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Making it Home

Pill Bug Interactive · 2021-09-03

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 03, 2021 (Linux), Sep 03, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A 2D physics contraption builder about a ladybug with a deadline. Bolt a vehicle together from scrap, then run around on top of it to keep it moving and get home for your daughter's birthday. Or ignore all that and build something ridiculous in Cozy Mode.

Making it Home is an Indie and Simulation game released in 2021, priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 0 .. 20,000 and a Positive review sentiment (90% of 40 reviews).

90%
positive of 40 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 49,616 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420202026Week of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputStereo Sound1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-08-06 (Steam store data)

Census log

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

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