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Pest Control

EON46 · Ritual Interactive · 2021-07-15

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

A combination of a simulator and a turn-based strategy, where you play the role of a pest exterminator. Use specialized equipment, choose the right traps and get rid of unwanted guests once and for all. Free the residents from intrusive individuals and restore peace in the streets!

Pest Control is a $3.99 Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2021, estimated to have 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (68% of 19 reviews).

0
playing now
68%
positive of 19 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$3.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Top 75% of 29,378 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-03

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2021-09-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220202025Week of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-16 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.192020-11-062022-01-052020-11-06 — best price $17.992020-11-12 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $7.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-01-08 — best price $14.992021-01-20 — best price $19.992021-01-28 — best price $11.992021-07-15 — best price $9.592021-07-22 — best price $11.992021-09-03 — best price $1.192021-09-07 — best price $11.992021-09-30 — best price $3.992021-10-28 — best price $1.992021-11-01 — best price $3.992021-11-24 — best price $1.992021-12-01 — best price $3.992021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-01-05 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
35.1%
earned "Handyman"
6.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Polish

Player tags

3DPvEStrategyTutorialExplorationStrategy RPGTactical RPGBase-BuildingHidden ObjectImmersive Sim

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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