The Game Census
Internet Cafe Evolution cover art

Internet Cafe Evolution

Tiny Flame Games · 2024-04-19

SteamEpic Games Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 19, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is a business simulation + construction game. It tells the evolution history of Internet cafes that began in the 1990s, and imagines the future of internet cafes. There are also some small emotional stories.

74%
positive of 714 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 69% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (262 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 14,360 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–32k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 714 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2025-09-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17917920242026Week of 2024-04-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$7.492024-04-192026-08-192024-04-19 — best price $13.492024-04-26 — best price $14.992024-06-11 — best price $11.992024-06-18 — best price $14.992024-06-21 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $11.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-08-20 — best price $11.992024-09-01 — best price $14.992024-10-01 — best price $10.492024-10-08 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $9.742024-12-04 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $9.742025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $8.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $8.242025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $7.492025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-08-12 — best price $7.492026-08-19 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

5
achievements tracked
57.3%
earned "Holiday"
14.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, English, Thai

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)686%5

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

Player tags

IndieCasualHorrorEconomySandboxBuildingStrategyEmotionalDating SimManagement

Census log

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

Players also track

Software Inc.Coffee Shop TycoonStartup CompanyComputer TycoonBronze Age - HD EditionOvercrowd: A Commute 'Em UpTransport INCBig Ambitions

Similarity via IGDB.