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People Playground cover art

People Playground

mestiez · Studio Minus · 2019-07-23

SteamGOG

ActionCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 23, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

3,655
playing now
98%
positive of 317k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
73/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

3,655 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

People Playground trailer thumbnail

People Playground - Gameplay trailer

≈496,380 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,655 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 27,506 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3,438/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 7.9M–19M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 317,260 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2020-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 18 of 31 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9.9k9.9k20192026Week of 2019-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,268 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 942 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 853 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 791 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 798 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 880 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,328 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,758 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,343 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,356 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,615 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,045 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4,732 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4,708 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3,494 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3,169 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3,512 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3,997 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5,217 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6,300 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5,307 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3,877 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4,891 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5,698 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6,001 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8,373 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6,894 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7,067 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6,226 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6,043 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5,552 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6,793 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5,100 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4,354 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4,259 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4,936 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7,664 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8,237 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4,917 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5,136 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4,509 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4,431 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5,108 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9,916 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6,186 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4,727 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4,885 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4,914 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4,676 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4,971 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4,147 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4,446 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3,585 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3,924 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4,360 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4,550 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4,060 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3,057 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3,118 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2,947 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3,807 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4,124 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3,096 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3,444 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2,698 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,558 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,800 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4,042 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,805 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2,290 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,450 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2,413 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4,279 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4,611 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4,224 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 210 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3,109 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2,647 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2,777 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2,464 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2,662 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2,017 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 86 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.3k2.3k2026-08-06 21:00 — 4,501 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,514 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,921 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 4,489 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,792 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,871 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 4,687 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,859 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 3,967 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 4,640 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,401 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,818 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 4,388 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,313 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,952 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 4,161 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 2,310 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,862 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 5,305 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 2,385 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 3,519 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 4,831 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 3,532 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 3,196 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4,484 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 3,107 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,861 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 4,518 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 3,655 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992019-07-122026-08-302019-07-12 — best price $8.002019-12-20 — best price $5.992020-06-25 — best price $2.492020-11-02 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $0.992021-06-24 — best price $1.492021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $4.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $0.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $7.492024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-09-12 — best price $7.492024-10-08 — best price $9.992024-12-12 — best price $4.992025-01-03 — best price $9.992025-02-13 — best price $4.992025-03-11 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-05-01 — best price $9.992025-05-22 — best price $7.492025-06-16 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-08-15 — best price $1.492025-10-07 — best price $1.492025-10-20 — best price $9.992025-11-17 — best price $1.492025-12-18 — best price $0.992026-01-23 — best price $1.492026-02-20 — best price $9.992026-05-14 — best price $0.992026-07-07 — best price $0.992026-08-12 — best price $9.992026-08-29 — best price $0.992026-08-30 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

302026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
96.2%
earned "Murderer"
22.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)27,6409%17

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DGoreBloodFunnyIndiePhysicsSandboxViolentBuildingModdable

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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