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Matchmaking Inc. cover art

Matchmaking Inc.

Wave Games · Lightning Games · 2025-01-20

Steam

CasualIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 21, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A young single man returns to his hometown and takes over the family's matchmaking business. Matchmaking Inc. is a modern-themed RPG designed for men that combines gameplay elements of simulation management and text adventure.

170
playing now
89%
positive of 7.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

170 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 170 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 187 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~23/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,207 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 9,647 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 146k–328k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,292 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.84 at Steam (2025-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
85085020252026Week of 2025-01-21: 850 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 357 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 486 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 383 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 170 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 327 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

234252026-08-11 19:00 — 52 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 170 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 130 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 81 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 188 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 114 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 115 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 227 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 101 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 94 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 176 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 71 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 140 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 193 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 52 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 171 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 183 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 43 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 196 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 176 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 25 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 188 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 182 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 234 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 123 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 42 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 215 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 170 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$8.99$5.842025-01-212026-07-092025-01-21 — best price $7.642025-02-03 — best price $8.992025-03-13 — best price $7.192025-03-20 — best price $8.992025-04-23 — best price $7.642025-05-02 — best price $8.992025-06-25 — best price $5.842025-07-10 — best price $8.992025-09-23 — best price $5.842025-10-06 — best price $8.992025-12-18 — best price $5.842026-01-05 — best price $8.992026-02-12 — best price $5.842026-02-25 — best price $8.992026-03-19 — best price $5.842026-03-26 — best price $8.992026-04-13 — best price $5.842026-04-19 — best price $8.992026-05-22 — best price $6.742026-05-29 — best price $8.992026-06-25 — best price $5.842026-07-09 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
96.4%
earned "Taking Over"
19.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6302%66

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

Player tags

RPGCasualRomanceSandboxCard GameWord GameDating SimStory RichExplorationDeckbuilding

Census log

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

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