The Game Census
Old School cover art

Old School

MDickie · 2023-10-06

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Oct 06, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 09, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

Relive your school days in 3D, where old school graphics bring back timeless fun! Create your own star student and attend a schedule full of classes in time to gather the knowledge you need to thrive, while an equally important popularity contest challenges you survive...

84%
positive of 449 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.74
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 43 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 59% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (155 reviews).
  • · Top 29% of 19,297 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.0k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 449 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.09 at Steam (2026-03-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 10 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13113120232026Week of 2023-10-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$5.092023-10-062026-09-212023-10-06 — best price $11.992023-11-21 — best price $9.742023-12-22 — best price $9.742024-01-29 — best price $9.742024-03-14 — best price $7.492024-05-13 — best price $8.992024-06-27 — best price $8.992024-08-12 — best price $8.992024-09-30 — best price $9.742024-11-27 — best price $9.742024-12-19 — best price $9.742025-02-03 — best price $9.742025-03-13 — best price $9.742025-04-14 — best price $9.742025-06-27 — best price $7.492025-09-08 — best price $11.242025-09-29 — best price $7.492025-10-27 — best price $7.492025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-02-02 — best price $9.742026-03-19 — best price $5.092026-04-20 — best price $9.742026-06-01 — best price $9.742026-06-25 — best price $5.092026-08-03 — best price $9.742026-09-09 — best price $14.992026-09-21 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)130%0

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

Player tags

3DActionLife SimSurvivalAdventureEducationWrestlingDark HumorDating SimOld School

Census log

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

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