The Game Census
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Learning Factory

Luden.io · 2025-01-27

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 18, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 18, 2021 (Mac)

Build intricate supply chains to meet your feline customers' needs. Discover underground and air transport layers, a vast research tree, procedural worlds, machine learning, and endless automation in this relaxing, enemyless game.

6
playing now
86%
positive of 523 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 35 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 35% of 18,161 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 10k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 523 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$10.49-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2026-03-09) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 24 of 42 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
383820212026Week of 2021-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-08-12 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$8.992021-02-182026-08-302021-02-18 — best price $13.492021-08-09 — best price $12.742021-11-24 — best price $11.242022-01-27 — best price $10.342022-06-23 — best price $10.042022-10-11 — best price $12.742022-11-04 — best price $14.992022-12-12 — best price $10.492023-01-30 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $10.342023-04-24 — best price $9.892023-06-15 — best price $14.992023-07-25 — best price $14.992023-10-04 — best price $9.592023-11-14 — best price $10.042024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-02-27 — best price $9.742024-04-04 — best price $14.992024-06-13 — best price $14.992024-07-19 — best price $14.992024-08-26 — best price $9.292024-10-14 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $10.042025-01-14 — best price $9.742025-03-13 — best price $11.542025-04-12 — best price $11.392025-05-29 — best price $11.242025-07-14 — best price $10.942025-09-01 — best price $14.992025-09-25 — best price $10.942025-10-20 — best price $9.742025-12-18 — best price $9.142026-03-09 — best price $8.992026-05-28 — best price $9.742026-07-27 — best price $9.442026-08-30 — best price $10.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
84.9%
earned "The Invitation"
10.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume Controls3 DLC

31 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Japanese, Polish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,5111%78
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)303%77

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

Player tags

CatsCuteEconomySandboxScienceBuildingCraftingRelaxingStrategyAutomation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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