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It Is Ticking

YenThe Studio · 2023-05-17

Steam

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 17, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Play a bomb defuse simulation based on logic gates. The world is being attacked by terrorists, they use highly dangerous explosive devices to cause massive destruction in urban zones. You, A bomb-defusing expert, must take action to protect our nation's lives.

95%
positive of 64 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$6.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 53% of 16,430 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3k–2.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 64 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.74 at Steam (2025-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 9 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520232026Week of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$6.99$1.742023-05-172026-08-312023-05-17 — best price $6.992023-07-13 — best price $6.992023-08-28 — best price $6.992023-10-09 — best price $6.992023-11-20 — best price $6.992023-11-28 — best price $6.992024-01-04 — best price $6.992024-01-15 — best price $6.992024-02-26 — best price $6.992024-03-21 — best price $6.992024-04-08 — best price $6.992024-05-20 — best price $6.992024-06-26 — best price $6.992024-07-11 — best price $6.992024-08-05 — best price $6.992024-09-16 — best price $6.992024-10-28 — best price $6.992024-12-04 — best price $6.992024-12-16 — best price $6.992025-01-02 — best price $6.992025-01-27 — best price $6.992025-03-10 — best price $6.992025-03-20 — best price $6.992025-04-21 — best price $6.992025-06-02 — best price $6.992025-07-10 — best price $6.992025-07-21 — best price $6.992025-09-01 — best price $6.992025-10-06 — best price $3.492025-12-18 — best price $1.742026-03-16 — best price $1.742026-03-26 — best price $6.992026-04-27 — best price $6.992026-07-09 — best price $6.992026-07-20 — best price $6.992026-08-31 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Player tags

3DRTSIndieCasualPuzzleMilitaryStrategyTutorialDetectiveEducation

Census log

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

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