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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

ProjectMoon · 2018-04-09

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 09, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility

1,348
playing now
94%
positive of 57k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
102h
to beat · rushed 56h · completionist 121h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

1,348 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Lobotomy Corporation is a 2018 indie horror rogue-like strategy management simulation video game developed and published by South Korean studio Project Moon for Microsoft Windows. Set in a futuristic dystopia, the game follows the management and operations of the titular energy company that harvests energy from strange and dangerous entities known as "Abnormalities". The premise of Lobotomy Corporation is cited to be inspired by the SCP Foundation, Warehouse 13, and The Cabin in the Woods.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,348 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6,914 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~864/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 1.4M–3.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 56,777 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2024-05-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 510 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 792 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 534 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 745 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 641 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 697 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,268 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 344 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 588 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 629 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 692 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,375 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,397 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 884 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 671 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 630 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 971 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 877 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 640 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 773 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,200 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 867 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 928 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 857 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 769 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 771 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 937 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 745 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,229 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 42 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.2k9412026-08-06 21:00 — 952 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,527 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,217 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,025 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,793 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,123 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,008 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,824 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 3,199 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,061 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,552 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 3,147 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 980 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 2,793 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 3,235 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 941 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 2,199 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 3,001 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 1,017 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,923 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 2,611 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 966 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 1,693 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2,432 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 1,049 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1,470 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 2,150 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,398 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,348 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$7.492016-12-172026-07-092016-12-17 — best price $19.992017-04-03 — best price $16.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-10-26 — best price $15.992017-11-28 — best price $19.992018-01-29 — best price $15.992018-02-19 — best price $19.992018-05-17 — best price $24.992018-10-30 — best price $18.742018-11-27 — best price $24.992019-02-04 — best price $16.742019-03-26 — best price $24.992019-06-03 — best price $24.992019-10-28 — best price $16.742020-01-02 — best price $24.992020-05-04 — best price $12.492020-06-23 — best price $24.992020-09-25 — best price $12.492020-11-02 — best price $24.992020-12-22 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $24.992021-10-28 — best price $8.492022-01-05 — best price $24.992022-03-07 — best price $8.492022-05-27 — best price $24.992022-09-15 — best price $8.492022-11-01 — best price $24.992022-12-22 — best price $8.492023-01-30 — best price $24.992023-04-06 — best price $8.492023-06-12 — best price $24.992023-10-26 — best price $8.492024-06-03 — best price $24.992024-10-28 — best price $8.492025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-06-26 — best price $8.492025-10-06 — best price $24.992026-01-02 — best price $8.492026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-07-09 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

14502026-08-29 22:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 118 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 112 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 145 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 132 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 125 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Bulgarian, Spanish - Latin America, French, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DCuteGoreAnimeIndieHorrorStrategyDifficultManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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