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Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up

SquarePlay Games · 2020-10-06

Steam

Simulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 06, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Design and build the most efficient metro stations known to man! Excavate. Expand. Set staff priorities. And manage the commuter flow. Overcrowd is a 2.5D management/tycoon/simulator set below the bustling city of Lubdon Town.

Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up is a $19.99 Simulation game released in 2020, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 1769 reviews).

10
playing now
81%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up is a 2020 construction and management simulation game developed and published by SquarePlay Games. The player manages a metro station, including through construction, hiring, and scheduling. Commuters need to be kept satisfied. SquarePlay Games, a two-person indie studio, found its inspiration in the London Underground. After five years of development and an early access period from June 2019, the game was released in October 2020 to a positive reception.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 54 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (308 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 16,802 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 35k–80k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,769 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-09-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26026020192026Week of 2019-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2352026-09-15 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 13 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 10 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 10 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 15 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 16 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 23 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 13 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 19 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 13 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 11 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2365Jun 2019Aug 2026Jun 2019 — avg 102 · peak 339Sep 2019 — avg 9 · peak 25Dec 2019 — avg 13 · peak 33Mar 2020 — avg 12 · peak 31Jun 2020 — avg 20 · peak 67Sep 2020 — avg 10 · peak 29Dec 2020 — avg 56 · peak 128Mar 2021 — avg 19 · peak 62Jun 2021 — avg 19 · peak 46Sep 2021 — avg 15 · peak 48Dec 2021 — avg 20 · peak 61Mar 2022 — avg 13 · peak 46Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 33Sep 2022 — avg 10 · peak 29Dec 2022 — avg 17 · peak 44Mar 2023 — avg 11 · peak 31Jun 2023 — avg 14 · peak 47Sep 2023 — avg 17 · peak 46Dec 2023 — avg 19 · peak 42Mar 2024 — avg 15 · peak 47Jun 2024 — avg 14 · peak 34Sep 2024 — avg 25 · peak 82Dec 2024 — avg 14 · peak 38Mar 2025 — avg 12 · peak 35Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Sep 2025 — avg 16 · peak 44Dec 2025 — avg 9 · peak 27Mar 2026 — avg 9 · peak 22Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 33
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.992019-06-072026-07-272019-06-07 — best price $16.992019-12-03 — best price $16.992020-01-27 — best price $16.992020-04-24 — best price $16.992020-06-19 — best price $16.992020-10-06 — best price $13.992020-12-10 — best price $13.992021-02-01 — best price $13.992021-05-20 — best price $12.992021-07-22 — best price $12.992021-10-06 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $9.992022-02-10 — best price $9.992022-05-13 — best price $8.992022-08-18 — best price $7.992022-11-22 — best price $8.992023-02-02 — best price $5.992023-05-25 — best price $6.592023-07-17 — best price $6.592023-10-24 — best price $5.992023-12-07 — best price $5.992024-03-13 — best price $5.992024-06-06 — best price $5.992024-07-25 — best price $5.992024-11-23 — best price $4.992025-01-06 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $4.992025-05-22 — best price $4.992025-07-18 — best price $4.992025-10-30 — best price $3.992026-01-20 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-07-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1102026-05-29 — 1 pageviews2026-06-02 — 6 pageviews2026-06-06 — 2 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1 pageviews2026-06-14 — 4 pageviews2026-06-18 — 5 pageviews2026-06-22 — 3 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1 pageviews2026-06-30 — 3 pageviews2026-07-04 — 4 pageviews2026-07-08 — 2 pageviews2026-07-12 — 2 pageviews2026-07-16 — 2 pageviews2026-07-20 — 2 pageviews2026-07-24 — 5 pageviews2026-07-28 — 6 pageviews2026-08-01 — 3 pageviews2026-08-05 — 6 pageviews2026-08-09 — 4 pageviews2026-08-13 — 3 pageviews2026-08-17 — 4 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1 pageviews2026-08-25 — 2 pageviews2026-08-29 — 5 pageviews2026-09-02 — 0 pageviews2026-09-06 — 3 pageviews2026-09-10 — 4 pageviews2026-09-14 — 4 pageviews2026-09-18 — 2 pageviews2026-09-22 — 6 pageviews2026-09-26 — 2 pageviews2026-09-30 — 3 pageviews2026-10-04 — 2 pageviews2026-10-07 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
50.5%
earned "Training day"
6.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-10-01 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,4951%45

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

Player tags

IndieTrainsSandboxBuildingStrategyTacticalIsometricManagementSimulationCity Builder

Census log

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

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