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Little Big Workshop cover art

Little Big Workshop

Mirage Game Studios · THQ Nordic Mobile · 2019-10-17

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 24, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Oct 01, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 24, 2020 (Xbox One), Oct 17, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 17, 2019 (Mac), Jul 13, 2023 (iOS)

Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!

Little Big Workshop is a $19.99 Simulation and Strategy game released in 2019, with Very Positive (84% of 3397 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

33
playing now
84%
positive of 3.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (139 downloads)
3.44★
PlayStation Store rating (1,316 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

33 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Little Big Workshop is a 2019 construction and management simulation video game developed by Mirage Game Studios and published by HandyGames. The player manages a factory, planning the production and overseeing their workforce whilst dealing with disruptions from a rival CEO. It was released on Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Apple TV. Upon release, the game received positive reviews on Microsoft Windows and mixed reviews on Xbox One.

Trailer

Little Big Workshop trailer thumbnail

Little Big Workshop - Release Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 33 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (340 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 16,650 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 85k–204k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,397 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2025-03-11) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 99 of 151 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32032020192026Week of 2019-10-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6392026-09-14 22:00 — 31 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 23 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 43 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 37 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 18 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 14 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 25 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 43 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 23 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 24 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 13 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 27 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 63 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 18 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 36 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 31 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 26 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 31 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 35 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.0k28Oct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 1,032 · peak 2,741Jan 2020 — avg 180 · peak 615Apr 2020 — avg 151 · peak 408Jul 2020 — avg 85 · peak 220Oct 2020 — avg 197 · peak 534Jan 2021 — avg 103 · peak 229Apr 2021 — avg 86 · peak 203Jul 2021 — avg 68 · peak 173Oct 2021 — avg 61 · peak 141Jan 2022 — avg 76 · peak 193Apr 2022 — avg 79 · peak 242Jul 2022 — avg 54 · peak 126Oct 2022 — avg 102 · peak 515Jan 2023 — avg 59 · peak 116Apr 2023 — avg 45 · peak 97Jul 2023 — avg 61 · peak 124Oct 2023 — avg 52 · peak 121Jan 2024 — avg 53 · peak 117Apr 2024 — avg 44 · peak 103Jul 2024 — avg 48 · peak 115Oct 2024 — avg 38 · peak 86Jan 2025 — avg 41 · peak 103Apr 2025 — avg 46 · peak 108Jul 2025 — avg 35 · peak 70Oct 2025 — avg 43 · peak 107Jan 2026 — avg 41 · peak 95Apr 2026 — avg 33 · peak 76Jul 2026 — avg 30 · peak 79Aug 2026 — avg 28 · peak 60
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.992019-10-172026-10-142019-10-17 — best price $15.982020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-02-16 — best price $18.402020-05-11 — best price $19.992020-07-16 — best price $12.792020-09-10 — best price $19.992020-10-20 — best price $16.882020-12-03 — best price $19.992021-02-07 — best price $19.992021-03-23 — best price $13.992021-05-08 — best price $9.992021-07-03 — best price $15.992021-08-20 — best price $13.992021-10-25 — best price $11.992021-12-04 — best price $16.992022-02-05 — best price $19.992022-04-16 — best price $19.992022-07-05 — best price $10.002022-09-28 — best price $17.972022-11-29 — best price $15.792023-01-20 — best price $11.992023-04-20 — best price $6.492023-07-25 — best price $17.772023-11-02 — best price $19.992024-02-09 — best price $6.992024-05-10 — best price $19.992024-09-23 — best price $5.852024-11-27 — best price $3.992025-02-15 — best price $7.002025-05-14 — best price $19.992025-09-11 — best price $15.972025-11-30 — best price $4.612026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-06-30 — best price $3.992026-09-03 — best price $3.992026-10-03 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2902026-05-13 — 10 pageviews2026-05-17 — 5 pageviews2026-05-21 — 4 pageviews2026-05-25 — 2 pageviews2026-05-29 — 10 pageviews2026-06-02 — 6 pageviews2026-06-06 — 7 pageviews2026-06-10 — 5 pageviews2026-06-14 — 3 pageviews2026-06-18 — 4 pageviews2026-06-22 — 5 pageviews2026-06-26 — 6 pageviews2026-06-30 — 6 pageviews2026-07-04 — 6 pageviews2026-07-08 — 4 pageviews2026-07-12 — 7 pageviews2026-07-16 — 8 pageviews2026-07-20 — 4 pageviews2026-07-24 — 3 pageviews2026-07-28 — 4 pageviews2026-08-01 — 4 pageviews2026-08-05 — 6 pageviews2026-08-09 — 9 pageviews2026-08-13 — 5 pageviews2026-08-17 — 2 pageviews2026-08-21 — 4 pageviews2026-08-25 — 4 pageviews2026-08-29 — 4 pageviews2026-09-02 — 0 pageviews2026-09-06 — 3 pageviews2026-09-10 — 5 pageviews2026-09-14 — 4 pageviews2026-09-18 — 7 pageviews2026-09-22 — 5 pageviews2026-09-26 — 3 pageviews2026-09-30 — 6 pageviews2026-10-04 — 3 pageviews2026-10-08 — 6 pageviews2026-10-12 — 5 pageviews2026-10-13 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
85.3%
earned "Hi Steve!"
19.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-10-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,2211%49
PS4 (PlayStation)5,83511%37
Xbox One (Xbox)8187%36
Switch (Nintendo)50%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DCuteFunnyIndieEconomySandboxBuildingCraftingStrategyAutomation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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