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OF MICE AND SAND -REVISED- cover art

OF MICE AND SAND -REVISED-

ARC SYSTEM WORKS · 2018-03-28

SteamPlayStation Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 28, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 11, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 03, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

On a desert planet in the farthest reaches of space, mice await your command! Direct their mobile fortress, and seek the legendary city of gold!

OF MICE AND SAND -REVISED- is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2018, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (80% of 363 reviews).

0
playing now
80%
positive of 363 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
93/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
4.55★
PlayStation Store rating (201 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 32 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 78% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 16,672 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 9.1k–22k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 363 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2026-04-27) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 13 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420182026Week of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 01:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
463Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 28 · peak 170Jun 2018 — avg 12 · peak 48Sep 2018 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2018 — avg 6 · peak 18Mar 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2019 — avg 5 · peak 39Sep 2019 — avg 4 · peak 19Dec 2019 — avg 11 · peak 41Mar 2020 — avg 6 · peak 18Jun 2020 — avg 7 · peak 54Sep 2020 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2020 — avg 10 · peak 37Mar 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 26Sep 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 23Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Jun 2022 — avg 6 · peak 22Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 16Mar 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 16Mar 2024 — avg 9 · peak 29Jun 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Dec 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 27Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.602018-03-292026-07-282018-03-29 — best price $9.992018-11-06 — best price $9.992019-04-29 — best price $7.992019-07-29 — best price $5.992019-11-22 — best price $3.992020-01-28 — best price $9.792020-05-29 — best price $8.282020-06-19 — best price $8.892020-08-03 — best price $1.992020-09-16 — best price $8.892020-10-07 — best price $8.892020-10-29 — best price $1.662020-12-03 — best price $8.392021-01-06 — best price $8.392021-02-03 — best price $9.992021-03-08 — best price $9.992021-04-13 — best price $8.382021-05-11 — best price $9.992021-06-29 — best price $8.382021-08-28 — best price $8.382021-12-02 — best price $9.992022-03-07 — best price $1.992022-07-30 — best price $7.892022-11-24 — best price $1.942023-01-27 — best price $8.292023-04-11 — best price $2.212023-08-06 — best price $7.892023-11-24 — best price $1.922024-01-19 — best price $7.342024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-10-24 — best price $2.122025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-04-06 — best price $7.892025-06-30 — best price $2.382026-01-07 — best price $7.342026-07-28 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
58.1%
earned "Modern Times"
11.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-03-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3226%20
PS4 (PlayStation)15416%20
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

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

Player tags

CuteRetroStrategySimulationSingleplayerBase-BuildingPixel Graphics

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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