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Need a packet?

Marginal act · 2018-08-20

SteamPlayStation Store

Simulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 24, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 20, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 20, 2018 (Mac), Jul 24, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jul 24, 2020 (PlayStation Vita)

Beep Beep Beep -> Register products -> Take cash -> Go insane. Need a packet is a horror-simulator about supermarket cashier, who is gradually losing her mind from routine work. She starts to feel that the cash register is turning into a medieval tower.

Need a packet? is a Simulation game released in 2018, priced at $13.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (57% of 44 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-12

57%
positive of 44 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
3.39★
PlayStation Store rating (49 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$13.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 60% of 16,643 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220182025Week of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Census log

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