Mar 2022 — avg 20 · peak 74Jun 2022 — avg 13 · peak 38Sep 2022 — avg 12 · peak 36Dec 2022 — avg 14 · peak 38Mar 2023 — avg 9 · peak 29Jun 2023 — avg 8 · peak 34Sep 2023 — avg 15 · peak 55Dec 2023 — avg 15 · peak 44Mar 2024 — avg 12 · peak 38Jun 2024 — avg 11 · peak 39Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Dec 2024 — avg 7 · peak 21Mar 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$6.242019-06-142026-07-242019-06-14 — best price $17.492019-10-04 — best price $24.992019-11-10 — best price $17.492019-12-19 — best price $16.242020-03-03 — best price $14.992020-06-25 — best price $13.742020-10-05 — best price $24.992020-11-25 — best price $12.492021-02-15 — best price $24.992021-05-17 — best price $12.492021-08-02 — best price $24.992021-11-24 — best price $12.492022-02-03 — best price $24.992022-05-16 — best price $12.492022-08-15 — best price $24.992022-12-01 — best price $11.242023-01-14 — best price $24.992023-03-27 — best price $11.242023-06-29 — best price $9.992023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-05 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-06-12 — best price $9.992024-07-27 — best price $24.992024-11-14 — best price $9.992025-01-16 — best price $24.992025-03-31 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $9.992025-12-07 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-06-01 — best price $24.992026-07-24 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-05-23 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DRPGJRPGNSFWAnimeIndieMemesHentaiMatureNudity

Census log

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

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