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Locked Up

EMIKA_GAMES · 2020-04-23

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 24, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The game “Locked Up" is the first project developed in 2020 by the studio EMIKA_GAMES consisting of one person.

Locked Up is an Indie game released in 2020, priced at $8.70, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 1417 reviews).

0
playing now
77%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.70
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 75 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 49,718 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–64k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,417 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.59 at Steam (2020-10-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 10 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
484820202026Week of 2020-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
71May 2020Jan 2024May 2020 — avg 4 · peak 17Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 15Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 10Mar 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2021 — avg 7 · peak 26Nov 2021 — avg 5 · peak 21Jan 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 11May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 20Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Jan 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$2.592020-04-242026-08-272020-04-24 — best price $11.042020-08-06 — best price $5.192020-10-29 — best price $2.592020-12-15 — best price $12.992021-02-09 — best price $12.992021-04-06 — best price $12.992021-07-22 — best price $12.992021-11-01 — best price $6.492021-12-22 — best price $4.542022-01-27 — best price $6.492022-04-29 — best price $12.992022-07-07 — best price $12.992022-09-02 — best price $12.992022-11-22 — best price $3.502023-02-18 — best price $4.802023-04-06 — best price $4.542023-06-30 — best price $5.712023-10-26 — best price $2.592023-12-02 — best price $8.702024-03-14 — best price $8.702024-05-24 — best price $8.702024-08-24 — best price $8.702024-11-27 — best price $8.702025-03-13 — best price $8.702025-06-27 — best price $8.442025-10-27 — best price $5.842025-12-18 — best price $7.142026-03-19 — best price $7.402026-05-31 — best price $8.702026-07-14 — best price $7.402026-08-27 — best price $8.70
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
78.1%
earned "Welcome!"
51.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)73535%15

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

Player tags

DarkIndieDemonsHorrorMysterySurrealViolentThrillerRealisticAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.