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Last Call BBS

Zachtronics · 2022-08-03

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 04, 2022 (Linux), Jul 04, 2022 (Mac), Jul 04, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!

Last Call BBS is a 2022 Indie and Simulation game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 1593 reviews).

31
playing now
92%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
48h
to beat · rushed 43h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Last Call BBS is a puzzle video game developed by Zachtronics. Released on August 4, 2022, it was the studio's final game before its closure.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 71 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (282 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 32k–72k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,593 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at Fanatical (2023-08-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 41 of 76 observed days · $12.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
27627620222026Week of 2022-07-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4792026-09-15 02:00 — 22 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 22 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 32 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 19 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 14 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 16 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 16 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 29 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 26 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 19 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 25 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 32 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 23 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 26 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 47 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 23 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 29 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 40 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 32 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 21 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 32 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 30 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
29224Jul 2022Aug 2026Jul 2022 — avg 292 · peak 758Sep 2022 — avg 110 · peak 247Nov 2022 — avg 48 · peak 145Jan 2023 — avg 49 · peak 106Mar 2023 — avg 43 · peak 117May 2023 — avg 60 · peak 226Jul 2023 — avg 48 · peak 92Sep 2023 — avg 30 · peak 60Nov 2023 — avg 36 · peak 81Jan 2024 — avg 77 · peak 189Mar 2024 — avg 48 · peak 94May 2024 — avg 44 · peak 89Jul 2024 — avg 46 · peak 88Sep 2024 — avg 31 · peak 66Nov 2024 — avg 33 · peak 60Jan 2025 — avg 36 · peak 68Mar 2025 — avg 35 · peak 71May 2025 — avg 30 · peak 69Jul 2025 — avg 36 · peak 66Sep 2025 — avg 25 · peak 49Nov 2025 — avg 26 · peak 51Jan 2026 — avg 28 · peak 56Mar 2026 — avg 29 · peak 56May 2026 — avg 29 · peak 65Jul 2026 — avg 26 · peak 49Aug 2026 — avg 24 · peak 45
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$7.992022-07-052026-10-142022-07-05 — best price $19.992022-10-17 — best price $19.992022-12-12 — best price $13.392023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $9.992023-04-24 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $9.992023-08-03 — best price $9.992023-09-12 — best price $19.992023-10-23 — best price $9.992023-12-06 — best price $19.992024-01-23 — best price $19.992024-03-04 — best price $9.992024-04-08 — best price $9.992024-05-19 — best price $19.992024-06-17 — best price $9.992024-07-31 — best price $19.992024-09-16 — best price $9.992024-10-21 — best price $19.992024-11-22 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-01-23 — best price $9.992025-02-25 — best price $19.992025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-05-14 — best price $19.992025-06-20 — best price $9.992025-08-15 — best price $19.992025-10-07 — best price $9.992025-12-11 — best price $9.992026-02-12 — best price $9.992026-05-06 — best price $9.992026-08-29 — best price $9.992026-09-06 — best price $9.992026-09-14 — best price $19.992026-09-22 — best price $19.992026-09-30 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4882026-05-29 — 17 pageviews2026-06-02 — 12 pageviews2026-06-06 — 23 pageviews2026-06-10 — 16 pageviews2026-06-14 — 24 pageviews2026-06-18 — 19 pageviews2026-06-22 — 11 pageviews2026-06-26 — 48 pageviews2026-06-30 — 15 pageviews2026-07-04 — 24 pageviews2026-07-08 — 24 pageviews2026-07-12 — 22 pageviews2026-07-16 — 20 pageviews2026-07-20 — 17 pageviews2026-07-24 — 12 pageviews2026-07-28 — 13 pageviews2026-08-01 — 16 pageviews2026-08-05 — 11 pageviews2026-08-09 — 10 pageviews2026-08-13 — 12 pageviews2026-08-17 — 19 pageviews2026-08-21 — 14 pageviews2026-08-25 — 26 pageviews2026-08-29 — 36 pageviews2026-09-02 — 24 pageviews2026-09-06 — 11 pageviews2026-09-10 — 17 pageviews2026-09-14 — 25 pageviews2026-09-18 — 16 pageviews2026-09-22 — 18 pageviews2026-09-26 — 13 pageviews2026-09-30 — 18 pageviews2026-10-04 — 21 pageviews2026-10-08 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

9
achievements tracked
24.9%
earned "POWER PLAYER"
8.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,0267%9
Windows (Xbox)85010%10

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

Player tags

2DPvPLogicMechsRetro1990'sArcadePuzzleSandboxBuilding

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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